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Rosa Rugosa Help Needed
Posted by Kelby Miller
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catsrose(VA 6)Updated This little fawn (just a few days old) was hiding in my species rugosas. It's a good close-up of how rugosas grow.
Do you like Green Roses and Ham?
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
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catsrose(VA 6)Updated I like the Green Rose and it does very well for me. I wish I had put it in a spot that shows it off more, altho one has to point it out to people, anyway, as they just assume it is out of bloom. I think of it as a bit backward, sh...
Memorial Day H.T.
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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susan4952(5)Updated Wow! Isn't this a great rose? Does well in a pot, too? My tree rose also does well, but not as much as the one in the ground. I always wonder why she doesn't bloom on Memorial Day. Not a great pic of the tree form, just to show ho...
Help me choose some roses!
Posted by muscovyduckling
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toolbelt68(7)Updated Josh, Of the three roses you and Jacqueline3 are talking about which would be the best to help cover an 8'x16' trellis? I have ZD's all over the place, which are thornless and have a nice fragrance. I have a ZD already planted at ...
Grafted Roses, Suppliers and Rootstock
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BCUpdated While not a retail nursery, PanAm Nurseries out of Vancouver, BC is on multiflora and Dr. Huey.
Rose Rosette from The Plant Grower's Perspective!
Posted by henry_kuska
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I thought that was a pretty good article. I liked the fact that they were practical about what to do and still optimistic. I know it's bad but I hate to think people will stop growing roses altogether because of it. And so much of...
Duchesse the Montebello
Posted by Alana8aSC
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Alana8aSCUpdated Thanks Josh will do! That's where I meant to post but when I posted it on here I figured I would wait and see if I got any replies before I reposted.
Are Hybrid Tea bands not as vigorous?
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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zaphod42Updated Kitty - Do you have a link to Kim's post on a feeding schedule for one gallon sized potted roses?
Bloom Production
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
4 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. I don't know why I fret so much about my roses, even though I do enjoy them tremendously, guess I just want to be sure I am doing the best I can for them for the growing conditions.
Anyone have a bad experience using grass killer
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BCUpdated I haven't used any of the products mentioned but do use Glyphosate (Round-up). I generally only apply it with small paint brushes to kill obnoxious plants, usually Quack grass, or places it is impossible to get a grip to be able t...
First time rose grower - all my grafts are above ground
Posted by joopster
7 Comments
susan4952(5)Updated Make a surround with cobbles, bricks, whatever. At the drip line. Fill that with mulch. This is essentially a collar to hold protective insulating mulch to protect the crown from freeze. Garden centers even sell collars for this p...
Is it safe to plant crown princess margareta now?
Posted by joopster
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Terry CrawfordUpdated I spray with Bayer Advance for blackspot. If I miss spraying, it seems to not mind it too much and will shrug off any BP issues....not like some of the HTs. I quit spraying all of the roses in August, and it didn't seem to mind te...
Nomenclature
Posted by susan4952(5)
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated Just to round off this discussion (since this thread has been brought up for recent consideration), sometimes you have to ask some posters what they mean when they use a certain term. I have several times suspected that some poste...
How long is your rose season?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
22 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated It's been fun reading everyone's responses. No matter how long someone's season is roses should be a joy to grow. I know we all have our own issues with them, but as long as they give us enjoyment that is what really matters.
Your Most Interesting Rose
Posted by nauvoo
30 Comments
barb_rUpdated
Trying to decide what to order - - - -
Posted by prairiemoon2 z6 MA
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poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)Updated PM2, have you considered the Rugosas? Check them out. Also, some of the repeat blooming Portlands? Susan
Is winter rose protection needed in Zone 8a?
Posted by dwpc(8a - N Arizona)
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roseblush1(8a/Sunset 7)Updated Michael G ... Since we get a lot of rain and some snow, I do make sure that when I use a heavier mulch around a rose, that I make a collar to keep the mulch away from the crown of the rose. So far, I have not seen much canker on t...
Wanted: Rose cuttings in exchange for Angel's Trumpet
Posted by gr8heather(6b)
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marhelm(7)Updated I can send a rootless cuttings for rooting. I have a lot of striped roses. Write me
Anyone growing Irish Creme?
Posted by bluegirl_gw
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bluegirl_gwUpdated Oooo, that's pretty! I'm gonna GO for it! Thanks :-)
Turn your clocks BACK, folks.
Posted by dove_song(WA State Z6b)
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curdle1Updated Sadly, the clocks in the oven and the microwave don't adjust themselves . They tend to be the first ones I see upon staggering to the kitchen for the morning orange juice (after being rudely awaken by the mobile phone alarm, which...
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