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I would go on line and google images of rosé deficiency or problems. You could find something g that matches what you are seeing with a diagnosis. description and suggested treatment.
Ortho and others have "growing roses" books that can be helpful too.
I think Jerijen is right. Of my first 6 roses planted a little over a year ago, First Prize is the only one not gorgeous, healthy, and reaching for the sky. It is coming along VERY slowly. It is planted in the ground with everything wonderful that I can give it. The others have responded very well....First Prize. I wouldn't buy again. It had BS the worst and just looks puny. Since the others are so happy and healthy, I can only surmise that this rose doesn't like me OR where we live.
You should at least, get it into the ground.
andrea
Most reliable safe and harmless deterrant for deer, rabbits, etc is The Scarecrow by Contech.
Seriously, it's the only thing that's reliably worked for me and i don't have to look at ugly chicken wire, spray liquid that washes off, etc.
They're $50 but worth the investment when you consider the amount of money you put into your yard. I got mine from Do My own Pest Control. It arrived in 8-9 days. (you don't have to apply the silly beak and eye stickers. Mine's all black and can hardly see it)
There are lots of videos on YouTube about it. For the smaller critters it's helpful to point it slightly downward.
I am so sorry to hear about your roses. I have tree squirrels in my backyard and they are real pest. They dig up all of my plants in pots including several herbs that I was trying to grow. They also stand on the pot and eat the hibiscus leaves. They haven't eaten any of my roses as yet. But this morning I had a bud on Evelyn and later when I came out, I noticed that it was gone. Not sure if it was the squirrel. I have two dogs which I just let loose in the yard whenever I spot them. Lately, I haven't seen them around much. Hope you can find a solution.
I have Queen O The Lakes, and she's covered in blooms with the first one open now. This is year #2 here for that particular plant. It's up close to the house, but we do get high winds here and it seemed uneffected by them.
This is my the open bloom
This post was edited by eclecticcottage on Sun, Jun 16, 13 at 22:34
Rabbits will eat thorns and all...lol
They mostly just eat smaller tender growth here.
When the roses get larger they leave them alone.
But that's here and our rabbits...
So protect your smaller roses until they grow
bigger...
In the winter when food gets scarce rabbits will really eye
up those smaller rose stems...
I agree there is probably a damage by some critter. Rabbits tend to strip off the leaflets and leave the leaf stem. They also nip off new growth tips (as do deer).
If you decide to keep it--the black areas are cankers (fungal infections of the bark) that have girdled the stem and caused the part above to die back. These canes should be cut to a bud eye (leaf stem or bump where one used to be) at least one inch below the canker. Then they should make healthy new growth from the bud eye. With the dead lateral cane that is cankered at the very base, you can just take this off where it attaches.
In your zone, it should be enough to push them against the south foundation of the house and pile leaves (if you have them) around the pots. You need to be more concerned about the root ball than the canes.
The unheated garage should also work. A slab or dirt floor will conduct heat from the earth, so do not insulate the pots from the slab.
Check the soil moisture every 2-4 weeks and don't let it get totally dry. Don't try to overwinter roses in the house. Keep them cold (ideally 20-40 degrees most of the time).
There's a quiet space on the side of my home. Pavers create the walkway and I have placed a bistro table and two chairs next to the house. Because it is a quiet place, my garden colors are soft and calming. White iceberg roses and climbers, agapanthus, blue iris, blue plumbago, and thyme which will have a soft lavender flower create the color scheme.
Around the corner is a different story. It is where the grilling area, covered patio, and swimming pool are. This area is often lively and much of it is subjected to many hours of Las Vegas heat and direct sunlight. Subdued colors cannot withstand the sun. Also, I want this part of the garden to look alive, lively, not be subdued and calming. As a result, this is where the multi-colored Joseph's Coat lives, Don Juan, America, Mardi Gras, golden celebration, knock out roses, ( so deep red, multi-colored roses that read ivory with rose pink, soft gold, and apricot tones here in the heat, and salmon pink) , and a medium/deep pink floribunda which unfortunately I do not know what the variety is. These are the lively colors. I shy away from bright orange colors in my garden because with the colors already present,
it could be too much for my senses... I prefer apricot or salmon, and use golden yellow sparingly. When I look at color, yellow can be the shockingly brightest color there is.
Contrast and complimentary colors together. (get out your color wheels!)
I live in the seasonal depression capital. I like things that are bright and cheerful to look at in the garden.
Red tone purple with coral orange and hot pink is vibrant yet works together. White to cool it and make them pop.
Softer versions for blending between colors too.
I never use yellow or true red. Always an off version.
Current combo Fragrant cloud, Sugar moon, Tropicana, Lucille Ball, leonardo Davinci and Stephen's Big purple.
Thanks for the info, Kate. For an "easy" rose it seems a bit temperamental. I have it in what I would consider an ideal spot but I'm willing to move it or do whatever I have to if at the end I have a rose that looks like yours. I don't think mine will ever have that gorgeous lilac pink color since my soil is alkaline, alas.
Ingrid
Susan, I wanted to mention how elegant your wisteria is (that's a plant not very many gardeners grow, at least around here), and the spirea is lovely, too.
Pat your roses are abundant and so lush and healthy looking. Your cute sign reminds us to focus on the beauty of roses and forget for a moment all the chores waiting to be done.
view1ny, your James Galway and Teasing Georgia make a luscious view.
Jackie, a look into your garden transports me me back to an earlier time--there has got to be a secret garden in those lush plantings, and I'd love to find it, at least in my imagination.
Diane
I am not familiar with the varieties you listed, just the actual colors listed:) A lavender rose could be lovely with your color scheme. I am not familiar with your zone but, if you can grow Austin's , Young Lycidas could be an option. It has a strong fragrance, good repeat and is a gorgeous rose.
Without seeing it, my best guess would be powdery mildew. If you are unfamiliar with it, and blackspot is your usual fungal disease, you likely won't see a lot of it -- but immature plants can mildew when stressed.
No spray will eradicate it. Sprays are preventive, only.
If you have sprayed, it may stop spreading. You can hide it some with an oil spray, but be very cautious. At 75 deg. you're getting up to where oil on leaves cooks them, and a temporary bout of mildew may be preferable to that.
Jeri
The reason it is not blooming very much might be because you are cutting it back and "not allowing those long tendrils" too often. If it really wants to be a climber, it will put its energy into getting as tall as IT thinks it should be (no matter what you think), instead of putting its energy into blooming.
So, I would tie the long canes as horizontally as you can, and stop cutting it back (just deadhead it after bloom), and see what happens.
Jackie
Celeste, when I saw how small your rose growing area is I became a bit concerned. You really won't be able to grow many roses there, especially since the bed is so narrow. Given the fact that you have so much space, why not make the rose growing area much larger?Of course you can grow lots of other things there too, which will make it look much prettier and more interesting than just roses alone. Grass takes a lot of water, doesn't give shade and doesn't encourage birds and beneficial insects and other creatures. If you try some of the old roses, they get very big and beautiful and would need a lot of space. Lavender Lassie can get huge. I'm also concerned that your west-facing wall with cook everything. That's how I lost a beautiful climber, Reve d'Or, by planting it where it got afternoon sun. Roses don't have to be against the wall, and in fact will get much better air circulation and will suffer less if they're out in the open. Do you have a patio that you could plant a rose garden around? That would cool down the house area, especially if you added some trees like crape myrtle and perhaps had an arbor for growing climbers. I'm afraid the trellis is going to be much too small and flimsy for the climbers you have planned there, assuming they survive. You say you have a dry climate, which is what I have, and mine also gets very hot. Does the front of your house have a cooler exposure? That might be a good place to have roses also. Mine get very stressed by the heat, especially if there isn't sufficient rain.
I hate to sound so negative, but I've had to toss or give away any number of roses because they couldn't stand my heat. Lavender Lassie is very beautiful but from what I've heard the rebloom isn't particularly frequent, so don't be distressed if it doesn't rebloom like some other roses.
We're always here for you with advice should you need more information.
Ingrid
I seen that stuff on one of our roses a couple weeks ago.
I just thought someone spit on it...lol
Spittle bug...I'll have to look that bug up ...
We get spittle bug here all the time on rosemary and lavenders. I just hose them off and they usually don't come back. No need for chemicals or even soaps. A strong stream of plain old hose water does the trick. Kim