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One branch is almost 10' tall but the plant is scarcely blooming!
Posted by rick7072(6b)
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated It does appear as thou it will stay cupped until the petals fall. I just love that flower. What a nice surprise. So many Austin roses have leaves in groups of seven. I think Kate has the right id. with Crown Princess Margareta.
Yellow Michelangelo
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Superb looking bloom Sara Ann! Hopefully it overwinters just fine for you!
Anyone going to the Raleigh Plant Swap?
Posted by countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)
countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Just wondering. It is September 26th and is posted on Carolina Exchange Forum.
whole rose turned brown/bronze
Posted by pinkkpearls
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Great to hear!
purple beauty or not? sigh.
Posted by rosecanadian
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated Some of them were one of a kind or ones that I won't be able to purchase anymore. Like my Sheer Stripes from Mike Lowe...
Roses & My Love - Hate relationship for them...
Posted by pinkkpearls
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pinkkpearlsUpdated Mustbnuts the SS bloomed once, I missed it. Came home to a burnt and withered old bloom :( it is leafing out though, so far is slow, but good.
need advice for winter protection of baby roots - zone 5
Posted by westerly pacific
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated When you put them in the ground, you may also want to plant them a bit deeper to give them a head-start on getting through Winter. When I planted the first of my roses here, they went into the native soil level. I built raised bed...
The oddest thing.....Osiria
Posted by susan4952(5)
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susan4952(5)Updated My Love
Happy Go Lucky Grandiflora
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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irisgal_z9Updated Dinglehopp, I noticed the uneveness in pigment also when I saw it in the spring. I love shaded roses but not this.
Drift rose
Posted by courtneythomas12
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated courtneythomas, cut off just below the dead blooms or just above the top set of leaves.
Roses And The National Heirloom Exposition
Posted by jerijen(Zone 10)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I would love to be able to come to one of these some day. Anyone close enough to go should!
General advice needed on newly tilled bed
Posted by braverichard (6a, North MO)
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henry_kuskaUpdated The water crystal link given earlier is a good one, but I did not interpret anything in it concerning water crystals causing oxygen problems: "No, roses need to get oxygen as well as water. Unless you were to invent some spec...
Has anyone successfully grown a 'Can Can' Rose? (Climbing rose)
Posted by Nessdizzle 5b North East
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braverichard (6a, North MO)Updated I've read that argument against winter protection many times - on warm days, fungal issues take off due to wet "protection." Around here that issue exists but is the much better of two evils - doing without protection at...
Figured out what my "Broceliande" really is
Posted by rosecanadian
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rosecanadianUpdated Oops Seil - I meant the width of the rose bush is wider. But you both sound right - I'm sure they're the same rose. Interesting about your Rainbow Niagara/Marvelle rose. Just goes to show we have to be detectives to figure this o...
When you talk to your roses, what do you say?
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Thanks, Cynthia. I'll let her know.
'Julia Child'... and I'm an idiot...
Posted by Marlorena-z8 England-
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I love how Julia Child didn't let a mistake phase her. She just threw it in the trash and said, "Let's move on". That's a good example to follow in all areas of life.
Hybrid Tea bloom production
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated None of my roses have RMV.
How to keep cut bloom looking fresh?
Posted by Nicole
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SoFL Rose z10Updated Hi Nicole, I'm so sorry for your loss. If the article above is too much info for you to handle in your state right now, just cut the roses in the evening before dark. Leave the stems as long as you can, about 18 inches would be ni...
Bolero Rose
Posted by Ivan Ferdous
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Odd that this excellent variety should be hard to find. It is disease resistant in my area and yields lots of beautiful, fragrant blooms--if they don't rot in the rain.
Buxom Beauty, Charles de Gaulle or (I wish) Claude Brasseur?
Posted by Verdi Guy
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SoFL Rose z10Updated I use monterey insect spray with some success. I'm thinking about using a granular one too. I hate to use too many pesticides, but the chili thrips are bad this year and they are really taking over my garden. I'm also going to try...
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