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Time to show bi-color or multi-colored roses
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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SoFL Rose z10Updated And a good one for us Floridian's Louis Philippe. Mine is about two years old and not in the best spot, but its getting bigger and blooming more every day.
Odd looking stains on rose?
Posted by hoihoisoi
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hoihoisoiUpdated Ohhhh. I see. I sprayed them at mid day thinking the weather was cool that day and also shifted it to a shadier spot. The sun did come out abit hotter that afternoon though so probably that's what caused it. X) Probably the spot w...
'Carolyn Supinger'
Posted by jerijen(Zone 10)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Great looking bloom!
Which rose class do you have the most of?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Mariannese, you may have posted that photo before, but it is the first time I've seen it, so thanks for posting it again. Your garden looks like a place that fairies would live in.
Anyone know about Tropical Sun from J&P?
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated I had Tropical Sunset from J&P. It was one of my favorites although I don't really like stripped roses. But it was a bloom machine. I lost it to the polar vortex 2 years ago. Last year I ordered a bunch of roses from Palantine...
Roses-mites, black spots and yellowing
Posted by dreemsnake(5)
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dreemsnake(5)Updated I'm very sorry I should've given more detail. Yes , I am in Michigan, zone five. But the first three on the left-hand side have been on my roses all summer. The one on the right is new. They always get the problem on the far...
Is this thrip damage or...?
Posted by curdle1
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Oh Henry, don't you sleep in on Sat's? :-) There aren't many things we can use to against hard to kill midge these days......
Any experience with Florentina Kordes climbing rose?
Posted by Sheila z8b Rogue Valley OR
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Sheila z8b Rogue Valley ORUpdated I'm so excited to hear these comments. This will help me place my soon to come bare root from Palatine. I think the fan out arched shape sounds lovely and I could put it in front of a wall.
Stunted Rose Growth
Posted by tn_rose
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roseseek(9)Updated Might one be against a wall or other situation where there might be a chunk of concrete under it like a footing? Might the soil beneat the stunted one be more compacted or its drainage be too good, allowing the water to drain thro...
merits of Nahema vs Scepter'd Isle
Posted by irisgal_z9
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irisgal_z9Updated OK Rosarian. Made a note about the conservatory. I am going to have to give this more study. The pictures have not simplified matters . . . . . . . . . . I do want them both.
Lime Sulphur banned by the EPA!
Posted by stephenc2010
19 Comments
CAA 60126(5)Updated Try a vet supply outlet if you can't find it at your garden center.
Update on Ice Cap
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisJust in case anyone read my previous negative report. This one has won me over and think it shall be a nice smaller northern shrub. There was no black spot or mildew. Even thou the blooms are smaller than I expected it is a blooming...
Chihuly Won't Bloom
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
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roseseek(9)Updated You're welcome. Good luck! I save the water used while waiting for the hot water to come through, in the sinks as well as in the baths. I watered my tomatoes much of the summer simply using that recycled water. A couple of three g...
Gentle Giant Rose
Posted by ogrose_tx
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homahomayoon14Updated Hi, this is a very good rose. My neighbor has this and I have other hybrid tea roses that do quite well in Georgia. This rose is available at Heirloom Roses. I plan to get one as soon as I find some room in my huge rose garden!
Cupped Blooms
Posted by teka2rjleffel(z10FL)
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mossy44_z7bwaUpdated Diane, I had Leonardo for most of two seasons, and he stayed short for me, but was a good producer of blooms. The blooms lasted quite awhile, I don't remember any fragrance. He wasn't terribly happy with my wet climate, I imagi...
Photographing Roses
Posted by Ninkasi(6-7 Germany)
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titian1 10b SydneyUpdated Thanks, interesting, I hope my photos improve!
Need suggestions for compact (3 ft.) fragrant roses.
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Caflowerluver, it is very well worth it to get the full membership on Help Me Find Roses. In addition to having multiple search criteria, you can see the lineage of the roses. It's interesting and fun and I'm glad to support a gre...
Transplanting rose bushes
Posted by Teri
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bart_2015Updated In my experience roses are very tolerant of being moved. I myself have never managed to dig up a real root ball (i.e., root system with earth intact around it) ,so personally I don't think that's necessary: just so you get out a n...
2015 in review
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated Bart, I've never had the soil tested, but I've always assumed it is fairly neutral or slightly on the acid side, based on some macrophylla (mophead) hydrangea I used to grow--definitely leaning toward the blue side, but still occa...
A temporary reprieve
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Thanks, fragrancenutter, and I hope to continue enjoying the beautiful photos of your roses. Diane
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