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Thanks everyone for helpful information. I stopped watering the plant. Can it survive? I notice the top sprouts of the green cane turned brown but leaves are still green. I am worrying I am going to lose it soon. I admit the pots are not big enough for roses, but I don't have a house now. I love roses and thought I could gain some experience from growing roses in pots. I will put them down to the ground once I get a house if they're still alive.
All the new growth, or just some of it? If the latter, check to see if the bad shoots all stem from the same basal cane, which has something wrong near the base.
If the whole plant is collapsing, voles may have eaten the roots. Rock the plant to check anchorage and probe for voids in the soil.
Then there are a few wilt or blight diseases that are uncommon but quite destructive. These would need to be ID'd by a plant pathology lab. I don't know if NYC residents have access to the NY agricultural / cooperative extension service. Check the county listings.
Oh we got those rabbit problems a few years ago until my dad barricaded the whole yard with chicken wire from top to bottom. That solve the problem. Sure the fence is an eye sore but at least we get to admire the roses and vegetables...lol.
You know jjpeace, the chicken wire is perfect for clematis to climb! We are building a fence out of wood posts and chicken wire this summer to keep the rabbits and my dogs out. The only thing that makes me okay with this ugly fence is that I can grow clematis on it!
Speaking of Peace, I am praying it will survive. It has a little green cane but no buds yet. It is a strong plant and it is at least 3 years. I can find Peace at most nurseries but I hoped it would survive. I bought Chicago Peace and planted next to it hoping it will compliment it.
I grew a Eden in a pot for about 3 years, then I made a mistake put it in the ground without covering the bud union. Now I have 23 rose trees in pots, they are doing great. If you're in a warmer zone, you'd need a huge pot like Jeri has mentioned. What about a rose tree? :-)
I used to have a very large Lavender Lassie in a big pot. I'm not sure how big the pot was..maybe 26 or 30". It rooted through the hole. I have a Constance Spry in a pot by a fence. It's in a dry area crowded by tree roots so I put it in a pot. It too has rooted through the hole and is a pretty big plant now. I'm finding that it's a pretty good way to get a plant established in a dry area. I don't water that Constance Spry for the most part. I think I used to water it before it had sent roots through the hole.
I have a Darlow's Enigma, it's pretty much cane hardy. and in blooms all the time. I am in zone 6a.
Michael, there are rose species native to alkaline soils as my local R. sempervirens can attest to. Garden Roses and rootstocks being the mixed bloods that they are their response to soil pH vary widely. Of course having a pH of around 6-6.5 will keep almost any rose very happy but, compared to some other plants, they tolerate variations pretty well.
Our water varies between 8.3 and 8.5. Our soil probably isn't much better.
Roses with a multiflora background come here to die. So do most rugosas. Teas and Chinas tolerate our conditions well, and so do most Noisettes. That's handy, since those are the roses that best deal with our weather conditions.
For US, the pH of our soil/water is a major consideration in selecting roses.
Wow--wonder who is the "hottest pink"--your Electron or my Peter Mayle? I didn't think any rose could beat Peter. Kind fun having that in your face color provide punctuation points periodically in the garden, isn't it.
Very interesting photo--quite creative.
Kate
Hi Kate and Dan, Edmund's Roses sent me my Electron. I have never had an opportunity to see Peter Mayle, Kate. Sure would like to. Still no sweet scent for my Electron, but much pinker than my Perfume Delight. Thanks for the kind comments.