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I was thinking to get their "rise and shine", "redwood empire", "Judy Fischer", "Andrea" and "Cinderella" to plant on the strip between the street and sidewalk, as well as the edge of my front yard, for two main reason, one being they are beautiful, and second to keep dogs from pooping all over my lawn. The dog owners in my neighborhood are very irresponsible!
Catspa, can you show picture of your Andrea and redwood? Since you already planted them, I would love to see the real thing. Any problems with any of the roses?
Two causes of puckery, wavy leaves are PM and extremely serious aphid infestation when the shoot was growing out. I have not seen aphid damage as extreme as what we see in the picture. Spider mites can cause curling and drying starting on the lower leaves and progressing upwards. There is pale stippling on the upper surface, in addition to what Beth says.
Something we can't tell from a picture is whether there are blister-shaped bumps on the leaves. While not always present, they are characteristic of PM and not the other things.
I love my JFK. The blooms last a very long time in a vase and are so pretty in arrangements. At least for me they last on the bush too. Our temps have been in the mid 90s for the last three weeks and it is a blooming machine. I didn't have much problem with blackspot either.
The three that I have right now that are thriving in the 90+ temps here are the Chrysler Imperial, the newly-purchased Angel Face, and the miniature Gourmet Popcorn, all of whom are blooming into blossom despite the heat and the near-constant sun. It's surprising to find the CI in this group; she went into a coma last summer.
My Madame Isaac Pereire is also growing and blooming remarkably well in the heat.
Bishop's Castle.
Marie Pavie.
Bolero (but flowers still disfigured by thrips).
Evelyn (hard to tell since tiny new plants, but putting out growth and buds despite the heat).
Best option for the hot and humid Houston climate is supply the roses with some afternoon shade. Then many Austins and other roses will grow happily.
On the other hand, when the temps get up in the 100s for days or weeks or months, most roses will give up and go semi-dormant--until cooler weather (and moisture) return.
Kate
Yes, I get them. They are soft bodied and the same color as the smaller rose slugs that you find in early summer on bottoms of leaves. They are quite a bit larger but still eat their way up then wrap themselves around a bud and devour it. They keep going until a predator or I discover it.
These are our curled rose slugs... They can be found on the underside of leaves, on top of leaves, and in the blooms... Throw these guys on the ground and they crawl right back up on the bush.. (These guys do not make cacoons in the buds...)
Both Spinosad and Safers Insectide Soap work on these guys if used according to directions:
BT will NOT work on these guys..
Of course handpicking them off the bush is an option etc...( kill em)...But hosing them off they would probably just end up crawling back on the bush...
These guys are so large they are easy to watch to understand there habits...
Not true though about the more smaller common rose slug...
Very few people know about it as it is quite new. From what I've read from just two folks it will need support and over here disease resistance is rock solid. Also it will get to 7 feet tall in zone 6, in your zone it may get much taller. I was thinking about buying it but didn't due to budget, seriously though if you wish to pitch it I'd like to get it from you. That said, why would it be too much trouble for you? Should be a low maintenence plant like Radler's other creations.
...I tend to agree with Campanula here....in fact I'm surprised I've still got this rose, it's hanging on by the skin of its teeth... albeit I've dug it up and put it in a pot until further notice......I think this rose needs the fullest of sun and moistest of soil... drying out or semi shade will not do...
...the few and far between flowers open a gorgeous rich colour but quickly fade to a rather strange salmon pink, which I couldn't abide I'm afraid...
...goes well with other dumpy roses..
Rather wet and breezy today - Summer Song thinking about blooming, and Carolyn Knight attemting to climb.