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RARE ROSE AUCTION
Posted by kstrong
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I will put October 2016 on my calendar, so I can make the resort rate deadline. To stay at a resort, hear brilliant speakers and bid on wonderful roses is definitely a great time. I will be counting down the days. Thanks :-)
Earth Angel, First Crush and Pink Enchantment
Posted by boncrow66
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Thanks so much for the growth report on Polar Express. Even thou you are much warmer than I am here. When I here more southernly reports it helps to judge how much winter will affect growth habits. Of course mine has not seen it's...
Lavender Spoon
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
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roseseek(9)Updated Rose shows are completely different from the "real world" of a yard. Many rose show queens have been terrible "garden plants". Not all, but very many, and vice versa. The only thing you can extrapolate from a r...
Something tall and purple for behind drift roses?
Posted by aggierose
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roseseek(9)Updated Yup, that's the way it works sometimes...
Lovely red bloom
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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rosecanadianUpdated Oh my!!!! That is stunning!!!! Gasp!!! Carol
How many canes do you leave on HT roses
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated Thank you so much everyone!
Had to share this
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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roseseek(9)Updated Patty, I seriously doubt any hybridizer is going to get involved in the RMV issue. There isn't any money to be made by taking on that battle and potentially money to be lost in doing so, not to mention a fair amount of ill will wh...
Autumn roses in containers
Posted by Barbara in Seattle
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated It really doesn't matter either way. If you have the time and inclination you can pull them. Otherwise they'll probably all come off during the winter anyway. I leave mine and usually anything that's left by spring is on dead w...
No more Austins
Posted by boncrow66
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Yes, DA roses surely hate drought. I have just a few left and hopefully El Nino will be kind to them this winter.
Boxwood and roses
Posted by sun_sky_sand(9b)
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kingel7Updated Thank you! The boxwoods were there when we moved in two years ago so can't tell you their age. I've added a few where they were missing and they haven't caught up yet after two years of growth. Haven't measured -- 18 inches??
Got some grocery store minis. Hoping someone can ID them.
Posted by bethnorcal9
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john_ca(CA US9/SSZ14)Updated Hi Beth, We have also gotten some of these minis from the Grocery Outlet and from the Save Mart "Death Rack", when they are past prime; they can have from 4-5 rooted cuttings in them. We have separate the cuttings and a...
Rose History
Posted by henry_kuska
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kublakanUpdated Awesome! Thanks for sharing Henry.
Origami
Posted by Sophia
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ozmelodye(Z10 S-E Australia)Updated I saw this rose on line this past winter and was very tempted. However, I thought because it has such an unusual flower, it would be better either mass planted or as a prominent potted specimen, neither of which I have room for. ...
When are own root roses available for ordering?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated Most of my ordering takes place between Autumn and early Spring, with bands arriving anywhere between April and June. I pot them up in my "magic mix", and any intended to go in the ground will grow-on until about late Su...
Different bloom types?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated Ingrid, I was thinking I had seen that somewhere too.
Brought a few in from the pot ghetto just now, low of 27 tonight!
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated Your Paradise Found is gorgeous! Good to hear from you, Andrea. I always look forward to your posts and love your beautiful roses!
Another Moonstone picture!
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated A beautiful photo showing the exquisite coloring of this rose. I'm going to find out more about Moonstone. Diane
Knockout rose questions
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Hopefully we get a mild winter Patty but who knows?
What cold-zoners do to survive Winter....lol
Posted by celeste(zone 4 NH)
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated twohuskies, I just saw this thread. Do you have a brake on your sled? I'd love to have a dog sled like yours, but it would be hard to get my 2 big dogs stopping running.......
First detection of Raspberry ringspot virus in roses
Posted by henry_kuska
henry_kuskaTitle: "First detection of Raspberry ringspot virus in mosaic diseased hybrid roses in Germany" Although the title states "in Germany" the full paper suggests (to me) that no previous reports anywhere are known....
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