22,795 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

Yes Melodye, welcome! We have been bitten bad by the rose bug. At least I know I am severely addicted and can't resist its lure. It does not help either when you visit the rose gallery and drool over roses so beautiful that you tell yourself you can't live without. When the sales come about, all your resolutions just go out the window. Your mind says no but your fingers keep on working those rose orders. Before you know it, several boxes of roses show up on your doorstep.

Cindi.....I forgot to respond to your question. The nursery is Covington's in Rowlett. They are out of the $10 roses but have about 75 at $14.88. Well make that 73 because I bought two last night. Those will stay on sale until they are gone. The attendant said they may add more to it from their #1 roses as it gets hotter. Right now they have about 200 #1 roses at $29. The roses at $14.88 were delivered as #1 but the nursery takes out anything not up to their #1 standard and puts them in the half price greenhouse. I've only ever purchased from their half price selection and they are beautiful bushes and take off and grow just fine.

They also have all kinds of annuals and shrubs and perennials in their half price greenhouse. That is where I get everything I buy from them. Still way better than what Home Depot or Lowes offers.

I'm in Florida 8b. We landscape with roses and we have seen die back with knockouts but it is not that common. It could be a root problem, but must likely not nematodes, usually KO s on their own roots do well around here and we have high nematode count in most of our soil. There are many pathogens that will destroy roots and usually are caused by poorly drained soil. We also get stem borers that hollow out a stem, and cause wilting and die back. Galls can also cause die back, those you can see close to the base of the plant.

thx as usual for the suggestions. all kos are own root, my property is on a slow slope and has no drainage problems, will look at the base of the plant and also plan to dig up the dead rose and take a look at the roots. will update then.

Hi Mustbnuts, I will create a new thread for you about roses that do well for me in my hot and dry climate instead of diverting from Ingrid's topic.

...I hope Ingrid shows us some more photos of her garden soon, as I have become accustomed to a regular 'fix'..... roses or no roses, I just enjoy the bushes, trees and vistas.... it's all so very different from what I'm used to...

...this goes for everyone else's gardens too I think... it's not always about the roses for me....town, city, country....landscapes... always fun to look from so far away...

Absolutely beautiful! You will love PAK. She is one fabulous rose. Your Lady Of Shalott looks beautiful and a bit pinker than the one I have. My is bright orange. I hope she tempers her orange color a bit or she may have to leave my yard.

Thanks vey much mustbnuts so enjoyed your bird tale. So many of my roses are purchased with JBs considered. Can't help but sneak a few beauties in there thou even if I'll not see a flower for more than half of our growing season.

Anyone know of a source for R. virginiana? Or wants to trade hips?

I'm responding to a very old thread, I realize. I have R. virginiana. I don't have the space for much of it and thus will be pulling out some.

In the autumn the hips are a lovely orange color. The autumn foliage (IIRC) is a mahogany then yellow. It suckers and I've spotted this rose planted as an I pruned colorful roadside "fence" on a country property. I think it's best to have ample space for this once-blooming rose to naturalize. Not a rose for a small garden, IMO.

I wanted to add that on my newly planted bush, she has already produced its 15th buds and blooms. Two blooms finally scattered after more than 2 weeks and many rainstorms. This is the rose that I really want to mass plant. Just love it. I have to thank all of you guys for raving about this rose, especially you Diane. Those lovely pics just seduced me shamelessly!

Thank you jjpeace. I'm sure you'll have some lovely pics in the future to show me. If you do that mass planting, I want to see it. I just don't have the room to do something like that--darn. Diane

They've invaded my roses now, and also my berry patch, darnit!

The bluer-green beetles I saw were actually Dogbane Beetles! I'd never even heard of them. So those prettier JBs I saw at the same time were not JBs at all but a gorgeous and much less destructive bug.

Lone sighting Thursday, June 11th.

I have this rose growing in my garden, I planted it 2 years ago. It is shockingly brilliant in its color and the blooms last a good amount of time. The leaves are a nice addition to the garden because of their darker shade of green and I have never seen a caterpillar on this rose and it is in a garden with 20 other roses so I am checking! I love it so good choice. enjoy!

That's great to hear Lou-Ann. It is a great color, isn't it? Mine has put on a decent amount of growth in the 2 weeks since it was potted up. The bugs or something are eating small holes in the leaves, but all my roses are having that issue right now, South Africa Rose especially. SA is still quite small, so I hope she makes it through.

The leaves of Florescence are shiny and otherwise disease free so far. I'd love to know how big this rose will get or how big the flowers get at maturity. I wasn't sure at all where to put it in the garden. The tag says 2 feet, but I feel like they are always underestimating the sizes of plants. Thanks again for commenting! Glad to hear I'm not the only one with this pretty rose.

Countrygirl-sc, I'd be broke if I lived that close. <grin>

I had to restrain myself. I just thought about the fifteen roses sitting in water that I have to pot up to go with the other 14 I got from Breck's, plus the other 25 that have been in pots since 2009! I was tempted, but I forgot my check book and only have the cash for the ones I had ordered! Actually had to get it from my DH! Good thing he was with me.

I am excited to see your finished project, sutekesh!

I buried $5 bareroot body bag too deep--just sort of sat there for a month--so I unburied the canes so it could get some light--it is now leafing out just fine! And, with a little patience, I'll find out what I really bought :-). I also did that with a Weeks Gemini a few years ago--the green parts of the canes need a little light.

Beverly and Francis Meilland are both disease resistant and very fragrant.

I'm trying a lot of the same roses Pat mentioned. So far, as yearlings go, so good.

Vasue and Micheal, thanks for the explanation on the bark. I hadn't though of injury healing or bark evolution. I think I'll go out and check my roses and see what they're doing. I love to learn new things!

Thanks for all the resources, Henry! I will try to inquire.

It's good to know that the third one is just barking or healing and not some disease. Although I wonder what kind of process would make that much wounds and in that pattern? barking sounds more logical to me, but it is strange that the cane from which it branches out is still mainly green... I'll keep an eye on it.

Thanks all for your help, this sure is a good place to learn!

Yes, it is new dawn. Be prepared as this one will grow and grow and grow....

That's good news. I need something that will grow fast and be cane hardy in my zone to permanently smother my pergola!

@seil: What would I need to do to splint it if I find a crack (I still haven't, but I didn't look at it under a microscope)? Interestingly, this morning, a few of the buds that existed yesterday bloomed out, so the cane mustn't be totally sunk. Thank goodness!

I use popsicle sticks and floral tape to splint around the crack. It doesn't always work but is worth a try. If the blooms have perked up and opened I would just leave it staked and let it finish its bloom. Then when you go to dead head take a hard look at the whole cane and see if there is damage and cut below the damaged area.