Lavender Crush Climber
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Comments (23)HEB had Kordes' Plum Perfect? (But not as the TX Backyard plants I'm guessing since most of those came from Certified, and Certified, as far as I know, isn't growing that one either.) Hopefully, PP was own root. I don't think Certified does anything own root, alas, and the risk (reality?) for RMV is there... I see Certified has Ebb Tide FWIW, but that doesn't have the same narrow folded petals and quartered form as Purple Lodge... Also would have a clove scent and not the raspberry scent of PL... I am *so* getting one of those. How disease resistant is PL? Will Purple Lodge handle a no-spray garden?...See MoreWhat evergreen flowering climber to plant?
Comments (43)NHBabz and Floral UK, appreciate your kind words. Thankfully doing great ! I don't know why I didn't think about the Sunflower idea. I love it !! And you are correct, it would give me more time to really plan for the spot. Would Sunflower be perennial here in South Carolina? I lived in Northern Arizona and I definitely saw some that came back every year. I have a few packets of seeds of different kinds , Fire Catcher , Russian Mammoth, and the smaller white ones. There are so many to pick from. This is a fun idea, the kids are three , five and ten but with a little help they could totally do it and it would be fun for them , they love helping me plant . Do you have a favorite sunflower? Any suggestions on a few I could mix together for various colors , texture and size ? I think it could be visually exciting and beautiful. I'm so happy about doing this, thanks!...See MoreLavender Crush question
Comments (21)katy: The scent is strong lemon, worth buying. The repeat is great. I have 2 Lavender crush, one in full sun, the other in partial shade (less than 4 hrs. of morning sun) .. and both bloom equally well, but the partial shade's blooms last longer on the bush. After 2 weeks of heavy rain, cold temp. down to 50 F, plus strong wind, both LC (grafted on Dr.Huey) are 100% healthy, zero black-spots as of today, Oct 6. & lots of blooms. But my Pink Peace and Double Delight (grafted on Dr.Huey) lost most of their leaves. LC has very large leaves, so it can take heavy wet clay well. ac91z6: Dr.Huey-rootstock is aggressive enough for heavy clay since it's long & thick woody stick that can go through my rock-hard clay better than my shovel. Dr. Huey is best for roses that DO NOT REQUIRE MUCH WATER, Dr. Huey can sit for months at the store without drying out. A friend in Texas moved and she left roses-grafted-on Dr.Huey for days in hot sun, and they are still alive. Multiflora is a cluster & shallow root with more branching, best for high-rain climate or roses that demand lots of water. Multiflora has branching & THINNER roots, thus does better in loamy & fluffy soil. Water-hog climber like Nahema does better on multiflora than on Dr.Huey. Kelly in zone 4, MN, stated that her own-root-Nahema blooms better than Nahema-on-Dr.Huey. Dr. Huey DOES NOT branch well, thus it's one-cane wonder after a harsh winter. A friend has Nahema (climber) grafted on multiflora and it's blooming well. My own-root Nahema required lots of acidic rain water before blooming. Note that Regan nursery put certain roses on multiflora, such as Austin rose A Shopshire Lad (a climber) for more branching. My ASL is almost THORNLESS own-root and need lots of acidic rain. Multiflora-rootstock is best for loamy soil with lots of acidic rain. I have 3 Comte de Chambord: 2 own-root and 1 grafted-on-multiflora. The Comte on multiflora needs WAY MORE more acidic-rain to bloom, but gives MUCH LESS blooms than the own-root. Comte is drought-tolerant, no need to be grafted on water-hog-multiflora. Regan nursery in dry & alkaline CA put 99% of their hybrid teas on Dr.Huey-rootstock, except for a few vigorous own-root. The problem with multiflora-rootstock: it's sensitive to salt, need lots of acidic rain, plus the roots are thinner and can't handle heavy-clay like big-fat-Dr.Huey. Big-fat-Dr.Huey is a real-pain to kill. I once spent 1 1/2 hr. in hot summer killing Dr.Huey rootstock and found its roots extending 4 feet away to steal water from my prized annual flowers. I spend 1 hour digging deep for drainage since Dr.Huey likes it well-drained & barely moist & alkaline, and HATES poor-drainage wet-clay. For that reason I prefer own-roots: more branching & no need to dig 3 feet deep & smaller bush that requires less water and fertilizer....See MoreRoses that you want a 2nd one versus less of?
Comments (102)I have 3 MW that I don't really prune. Mine are maybe 3-5 ft so far. My Purple Lodge is shorter and maybe 2.5 ft. I agree that I thought PL would be larger. I'll look on HMF to see if there are any huge ones. HMF says 31 in to 39 inch height and 20 in to 28 inch wide for PL. I don't know how I thought it was larger. It really is more Floribunda than Shrub rose I think....See MoreSusan dion
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