best repeating Austins for warm climates
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Best Austin English Roses for PNW climate
Comments (10)I'll echo others' comments, I think most Austins do fairly well here. The only one that did horribly was Ludlow's Castle. (It's a dog-I've never heard anyone praise that rose!) An aside-Many of the soft colored roses are myrrh scented (e.g. Ambridge Rose) which is a love it or hate it scent for some people (it unfortunately makes me feel sick) so you might try to smell one before you fill a garden with Austins. That said, for me, here are the best I've grown (all have good disease resistance no spray, I tolerate some blackspot as long as they don't defoliate and 2/3 of leaves look okay) Objective Best: Molineux and William Shakespeare 2000. Subjective Best (because I prefer the fragrance/color/larger flowers:) Pat Austin, Jude the Obscure, Golden Celebration, The Prince. Molineux: always in bloom, excellent disease resistance manageable, bushy shrub (not an octopus/wannabe climber) individual blooms are short-lived/not a good cut flower light musky/tea fragrance William Shakespeare 2000: looooong-lasting flowers on bush; good cut flower strong damask "true rose" fragrance wider than tall/spreading Pat Austin: dazzling large copper colored flowers with medium fruity tea scent arching shrub, poor cut flower Jude the Obscure: excellent disease resistance romantic soft colors, strong grapefruit based fragrance poor repeat bloomer, ok cut flower IF cut as bud opens octopus/wannabe climber (it sends out waving 8'+ tall canes by end season) Golden Celebration: large blooms, strong fruity fragrance, good cut flower arching growth more blackspot problems than others I've listed The Prince deepest color, damask/old rose fragrance, good cut flower manageable bushy growth, Hope that helps! Dawn...See MoreGrowing Austin roses in containers in a Mediterranean climate
Comments (37)Maybe the heat does lighten Munstead Wood a bit, but not by much in my zone6 Kansas garden. Here is the first bloom on the second bloom cycle of my new Munstead Wood. Temps have been around 90. I took this pic this morning. To me, this bloom is a bit lighter than the spring bloom, but not as light and red (with no purples) as the other pics posted above. For ease of comparison, here is the earlier pic I posted of MW during its spring bloom cycle. There do seem to be some darker shades and more purple in this spring bloom, but I don't see a lot of difference--maybe more petals on the spring bloom, but colorwise, they are close. Now the question will be, what color will my MW be when our temps reach and stay at 100+ degrees. You know that is coming--I'm just thankful it hasn't happened yet. Last year at this time, we were already stuck in the 100s! Well, whatever color it is, I still think Munstead Wood is one of the most gorgeous roses I've seen in some time! Actually, I'm nuts about her--with or without her purple highlights! LOL Kate...See MoreWhich Austin roses are real successes in a hot mediterranean climate?
Comments (30)So far, Darcey Bussell has been my best DA performer. She’s not a favorite, only because I prefer softer colors. She remains “fairly” compact, relative to most DA’s here. She never seems to mind pruning, no matter when or how often. She blooms all the time and makes a better cut flower than most DA’s. I don’t get any disease on her here, although Embothrium has big problems with something like downey mildew on Darcey Bussell. I don’t think that’s in a dry Mediterranean climate, though. Mine is always healthy and happy. She’s in a rather small bed, so she’s cut back often. She doesn’t receive more water than anything else does, and doesn’t seem to need it. My soil is clay, so it does retain water well and is full of nutrients. Abraham Darby on the other hand, DOES want extra water here. I have never experienced rust(other than on hollyhocks), until recently. I’d been very busy over the past month or so, and must have slacked off on watering, just a little. Nobody minded except for AD. This, combined with the wind and 3-5% humidity produced a spectacular case of rust on Abraham Darby. Even though I’ve never seen rust on my roses before, it’s so bad that there’s no mistaking what it is. I’m not even sure what to do about it. I’m giving him lots of extra water, and thinking of pruning him down to almost the ground. I’m worried about spreading the rust, even while pruning. Last night, I went out late to move the hose with my headlamp on. I removed a spent bloom from AD, and in the light beam I could see tiny dust like particles floating off. I can only assume they were rust particles. I fear that while pruning the rust will blow everywhere. So AD definitely wants extra water. He’s brought me my first case of rust on a rose bush. And oh yes, of course, he grows huge in our kind of climate. Lisa...See MoreBest David Austin’s?
Comments (64)Since this is a new rose bed that I started last year, do you think I should focus on only purchasing the bigger bushes that will go in the back (I want a full lush David Austin, English garden look) unless I see something I can’t resist, or just buy what I love and place smaller in front and hope I’ve left space accordingly? I hate to have to move them around. Also, regarding companion planting, do I wait till I get most of my roses in place? Although those can be easily moved in winter...See Moremichaelg
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