OK Enablers. I need a smaller yellow than Mrs Dudley Cross.
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Comments (26)Hi, Sherry. You have probably already given up this post, but I thought I'd share my experience anyway. I have several Austins. Molineux is about 3+ years old. It stays fairly small, being upright and narrow. It really blooms a lot, almost as much as a tea. It is in a raised bed with 3-4 hours of full sun daily. It does always have some blackspot, any where from mild to 50% defoliation, but still it keeps on flowering. Spring 2009 was quite long for Houston, with no really hot weather until June. Molineux's flowers were quite large and a deeper yellow for the first time. Usually, they are smaller and in the summer the petals get brushed with pink, giving a more apricot color. Lilian Austin is next to Molineux, but only about 1.5 years old. It doesn't blackspot nearly as much, but can have brief periods with more blackspot. So far it has not been a heavy bloomer. Tradescant is 3+ years old. It gets a bit more sun. It blooms in regular cycles. Everyone who sees the cut flowers loves its dark color and wonderful fragrance. It would like to be a wide sprawling bush. I have to cut it back quite far after each bloom cycle to keep it contained in its allotted space. It also gets some blackspot, but far less than Molineux. I also have Scepter'd Isle, about 3-4 years old. I kept it in a small pot for too long before planting it, and then it has not grown or flowered much since planting it. It is by far the healthiest, with a lovely fragrance, but flowers that blow quickly. I was considering shovel pruning it this spring, but it now has two new canes starting from the soil. Those new canes don't just shoot up like a tea rose would, but seem to be barely growing at all. Still, the new growth has given me new hope for this one. Last year, I broke down and purchased a grafted Lady Emma Hamilton locally, as I had been wanting it ever since I first saw it. It is in a large pot. It blooms quite regularly, with a nice fragrance and beautiful changing colors. It looks nice at all stages of the flower(even when it fades). And yes, it does get some blackspot. Not too badly (by my standards), except when we get those prolonged periods of really humid, rainy weather - then she can defoliate. Lastly, I ordered a Cordelia from David Austin last month. It is also planted in a large pot. There is only one photo on HMF, posted by a man from Houston. His recommendation counted for a lot since he lives in my area. Also, its official name is AUSbottle, and I know it is supposed to make hips (I adore rose hips)- thus I am hoping that the hips are supposed to be bottle shaped. Also, it is supposed to be healthy (only time will tell). It is part of David Austin's alba group, so I was hoping for an alba looking rose since I can't grow alba roses here. Kathy...See MoreLady Hillingdon or Mrs. Dudley Cross?
Comments (14)Thanks Luanne, for the pictures of what I assume is Lady Hillingdon. Just what I wanted. Lux, that is a great idea about letting tea roses get big in pots prior to planting them in partial shad! I have a Niles Cochet in a large pot, and that is also where Mrs. Dudley Cross is going. Maybe after they get big I will be able to put them in the ground somewhere using your theory. Meanwhile, I have planted my 8 " tall Lady Hillingdon in partial shade between my thriving Safrano and Mme Joseph Schwartz. There is actually more sun available to LH when she gets bigger - I will feed her extra per your suggestion, and talk to her and encourage her - I have had a lot of success with teas and tea noisettes in partial shade in my garden. They also get cages at first so the deer don't carry them off! Sandy - re "I wouldn't plant roses in any less than 6 to 8 hours of direct sun". I know that that is the conventional wisdom, but my (and evidently Lux's) experience with tea roses is that they can do well in a LOT less sun. I do appreciate your responding with your experience. Since we are both in heat zone 9, all I can think of for the difference may be that our summers here are long (no rain whatsoever from May to Nov), very DRY (no humidity to speak of), as well as very HOT (90 - 100 degrees is not unusual for weeks at a time). I know I appreciate the shade of our large trees when it is so hot & dry - maybe the tea roses do too! Jackie...See MoreMrs. Dudley Cross vs. Rosette Delizy
Comments (12)Debbie, MVH is basically MDC on steroids :-). Very similar in appearance but MVH is even bigger. Most roses get blackspot to some degree, here, including the Teas. MDC doesn't defoliate, here. She usually just drops the blackspot leaves and grows new ones. I don't have Georgetown Tea. I think that Randy doesn't have much of a problem with blackspot on his MDC because he has less humidity and less blackspot pressure. Do you have a high blackspot pressure in your area? Some areas of the south seem to be worse than others. Carol...See MoreNeed lighting advice (cross post)
Comments (10)anna, I can speak with authority now because the lights are actually in. (In the kitchen anyway. The track lights in the other room are sitting here but haven't been installed yet.) The lights in the diagram that appear over the edge of the counter are in fact installed so that they are centered over the edge of the granite. Now that they are in, I am happy with that - seems like the right decision. That puts good light on the front of the counters, the fronts of the upper cabinets, and on some of the floor. (When you aren't standing there.) After much discussion with the electrician and the other workers, the light in front of the frig/pantry was pulled out a bit so it is centered over the open floor space there. And we decided to add one more light, lined up with that one, in the center of the open space in front of the sink, and the corner of the L in the floor. Everybody thought it was a lot of lights. But I think it is good. Since they are all on dimmers I can have as much or as little light as I want. In retrospect I think I might have pulled the lights over the peninsula a little bit further from the hood. As it is, a good chunk of the beam from each one hits the hood. But I still get good light on the counter. And the hood has its own lights. Here are a couple of pictures that show the lights to some degree:...See Moreodinthor
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