What's wrong with Abraham Darby?
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Abraham Darby is Driving Me Insane
Comments (11)the stems are so weak they can't support the weight of the bloom. *** This was my major criticism of A.D. The stem and foliage were almost never in an attractive proportion to the blooms. I don't at all mind nodding blooms, but these! It was as though the skinny stems and small leaves came from one plant, and the enormous blooms from another. If I tried putting the blooms in a vase, the weight of the blooms tipped the vase over. A.D. was the first rose we ever lost to gophers. And I didn't replace it. I did find though that Austin's 'Emanuel' -- which is in the same color range, had just as much fragrance in a smaller bloom. The blooms were carried in neat sprays on sturdy stems, cut from a smaller, graceful, arching plant. Jeri...See MoreAbraham Darby or A Shropshire Lad?
Comments (78)Thanks Suzanne! Bee balm would be great. I totally forgot about Bee Balm. I'm trying to get more plant for bees, butterflies, etc. I probably wont put in another rose into this bed unless it is short. I think I have enough tall ones and there is maybe 1 space that I could squeeze a short rose into the front on the left. I will have to see if all the other ones I put in make it okay lol. Does LD Braithwaite stay small in warm zones? Thanks to Lisa's enabling photos of PCdM, I have two in the ground and another in a pot! With the 3 Abe Darbys I will be full of peachy apricot sherberty goodness all summer long lol! I totally envy everyone that can griw poppies. I haven't had much luck here with them. I can get them started but they pout when they get in the garden. Perhaps the humidity.. My Crown Princess Margareta improves every year. She definitely takes her time. I almost tossed her the first year. Ugly fugly blooms like the grossest washed out orange yellow ever. Barely double and tiny. I have 2 and they both looked the same way. The next year they were much bigger and better. Last year they actually looked half decent. I think she likes colder winters than I have. She likes to be pruned hard in early spring. She grows like a big climber here. One is climbing my fig tree. The other is espalier near the fig tree. She is full of buds right now so hopefully they will be nice! Last year ~Sjn...See MoreAbraham Darby ??
Comments (20)Abe near Disneyland here is good until the temps get past mid 90s. Beach umbrellas come to the rescue then. Without regular water he will rust and or stop flowering. I think its worth the trouble. My morning sun only Abe is better than my all afternoon sun Abe. The best blooms are spring fall winter so I snap off any buds in summer until the heat and fall winds leave. I know someone who prunes really late to enjoy his Abe all cool season without a break and the prunes lightly in March. I tried it but got a rust spectacular. Now I late summer prune to remove all old leaves and enjoy a rust free winter as I don't like to spray. It messes with the perfume anyway I think. I have to fight Thrips after I prune because of the new growth but you don't have chilli Thrips there so your only problem is heat frying blooms and watering enough....See MoreAbraham Darby vs Colette for climbing
Comments (28)Diane, thank you so very much for your guidance and advice. The Colette I ordered is grafted on Dr. Huey. I am in zone 8b about 40 miles from Portland, OR. My garden gets full sun, all day. The arbor I am going to order is not here yet, it's one I am looking at on Etsy, a company called A Rustic Garden. Their arbors look very sturdy and hefty and well worth the $$, unlike some of the spindly little arbors one sees offered through so many online garden supplies. My very favorite place for quality obelisks and arbors and all things garden is GardenArtisans.com. They are fabulous but so $$$$$ that I own only one of their gorgeous items, an obelisk that I treasure. As far as Colette, I am so looking forward to her, just hope she is as thrilled with her new home here as I am to welcome her. I also snagged an Augusta Luise from Palatine that I am thrilled about as well as Lavender Crush and Twilight Zone from Regan. You are my inspiration! Happy New Year to you and your family and everyone else here, having like-minded rose lovers to converse with is such a delight! I'm holding my breath until spring (hurry up, spring!) hoping that all my roses came through OK. We had an ice storm that covered everything in a 2" coat of ice unlike anything I have ever seen before. In all directions, it was like looking at a mirror, just a sheet of glass reflecting everything around. I will find out which roses are hardy here! It does get hot here in summer, especially in the sun trap that is my rose garden....See Morebuford
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