Is anyone growing David Austin roses in the Tropics?
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Comments (4)As far as the plants you are holding off on, they should be fine another week or two in their pots. Just make sure you keep them watered. It would be much more disturbing to them to plant them and later dig them up. Also, while there is no real risk of repotting them, I just don't think it is worth the trouble for a couple of weeks. As far as books, I have the Classic Rose by Peter Beales. It is pretty good. If you can find one, David Austins, rose books are pretty good, they concentrate more on English Roses, but they have some pretty good advice on general things. I picked one up from the mid 90s at a Half Price books for $4. Now, there is also his book "The Rose", but it is quite pricey and more about individual roses. As for love song, I typically plant my roses along my house about 18-24 inches back from the slab so your distance is fine. Enjoy Love Song, I planted it earlier this year and it is on its second flush. Wish I could help in regard to your particular area, but I am no where near you....See MoreDo you grow David Austin roses??
Comments (11)I live in zone 10 and have had luck with my Austins grafted on Dr Huey. You can order them directly from David Ausitns roses online. They have excellent customer service there. I originally had two own roots from Heriloom roses and they never bloomed. Once in a blue moon. My Glamis Castle died and my St. Cecilia is just sitting there two years later with a few stems and no flowers. Still small as can be. I then ordered 4 bare root grafted roses from DA and they have all done well. But by far the best performer was my Huntington Rose (pictured). She was listed in the special zone 9-10 list on DA's website and she has out performed my other 3. The other three are doing well but not nearly as many blooms as Huntington. Because of this i went back and ordered 3 more roses specifically from their list of warm climate roses. They are Mary Rose, Abraham Darby (supposedly one of the best DAs out there) and Darcy Bussell. Their list can be found here http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/Advanced.asp?PageId=2063 on the bottom half. I'd really like to try a david austin on Fort. roots. Just to see if it makes a big difference. I've heard dr huey does well in Florida too (second best) so I wonder if it makes a huge difference (i have a few teas that are on fort and they do pretty much the same as all my huey roses, no real difference that i can tell). I wish I had more space! I'd have a hundred roses and half of them would be Austins. Here is a link that might be useful: DA's for our climate...See MoreDo David Austin roses grow well in z5?
Comments (4)I think it really depends on many factors. I garden in Zone 5 WI. I have probably 70 Austins, not really sure at the moment.... I have a combination of both grafted (on Dr. Huey) and own root. I believe the majority are own root. I have never lost a rose to winter kill (knock on wood). I hope I didn't just jinx myself.... I make sure to really bury the grafted ones deep during planting. I also plant the own roots fairly deep. I do not use rose cones or anything of that nature. Mine usually are protected by snow or leaves. Some areas are protected from the wind by the house, garage etc....But others are right out in the open. I can get a lot of die back though on some of them. I just prune off all the dead canes in the Spring, fertilize well, and they all come back for me with no problems. As far as blackspot goes, mine stay pretty clean through most of Summer, but they can start blackspotting toward the end of Summer. We can get pretty high humidity here. I don't spray regularly. I think I sprayed twice last year. Some of them blackspot a lot more for me that others. Some of my favorites include PAK, LEH, LOS, and Boscobel. I also believe your soil will really affect how they perform. I am constantly feeding my soil with coffee grounds, egg shells, banana peels, manure, alfalfa meal, and many other components....See MoreDoes anyone know where I can find David Austin’s The Prince Rose?
Comments (17)Northland Rosarium did indeed ask me, and I told them they could use any of my pics, I’m glad to see a few of my pic on their website. Another small rose seller used a few of my HMF pictures without asking. It doesn’t bother me too much persomally, but would have been better if they asked for permission. I’m a bit cautious about ordering from Garden Roses LLC, but I did go ahead and order 3 plants, not enough to be really upset if they don’t come through. Nate did just send an email about their inventory of some high demand varieties being out of stock(Evelyn, Abe etc), so it really does look like he is keeping tabs. I hope it’s a good experience for all....See Moretitian1 10b Sydney
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