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Ebb Tide

16 years ago

My ET has a weird gangly growth habit. Has anyone else had this problem, or do I just have a weird bush? The blooms are to die for fragrant, but my bush is ugly.

Denise

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triple_b
16 years ago
I have noticed that about alot of rose images. nice dewy closeups of the blooms, extravagant descriptions about scent and disease resistnace and whatnot but but no shot of the bush itself. They may be trying to downplay that very thing, the actuall deportment of the bush if it is less than wonderful.
Things that make you go "hmmm....."
pacnwgrdngirl
16 years ago
This one takes a few years to establish as does all of Tom Carruth's purples. They get better each season. Wild Blue Yonder is a perfect example. I was not thrilled with it at all the first year, but last year (it's 2nd) was much better. Ebb Tide did OK for me last year, (it's 1st) It was an OK shape, just on the small to medium size. Does anyone notice the strange leaf shapes on this family of purples?
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The temperature is not a problem (unless you are still having freezes), but the wind is. I would water it carefully, and then place it outside in a protected location. I usually place new bands on my covered patio area. In a couple of days or so, I would pot it up to a 1 gallon. You do not want it to dry out, but it should not be overly wet either just before you move it up to a larger size pot. Once the winds subside, you can move the plant to a protected area on your property where it will not get lost, as it will require special attention, especially as the temperature increases. When it becomes hot, watch it carefully and water it regularly. A couple of years ago, I purchased one of those green wagons made of metal caging like material and placed my rose bands on it. I would move all of my rose bands out in the evening, and bring them to the covered patio or shade at about 11 a.m. I have also dug a hole in an area that receives morning sun only, and buried the pot (2 gallon), except for the lip, and placed a 1/2" layer of compost on top, and a drip line in it. Good luck:) Lynn
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Sam this is the kind of rose every rosarian dreams about - more blooms than leaves, with such vibrant color and healthy leaves. Straw and Sam - How much rain are you getting, and what are your highest temps now - that yesterday was summer solstice for you? (and winter solstice for me and yes, now I can feel it is winter at last) Are there any differences over where you are Khalid?
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I have a couple plants of this variety; great colour, but in my garden's tough conditions it's a slow grower; I had to dig it up and put it in a pot. My plan now is to grow it on in the pot until it gets big and mature enough to handle the lack of regular irrigation,intense summer heat, and generally poor soil. However I must add that, up until recently, I've concentrated most of my garden efforts on climbers and OGRs, so I'm not used to the cultivation of floribundas. I think they, as a group, might just need more indulgence than the other varieties I mentioned.
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Gardening_7b I am not an expert, I just like purple and some of those are newer and small. Lol After looking at HMF, it looks like the Purple Princes are two different roses. My BPP was planted last fall so is very small, a little over a foot tall, but has bloomed and it was a medium-dark magenta so far, it seems very healthy so far. It may change when it matures. I live in z5a Wisconsin so can't comment on da "heat". We rarely get up to 95 degrees in the summer, we can get bad humidity and low 90's for 7-10 days in the summer just as -10-20 in the winter for the same number of days, 46 inches of rain per year average. :) Diane, your roses get so huge! I get some rogue canes that are 5' tall but so far nothing consistent. That Clown Prince is a very pretty rose with the variations of color. I put Ebb Tide so it gets late afternoon shade because I didn't know if it faded and the hottest time of the day here is about 4:00. We'll see what experience I get with Big Purple, it's always fun to compare with other areas of the country. :)
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buford
16 years ago
Mine has small leaves. It blooms in clusters, and if you don't keep cutting it down after it blooms, it will get gangly.
triple_b
16 years ago
I like the fact that Ebb Tide would stay smallish, but I would like it to be just a little bushy. If I were to get one it would in a container as a patio pet. (we are not allowed fur bearing creatures here so my potted roses are my pets. I just can't bring myself to like hairless cats.)
peachiekean
16 years ago
Sort of what Buford said only my leaves are normal size. Mine is a tree so it looks its best in Spring before the rose slugs show up to start their feast. It likes to be kept on the short side or it gets gangly. Next flush of blooms I want to remove the center bud to make the others in the cluster open all at once.
sunnishine
16 years ago
I have 2...one is gangly and one is bushy. Both were received from the same source so it may be just your particular bush but give it some more time.
dmg2242
Original Author
16 years ago
I'm glad I don't have the only gangly Ebb Tide. After the Spring flush I'll cut it way back. Not only is it gangly, it doesn't have as many leaves as my other roses which added to the whole "gangly look". The roses are beautiful and fragrant though.

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