Young Lycidas
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Comments (6)That is the most perfect color, and the flowers are just gorgeous in every way, with that old-rose shape I love. Mine was such a big disappointment that it a fit of pique I cut the miserable thing down in preparation to my husband digging it out. Well, I forgot it was there and it began to bravely put out new shoots. Of course now it's still there and I'm giving it a second chance. I'm going to show it your picture so it will know exactly what it's supposed to do. Ingrid...See MoreSophy's Rose/Princess Anne/Young Lycidas/Heathcliff
Comments (13)Here are YL and Sophy together. YL typically has larger blooms than Sophy but it rained hard all weekend and the best of YL's blooms are too battered for photos. I ADORE Young Lycidas. Heavenly fragrance, wonderful color with subtle veining, heavy bloomer with quick repeat and very hardy. I don't mind the nodding form. It may help that I have three together in a grouping, and they look like one large fountain shaped shrub. One negative is blackspot susceptibility. Sophy is a fine and reliable rose. Cheerful. I can't believe DA has moved her to the supplementary list. Not fair. I'm not surprised that Heathcliff has been banished to that same list though, IMO he belongs there. Sophy grows upright, covered in good foliage (no bare knees), remains short and tidy, Always in bloom, and lots of bloom. At their best the blooms have an almost dahlia like form. In extreme heat the petals do wilt and fade. I detect no fragrance. She's very hardy and has good blackspot resistance for me. I tried Heathcliff for 2 years. My chief gripe was the shrub form, grows like a hybrid tea. Didn't mix in well with other english roses. The blooms were huge and lush and I loved the color. I'd say it was somewhere between YL and Darcey Bussell. I had such high hopes when I saw the first blooms and was ready to forgive his awkward lankiness, but my hopes were dashed, he just refused to give me many more blooms. Princess Anne is an interesting english rose. It has a cluster blooming habit that reminds me of a floribunda. I liked it well enough but that particular look didn't work with my design. Marolena's photos capture the color well, a deep, dusty rose. It was blackspot resistant and vigorous. can't comment on hardiness....See MoreIs this a soldier beetle on Young Lycidas?
Comments (6)I have recently been trying to really learn more about the different buggers since I have so many more roses now than I ever have had in the past. I watched him hang out on Young Lycidas for 2 days... not one bite taken out of Young Lycidas, but I did see him eating aphids! In the past I probably would have just knocked him off or squished him. But now I'm trying to watch the different buggers and learn which ones are which. This guy seems to be a meat eater, not a plant eater, so he can stay....See MoreWould Young Lycidas work with Lady of Shallot?
Comments (5)Lady of Shallot is huge in my garden. Like 10 ft. canes. Im growing her like a climber espaliered on a wire fence. Young Lycidas thus far is much smaller and kinda floppy. The only way I see them together here is to have LOS on a fence behind YL. Mine aren't currently together right now. I have YL in front of Abe Darby and Lichfield Angel. Your LOS may stay smaller if you have harsh winters. We only get a few hard freezes normally here....See More- 10 years ago
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