Ebb Tide, sigh!

16 years ago

I wanted to get an Ebb Tide on Mother's Day and it was sold out at all of our local nurseries. Today I was at Walmart and saw a beautiful purple rose tree with the most wonderful fragrance. . .no offense, but I was surprised that it was indeed a Week's Ebb Tide. Waaaaahhhhh! Now I want it (in the shrub form) even more and will have to wait another season. Mail order has burned me and I'm not so trusting. Also, most of the roses are sooooo tiny. Just am not patient to wait three years for the rose to get bigger. So, all that I am left to do is whine. CJ

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patricianat
16 years ago
Well, maybe you can get it next year or order one from a reliable vendor which could be caught up to a potted one by this time next year or you can wish.
moodyblue
16 years ago
Ooh, I would have been very tempted to purchase that tree rose!! I planted it new this season, so I am really waiting patiently. It looks very small - purchased from Pickering - I sure hope it will do something soon!!

I check our big box stores and the roses they have are not ones I am looking for - bummer! Very uninteresting ones! I still have some spots to fill - I guess I will wait for next Spring to order more.

Hope you get your Ebb Tide soon! :)
Cheers!
Pauline - Vancouver Island
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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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triple_b
16 years ago
I saw LD Braithwait and Wal Mart yesterday but didn't have the money for it at the moment. (kiddies needed milk after all ;o)
So I had to walk away but comforted myself by thinking it was probably mislabelled anyway.
Sort of like the 'Fox And The Grapes.'
pacnwgrdngirl
16 years ago
They have them at Peninsula Gardens in Gig Harbor. I was there last weekend. I have Ebb Tide and the color is amazing in our climate. Maybe call first if you come out here, it is a great nursery with wonderful plants. They had the new Austins too. If they don't have Ebb Tide just a few miles away is Raft Island Roses, they will probably have it too. Raft Island Roses is an amazing rose nursery with an incredible selection! Good Luck! :o)

Raft Island Roses - (253) 853-7900
7201 Rosedale St
Gig Harbor, WA
They used to have a cool web site, with their complete list but I can't seem to get it to come up.

Here is a link that might be useful: Peninsula Gardens

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