Favourite rose breeder
lynnette
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Comments (19)Wow, it must be hard to make rose decisions in a place where it's hard for a rose to die, Suzy. Sometimes i'm secretly glad when a rose that really doesn't thrive in my yard has the good grace to die over the winter, so I don't have to be a rose murderer. As for the rate of failure, it's definitely a product of being a zone pusher and wanting to try something different. Plenty of people in my zone have never lost a rose because they're smart enough to only plant roses suited for their climate- imagine that! I'm more like Ingrid, in sandandsun's timely quote, that I prefer to look at winter survival as a challenge rather than the roses of a particular type (or breeder) having a specific death wish in my garden. You're all absolutely right that knowing the breeder isn't enough to judge health, survival, or any other qualities in your yard. I absolutely do the kind of trial and error experimentation that Lyn was talking about in my own yard, it's just that I haven't really come up with particular patterns for what thrives in my yard, except for the obvious ones like "lavenders and russets are usually weak" (understatement of the year) or "roses with teas in their heritage are a long shot". Rick, I admire you for checking the breeding history of the roses, and it certainly would be a more logical approach with fewer failures. I'm afraid I don't follow the breeding history or even keep track of which parents do well for me, though I have noticed that climbers with New Dawn as a parent are likely to be a good match for my yard. Wow, Nastarana, I hadn't been familiar with Jacobus as a breeder but I looked up Dream Girl, and - wowza zowie is she ever! I love those fat blooms with swirled packed petals, and it's great to hear it thrives in zone 5. Might be a nice counterpart to Nahema on my fence. You ought to share your observations with Helpmefind, since there was very limited personal information on this rose. Where did you get yours? Cynthia...See MoreA day of Thanks to the rose nurseries and breeders
Comments (5)Without rose nurseries we'd all be sitting around swooning over roses in books that we can never, ever grow in our gardens. It would be torture! Growing any plant en masse is extremely hard work, not to mention pleasing sometimes demanding and finicky customers. Thank you, all you lovely nursery people who have patiently and graciously allowed me to change my mind over and over on a single order. And Happy Thanksgiving! Warm regards, Ingrid...See MoreRose Breeder Counts?
Comments (14)I have a lot of single breeders, especially for the OGRs and of course species (LOL). Those of which I have (or will have) multiples are: Austin x10 Kordes x10 Pemberton x4 Meilland x4 Bedard/Weeks x3 Bentall x3 I have 2 each of Boerner, Buck, Basye, Shoup/ARE, Soupert, Pradel, Lambert, Turbat, Henderson. This year purchases will add 1x Kordes, Shoup/ARE, Jerabek (giving me 2x), HG Evers/Tantau (giving me x2). This was tricky of me since my totals don't show! : D This in no way represents which have done best for me, however. I just happened to have collected a lot of Austins and Kordes when they had them at Lowe's and I especially like Hybrid Musks....See MoreWarriner, Barden, Rupert, Moore - US and West Coast rose breeders
Comments (43)@roseseek Kim, I actually bought my Kashmir at Home Depot, on clearance, three years ago this past summer. It drew me in by being the only one among the several (sad) varieties still there that was not only healthy, but SPOTLESS, and in full bloom and loaded with more buds! I couldn't understand why it hadn't already been snatched up. I decided it must have been due to the atrocious purple pot it was in, lol. Anyway, I regret not buying the other Ping Lim rose in the bunch, which was a yellow whose name escapes me right now. It was nearly in as good condition as K, but at the time only had a couple of faded blooms. I've kicked myself multiple times for not getting it. I haven't seen another of Ping's roses at HD since :( But if K is such a good performer HERE, I can't imagine what it would be like in California. It is unmatched in vigor, health and floriferousness by any other modern rose in my garden. And *you know* how picky I am, lol. John Edit: I should have the original tag somewhere. I'll see if the distributor/grower is listed. Edit#2: just as an aside, I just checked Ping's roses, and "High Voltage" rings a bell. I'm pretty sure that was the yellow I passed up....See Moreseil zone 6b MI
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