Do you have a favorite Romantica rose?
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Comments (16)Well, as I stated I am in NC but coastal. So far I found that in inland NC certain roses are no-spray but I must spray them. So maybe there are a few Romanticas that you could grow no-spray in your climate. Traviata is a serious candidate but has no fragrance, so if you choose only one I would not recommend that one. Try Colette or Bolero. Bolero is a low growing floribunda, if you get it own root it will take time to reach some size (mine was a band from Northland) so you could keep it in a pot and move around to see how much sun it requires to stay clean. Mine gets sone in the morning till 1 PM because I planted it in the front of the red bed. Colette was absolutely bulletproof for me so far but after being clean for MichaelG for years last year he reported serious bs issues. In Olga's climate Colette was better than average but not so clean than here. I adore that rose so I hope it stays as clean as it has been in the last 5 or 6 years....See MoreDo you have any favorite single bloom roses?
Comments (32)If you have a lot of room, you could track down a plant of the 'Trier' x 'Mutabilis' seedling 'Plaisanterie' - it's one rose that totally shows it's heritage of both parents. It's gorgeous, hardier than 'Mutabilis' and also cleaner here in Maryland in terms of disease resistance so far. Definitely more of a climber, but the flowers are exactly the coloring of 'Mutabilis', perhaps even pink/peachier and contained in the petal form of 'Trier' in that charming multiflora manner. I love it. Here is a link that might be useful: Plaisanterie on HMF...See MoreRomantica Roses: Favorites
Comments (43)Rouge Royale is new to me but so beautiful and so fragrant. It repeats well and has good vigor. I love Eden but lost my plant of it and haven't got a new one established. It seems to do better here grafted. Bought a grafted one last spring. I like Polka a lot for health, vigor, repeat, and huge blooms. I have an old Traviata plant which I bought at Home Depot grafted. It's tall. Repeats well . Blooms are big. Auguste Renoir balled all the time here but was a good plant. It's gone. Michelangelo was a good plant . Leonardo da Vinci was in my way in a path so I gave it away. It did fantastically well in my friend's garden so I have two more coming along in the ground here. Very pleased with it. Yves Piaget smells great but was wimpy here....See MoreFavorite Rose Books? Do you have any?
Comments (54)Hi guys, I don't post a lot on this forum but as a book lover and a gardener, this thread caught my eye. I know a few of you have referenced libraries (yay!) , but one thing I wanted to emphasize is that if you are looking for vintage books, do check out the book sales that libraries have. I work in a library, and sadly, non-fiction books are slowly becoming a thing of the past (up there with magazines). So many people go online now for info, and libraries are shrinking the size of their non-fiction collections, and often sell off their non-fic books. Secondly, it's absolutely amazing the number of books that get donated to libraries when one's loved ones pass away or downsize to eldercare. And so many people don't recognize the value (literary or monetary) of many books. I could almost guarantee that the above-referenced $185 book, or books similar to it, are donated regularly to libraries because it's "just an old book", and nine times out of ten, the library staff doesn't know or doesn't have time, effort, funding, or staff with knowledge, to research the value of donations. So they sell for a buck or two at the sale. Or even if they ARE recognized as something valuable, you can still get a better deal at a library book sale. Lastly, this might sound offensive to some, but check the dumpster at your library regularly. It's absolutely heartbreaking the amount of perfectly good books that get tossed. Sometimes libraries won't sell discards from their collections because they figure folks won't buy books with stickers, labels, or books marked "withdrawn". Other times again, they don't realize any value in a given book and it gets tossed. Heartbreaking. As a book lover I feel that someone somewhere could appreciate any book, and as an environmentalist I always think they should take the time to remove the covers, etc. and recycle, at the very least. But again, on the environmental point, it comes down to funding, staffing, time - as well as attitude! Okay, I'm getting down off my soapbox - or should I say my pile of books lol? Just wanted to remind folks of another option to acquire - and rescue! - a good garden book! :) Dee...See Morenewyorkrita
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