About Multiflora Rootstock
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Comments (8)I think the reason you don't hear much about this rose is because Austin dropped it from his lineup because of its lack of blackspot resistance. Blackspot is quite rare here so this rose is disease free for me. In my climate it repeats really well. Color intensifies in summer. I haven't figured out if it is intense heat or intense sunlight that causes it. Last summer I noticed that Emanuel and Crown Princess Margareta were the same color. Crown Princess fades and Emanuel darkened to matching shades. I have a couple of pictures of Emanuel at help me find showing the different colors. It has a good licorice type fragrance. Mine is own root and in full sun and only gets very late afternoon shade. I think you made a great choice (as long as you don't live in a major blackspot area). PS. Jeri, that's interesting what you say about the multiflora wearing out. One of my WS2000s on multiflora became chlorotic and started declining and I found a touch of blackspot and mildew on the other one of them. Never a bit of disease on my Huey-WS2000. I am gaining new respect for Dr. Huey, especially in my almost 8 ph soil....See MoreAny rootstock better than own-root if I can't get multiflora?
Comments (4)Personally, I recommend going own root. I've found that potting small own root roses in one gallon pots then moving them up to a larger pot, before planting in the ground, gives me a larger plant sooner. My last summer's rooted cuttings overwintered in a cold frame in my unheated greenhouse and repotted into one gallon pots in March are almost full sized plants. It's said that crowding the roots gives a bigger plant sooner. Instant gratification with a grafted rose is not that important to me. I'd rather wait a few months for the own root to catch up....See MoreIf you can't do multiflora rootstock...
Comments (5)I ordered about a dozen roses from Palatine and found that about half are fine with my soil and half really don't like it at all. 2 are in 15 gallon pots and are growing fast. I put peatmoss-azalea mix in every planting hole. Also, I planted a little deeper to ecourage them to grow their own roots just in case. Some of them like Pomponella I didn't know where else I could buy. Actually, Pomponella is doing really well in the ground on Multiflora while others like Tiffany and King's Macc are very slow to grow. I don't know why this is. If I were to do it again, I would start them all in pots and then plant them out as large leafy plants. That method seems to be working well for me. Time will tell how the Multiflora does in my soil....See MoreMultiflora Rootstock and Alkaline Soil ??
Comments (6)Lynn, go ahead and get your Ascot...get two. I have alkaline soil, and it doesn't hurt this rose at all. Just give Ascot plenty of room. The only bad apples I've grown on multiflora are Kordes roses, particularly "Sisters Fairy Tale", and all three have been happily removed from my garden. Every Tantau rose I grow does beautifully on multiflora, as well a few Austins and oddballs like Dainty Bess. If Palatine should offer Augusta Luise, give it a try, too. I hope I don't live to regret my advice to you because every garden is different, but nothing ventured nothing gained, I guess. Good luck! Diane...See Morele_jardin_of_roses
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