Osiria rose - slow grower?
Holly Kline
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Comments (11)Thank you all for stopping by! Seil: Thank you! I hope NL makes it, too. I'll see how she comes through the winter; we're getting *Plenty* of precipitation and I have no plans to shovel prune her until she flat out kicks the bucket! Thank you, canadian_rose! They were both great plants their first year and the bands from RVR were large and healthy. I am really looking forward seeing how they take off in the next two years; both are supposed to get quite large and I gave them generous fence space to go as crazy as they want! Thank you, Sara-Ann! iris_gal: I think it must be a guy thing! DH loves the bright, bold colors and thinks the color changing phenomenon is really cool. I have to agree; I love the color changers, but I am more drawn to the softer blended color ways, myself. RVR sells the rose I have as 'Talisman, Cl', introduced in 1930, although it doesn't list any parent info, unfortunately....See MoreEpson Salts & Slow Growers
Comments (45)here is my take on the epson salts. I think doing a folar spray is less dangerous than watering it into the soil. but I can see a use for the soil with basil. I dont think you necessarily want to eat basil with epson salt on it. although it is safe to eat. now salt is salt and too much salt in the soil is not good for a plant. the fertilizers like miracle grow or peters are salts. and using a full teaspoon per gallon of those salts can be too strong. so I would not advise a full teaspoon of epson salt per gallon to water my plants. I think if the tiny amount on leaves is enough then a tiny amount is all that is needed coming up the roots. To me I think of it as taking my miracle grow and mixing in some epson salts so that there is some magnesium included in the fertilizer. now I would not put an equal amount of epson salt in with an equal amount of fertilizer. the plant only looks for trace amounts of epson salt magnesium compared to all the fertilizers. therefore only a little is needed. I also dont want to make my soil salty. lastly what I am doing now is I have my quart spray bottle and it has epson salt and seaweed combined. the seaweed has about xx trace elements I think. well it has a lot anyway. I am not sure. but seaweed is a proven foliar spray and a proven use in the water. seaweed also should not make the soil real salty like epson salts will. so I am using only a little bit of both in the bottle. maybe an 1/8th of a teaspoon or less of each in the quart. so I guess I am using about 1/2 teaspoon per gallon not too far from the 1 teaspoon per gallon but I have sprayed about 4 times in the last week or so and so I will now have to cut back. also I think it is more ok to use a higher concentration of epson salts in the spray than in the water. the total amount given the plant is much much less. all this said, I must say that I see a lot of good greening up on my pepper plants since I started spraying. And I did give one shot of watering the plants. but there I put maybe 1/4 teaspoon in 5 gallons. I will quote from here: http://www.kelpproductsofflorida.com/ Norwegian Kelp contains over 12 vitamins, 60 major and trace chelated minerals and 20 amino acids....See MoreI need recommendations from PNW red rose growers...
Comments (6)Sounds like you want the classic Hybrid tea in both bush and bloom :) most of those tend to get a bit taller than 4 ft here tho... A red rose I really like for repeat and staying power, both on bush and off, is Kardinal 85. Pros- the shape and form you want, with loads of blooms. Good petal substance too. Cons- No fragrance, and it does blackspot a bit here, although it doesnt seem to bother the bush much ( I dont spray at all) ; your box hedge may well cover the worst of it. It doesnt blue or pink, however the blooms do "cream out" a bit and get a paler shade of red after a few days of opening in lots of sun. If you cut them half open, they stay dark red. I dont grow either of these myself, but other reds popular here with your criteria may be Black Magic and Camp David (although apparently not as much in the US - odd considering the name.)...See Morenewb rose grower: how early to detect problems in David Austin roses?
Comments (12)All the plants have buds and Munstead Wood is the first to bloom-- 9 flowers have opened and 9 more developing. I gave them water and nothing else for weeks, then as they started getting bigger, sprinklings of bloodmeal and half-doses of fish emulsion. At some point I tried giving them a bit of diluted potassium with indeterminate results. (Maybe because I got muriate of potash instead of the potassium chloride, sulfide or whatever it is that's supposed to be better?) Once I gave them water left over from cooking beans (no salt) and they seemed to like it fine. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the whole plants yet, but they do seem like they are taking off. Though Munstead Wood, Lady of Shallot, and Jude the Obscure are growing with big open spaces between canes-- I don't know if these are the reported David Austin octopus arms, or pest damage to terminal shoots that would otherwise fill out the center of the bush, or particular growth habit in Houston, TX weather, or if it's just something it'll grow out of after a year and some pruning. The other, younger two plants that I've messed with the least, Lady Emma Hamilton and Brother Cadfael, have much more attractive foliage and look more bushy/shrubby. LEH has sixteen buds already and is nicely rounded, while BC, who has been growing tall thick canes and took the longest to leaf out and bud, looks more like a sturdy column shape. They are all at least two to three and a half feet off the soil level. So far the scent on MW is very sweet, like berry candy and rosewater (rather than dried rose petals), and seems stronger after a fish emulsion feeding. Can't wait for the others! Thanks to everyone for being present on this forum. I've been going through a lot of posts and learning a bunch!...See Morekstrong
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10 years agoshrey.jagma
10 years agoHi,
Here is the Information about Osiria Rose
Botanical name: Rosa 'Osiria'
Other names: Rose 'Osiria', Hybrid tea rose 'Osiria'
Genus: RosaWatch out for
Specific pests: Aphids , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly
Specific diseases: Rose black spot , Powdery mildew , Rose rustRosa 'Osiria' (Rose 'Osiria') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging
They were created by cross-breeding two types of roses, initially by hybridising hybrid perpetuals with tea roses.
Brittie - La Porte, TX 9a
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10 years agoHolly Kline
10 years agoI did get one more spectacular bloom from her last week. I'm moving the bush to a sunnier spot and hoping that next year I'll see more flowers. :)
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nummykitchen
9 years agoOh wow, just read why they discontinued offering Osiria at Palatine, I will count myself lucky since I purchased one Nov. 2013. Mine gives HUGE blooms and is more vigorous in my garden than I expected. I'm seeing little red leafbuds popping out so with fingers crossed I'd say it made it through our horrible Michigan winter.
Here are some bloom pics from last summer.
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