Questions for Florida rose growers
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Comments (5)You could try "Safer's Defender" which is available and legal to be used by the home gardener in most communities in Canada. The 12% sulfur product would need to be sprayed weekly and after a rain. If you don't have a large number of roses, you may wish to give it a try. Other than that if you're not too far from the nearest border, you may still be allowed to bring a small amount into Canada for your own use, unless of course it's not legal to use in your City or Municipality. Also, Mad Gallica's suggestion should be taken as good advice....See MoreFlorida or high heat/ humidity rose growers question..
Comments (10)Tina, I don't have anything yet for it to grow on, but I think I need to act fast. I'm going to make one out of rebar and coated fence wire. It will be about 7' wide and tall and very close to a storebought one that Don Juan is on. I intend for Lamarque to grow onto DJ's arbor, too. Ideally, the rebar arbor would be made of two 20' 3/8" rebars criss-crossed into an arch. The cemetaries in CA use this configuration, and they say it works well. The lady at the nursery where I bought Lamarque says it doesn't mind being thinned some if it gets too big. I would imagine if you have a tree nearby, you could train some of it to grow up into the tree. I intend to do that with Jaune Desprez. I think the Noisettes are probably a better bet in Florida as far as disease and heat tolerance. One thing I'd recommend is to anchor your arbors very well. We had one blow over before the rose ever got near it. A big rose on top of an arbor is very top-heavy and makes a great sail, i.e., catches a lot of wind. Sherry...See MoreQuestion from a first time rose grower
Comments (6)Just pinch off and deadhead the flower. Cutting further down the cane is not required. Then empower yourself and get a good beginners book on growing roses such as 'Roses for Dummies'. There are better books, but that will at least cover the basics. Google can also be your friend. This post was edited by the_morden_man on Tue, Jun 25, 13 at 21:37...See MoreA bunch of questions for rose growers
Comments (9)That's my take on it Strawberryhill. Petal size and color will often indicate what is desired. Roses descended from under story species tend to have smaller petals of lighter color. The more "shade tolerant" roses fit that mould very well. Hybrid Musks (actually hybrid multifloras) are mostly smaller petaled, lighter petaled and lighter colored roses. Makes sense. Dark colors won't reflect a whole lot of light in reduced illumination, so they won't attract many pollinators. That's the whole function of the flower, ovulation. Those which aren't successful in reproduction don't last in Nature. So far, she doesn't seem to waste good genes on inappropriate applications. She requires things in balance. Her see-saw is always level at its greatest success. Smaller, thinner, lighter colored petals benefit from reduced hours of hotter, brighter sun. They tend to require less than larger, heavier, darker colored ones to open properly. That has to be balanced between the sufficient threshold to open and not enough to burn and destroy them. Larger petals also tend to collect and hold more moisture which must be evaporated out of them to permit proper opening. That requires heat, often from direct sun. Increase the petal count with those larger types and the required heating increases to provide the energy and drying required for opening. Smaller ones hold less moisture, requiring less direct sun heat to dry them, hence less balling. Lighter colors often hold their proper pigments better in less direct, hot sun. Determining what the actual sun hours needed in your garden isn't something anyone else can really answer. Micro climates vary so tremendously in just a few feet, those thresholds can easily vary within your garden, making distances an even greater obstacle in giving actual figures. Kim...See Moreteka2rjleffel
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11 years ago"Double Delight" grows pretty good, nice colors, and great fragrance. Pic included.
"Veteran's Honor", does well, good shape, decent fragrance.
S. Florida
dewyd
11 years ago"Fragrant Cloud", did okay for two seasons, but now looks like its dying. Don't know why, maybe all the rain lately? Also on Fortuniana root stock, bought at Home Depot. Looked like it was neglected when bought, but it eventually put out good flowers...see pic.
dewyd
11 years ago"Double Delight" is probably the most popular bi-colored hybrid, with fragrance that should be bottled. I charge $0.50, plus tax for a wiff/sniff, 2nd and subsequent sniff's $0.25 each, 3rd & 4th sniff's-loitering. But best bang for the rose buck.
I wondered about using rootstock other than Fortuniana in a pot also. But like the other poster said, if the plant is in a pot and off the ground, using bricks or patio blocks, you should be good to go. Helps air circulation under pot also.
But if planting in Florida soil, Fortuniana should be used.
If you do use a different root stock other than Fortuniana in a pot, post back what results you had. I would think there are a lot of renters growing roses in pots, so they can take the plants with them when they move. There are also more online options for rose bushes other than Fortuniana rootstock options...to put in a pot.
My Fortuniana rose pots don't show that they are getting root bound either. Their is plenty of room on the sides of the pot to grow further. Even though they have been in the same pots for at least two years.
I am not a horticulturist, but I don't see why one can't grow a rose in a pot other than on Fortuniana rootstock in Florida. Good luck.
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