No More Austins for Me
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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own root Austins that can endure more shade?
Comments (3)Have you thought about putting some hydrangeas in that shady area? Most love some morning sun as long as they get shade during the brutally hot part of the day (which is after 2:00 during July-Aug. in my Midwestern zone 6). Limelight is a nice macrophylla hydrangea. But I also like Annabelle--which is a different type of hydrangea and can handle a bit more sunshine than the macrophyllas. (The paniculata hydrangeas, on the other hand, can take almost full day sun.). I'm a big fan of hydrangeas and there are lots of lovely macrophylla hydrangeas out there--some supposedly re-bloom. They all bloom for at least a month--sometimes longer--and the bush looks nice all season. They are very showy in bloom. Kate...See MoreSo I'm getting more Austins...including climbers but have some ?
Comments (11)Hi Jeff, I'd recommend The Generous Gardener or St Swithin for a climber, not red, but both of them seem to be good choices. I have Spirit of freedom and I'm increasingly underwhelmed by it. I grew Queen of Sweden at my old house and I liked it a lot, but beware that it is a very upright rose... basically shooting straight up with lovely cupped roses on the very tips. It's very vertical. I also grew Tess, and I thought it a decent enough plant but would never grow it again. The Prince too, also grew very vertically, wonderful blooms but not a "bush", rather some sticks with amazing flowers on it. I'd grow it again, but in the back of something else. Same for Queen of Sweden. I really like Sister Elizabeth. Short plant, smallish flowers, but really great shape, strong scent, and very good rebloom. I'm a fan of the highly-scented English roses. Today was the first bloom of the year on Sceptre'd Isle and the scent is just fantastic. Between my old house and my new place, I've probably grown about 50 Austins, and my favourites (at this point) would include: Jude the Obscure Lady E. H. Jubilee Celebration St. Cecelia Sceptre'd Isle Harlow Carr Gentle Hermione The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild Alan Titchmarsh Eglantyne Evelyn Sister Elizabeth Of course, your climate will make all the difference, especially in 5b, I've grown English Roses only in California and England.... but those are the ones I wouldn't want to be without. New to me this year, but roses I liked when I visited David Austin's nursery last year include: The Alnwick Rose, The Wedgewood Rose, Munstead Wood and Princess Alexandra of Kent. On the wishlist for next year some oldies like Pretty Jessica, Brother Cadfael, Abe Darby, Mary Magdalene and Lilac Rose; and of course, the new roses will be revealed soon, so perhaps something from there will be especially tempting. Anyway, hope something in this helps you out, good luck with the new planting, I'm sure your mom will love them!...See MoreThe David Austin debate over again
Comments (23)The Canadian Nursery, Pickering Nurseries grows Many Austin Roses, including Sharifa Asma among others. Many of my roses come from Pickering and I also suplied them with budwood for three of the Griffith Buck varieties that they now offer. Prior to budding and selling the varieties I supplied the wood for, they wanted to know the origins of the mother plants, they took two years to observe the plants that they budded and I know for a fact that they sent the wood I gave them for virus indexing. If you want virus free Austin varieties, they are a very reputable supplier. Below is what they say to the frequently asked question: Q: There's a variety I want but I'm concerned about Rose Mosaic Virus? I've heard that Canadian roses are virus-free, can I be sure? A: "We are absolutely sure that we have no virused plants in our fields. The budwood we receive from our sources is Virus-indexed and therefore virus free. Aside from that, we cover many miles walking our field inspecting the plants for issues such as mislabeled/ stray plants and disease/ pest infestations. New varieties are heavily scrutinized. We want to make sure that the variety is a good one and to be sure that it is healthy and lives up to its description." Cheers, Rideau Rose Lad...See MoreLight pink Austin that blooms more than Sharifa Asma???
Comments (23)Sultry is your LoS on its own roots, or on Dr.H or Fortuniana? I ordered one on its own roots this year from DA and they sent me a grafted one by accident (they are sending me a replacement one this week). I'm not sure if I'll like it enough to order it on Fortuniana yet, knowing it will take up a lot of room. I grew it once before and it didn't bloom much and the blooms were very small for me. But I only had it for about six months. I moved it into the ground then it started getting really large (still no blooms) and I realized it wasn't a good spot for such a large rose so I moved it again and it didn't survive the second move (poor thing, was all my fault!). Anyways, something tells me she'll do better in partial shade and maybe on her own roots so she doest get so large. I dunno. We'll see. If she does well for me I may get her on Fortuniana. I have two Pat Austins though, on Fort and they do really well and they are a similar color....See Moredublinbay z6 (KS)
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