Your favorite Bourbon rose
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Comments (12)Carol - Clotilde does ball for me but not badly. You are right about the heat, which helps the petals to expand and open. I consider balling a price I'm willing to pay for such perfectly quartered flowers. Robert - I spray a fungicide (Mancozeb) approximately once every three weeks. I do not use insecticides. Note: fungicides DO NOT kill insects and animals. I have gone completely no spray in my mother's coastal Virginia zone 7b garden. I replaced the black spot prone modern roses with Tea, China and Shrub roses. So far the results have been mixed. The aforementioned roses have kept more of their leaves but the defoliation is still significant, which I hide with mounds of lavender. Frankly, in my own garden, I wouldn't dream of going completely no spray. Patrick...See MoreZone 5 Rose Gardeners "What's Your Favorite Rose'?
Comments (41)I live in zone 5 a little west of Madison WI and have a "Blaze Improved" that has been in for over 8 years. I live in a valley so I get lots of wind and a little cooler climate than in town, my lilacs bloom 2 weeks after the ones there. I didn't do a very good job of taking care of Blaze (didn't prune, water regularly, or fertilize up till 2 years ago). The pictures below are from today, October 3rd, and it's still cranking out the 2.25" blooms on the 5-6 foot canes. It does get BS here but I don't care, this has got to be the bloomingist rose I have. The color is a true, rich, beautiful red that does not fade (picture color is pretty accurate). Little or no fragrance to me. I don't do anything special in the winter except dump a half bag of chip bark mulch on the base for winter and sometimes if I have extra oak leaves I use those instead. There is very little die back or pruning to do come spring. From what I've read, 'Blaze' is zone 6-10, blooms on old wood, and 'Blaze Improved' is zone 5-9 blooms on new and old wood, if that helps for pruning. Very consistent and dependable. This is a repost from the Blaze topic....See MoreWhat's your favorite fragrant rose for a cool mild wet climate?
Comments (5)That's a 'Welcoming Red' Lotus of classic form. Source: PondLotus.com https://pondlotus.com/collections/all/products/welcoming-red-lotus Last spring it was a little 1/4" x 6" root like tuber clipping on when I got it. Concerned it would not make it being so small. It put up a 3" diameter leaf. And then each leaf one bigger than the next, until 12". Then it started flowering with large flowers, one after the next. The fragrant flowers only last a few days each, but they keep being It was grown in 4" of mud in a 22" x 6 black plastic lotus tub. I buried two waterlily fertilizer sticks under the mud and put in a sunny spot. To overwinter, the lotus tub was submerged 6" under the surface of side pond intended for tadpoles. Once I find more mud, it is big enough now to consider planting into that pond....See MoreWhat are your favorite companion plants for your roses???
Comments (13)Just received more flower seeds through the mail from Botanical Interests, what a great company ! Several hours after completing my online order, I got an email stating my seeds had shipped, that's the fastest I've ever seen, sent almost before I ordered. I love their presentation- a beautiful box, rice paper Happy Growing announcement, my receipt, seed planting guide, and a free package of seeds, all for ordering just 2 seed packs. And to top it off there was free shipping . My fluffy Cosmos will be waving to their companions in the breeze. The vintage wild fringed Dianthus have been on my wish list for several years ( Botanical Interests sent me email notification when it was back in stock ). It will be a feathery addition. There's too much for my small flower bed but lots to give away. Today I noticed the first white pincushion flower sprouting from it's seed pot, some white to go between the pink and red roses. My dwarf Columbine seeds have not popped up yet, they will go in a circle in the shade with the hostas. The Alaskan Raspberry Nasturtiums got planted today. The birds, bees and butterflies will be happy in the garden this year....See MoreUser
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