Nice hardy shrub rose?
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Comments (2)Steve: Here in Colorado, "Polar Joy" is sold as an only tree rose that survives the winter. Because this tree rose has its own roots, there are many suckers around the trunk after a year. I let them to grow. Yes, last year, the canes were gracefully cascading and the flowers were beautiful pink. I liked it as a shrub rather than an artificial tree form. The shrub was very vigorous and soon would be taking over the tree. I thought it would be OK to let the nature take hold. But this year, I was told to take the suckers off so that the tree would survive. Sigh! Now, at different locations, I am trying to propagate the suckers....See MoreNeed suggestions for a disease resistant, hardy yellow shrub rose
Comments (42)Prairie Harvest is a nice yellow that will die back to the ground and come back vigorously for me every year. No disease, but the thrips love it. In the sun, it will fade to a chalky whitish light yellow. There is a new yellow knockout this year, but I don't know much about it. No, I'm not talking about Carefree Sunshine. Molineau is a nice yellow that nicely survives my Chicago winter with protection. A good bloomer, with nice fragrance Topaz Jewel gets BS and is not as hardy as other Rugosas, but survives in my garden with no protection. Last year, I had to cut it almost to the ground, though. TJ grows at akward angles, so is best to grow in a closely planted group. Perdita is pink in my garden. Not at all yellow for me. RU sells a yellow sport of Tamora called Lovely Child that has worked well in my garden. Here's a pic Julia Child is floppy. Strike it Rich isn't really yellow. Think Cantalope. I grew it this year and really like it. Not much fragrance though. I have grown Livin Easy and like it a lot, so Easy Going should be a good one. Lemon Spice is my favorite Yellow. I protect it and spray it, so it probably doesn't fit your criteria. But, if you want a non stop bloom machine for cutting and sniffing, Lemon Spice is the answer. Gets kind of tall and lanky. Jude the Obscure is winter hardy for me with minimal protection, but not really yellow. Apricot. Great smeller, though. The only yellow that I have that is disease resistant w/o spraying is Prairie Harvest. Al...See MoreHardy shrub roses all died back to the ground...
Comments (25)The winter was very cold and long here in Ontario. Here's an update about how things did in my neck of the woods... My two Morden Sunrise died down to the ground, but they're sending out some nice shoots with buds on the ends. (Maybe 6'' long now). My Champlain had a few inches long left alive, it's an own-rooter too... Marie Victorin had quite a bit of dieback, it had gotten about 4' high, now there was maybe 7'' long of green canes left... John Cabot surprisingly died to the snowline, shich we had alot of, so he had about 4' high of cane left. The flower carpets (my first roses, about 9 years old now) died to the ground, as usual, and are sending out good, but short shoots... rosa glauca barely had any dieback, it did awesome... the wild roses - acicularis and virginiana - did really great, no dieback at all. Even, in one exposed spot the other (hardy zone 3) perennials all died completely, except for good ol, acicularis, with again, no dieback. The rugosas had little dieback... Quadra had very little dieback, although it was about 3' high in the Fall, so it was under snow... Martin Frobisher had most of his tall shoots die completely back, now all I have left are two tall 4' high twigs that look like they're gonna look like awkward lollipops! Emily Carr died to the ground, but has nice shoots now, a few inches long...Alexander Mackenzie did well, with a little bit of dieback, but it was a short bush still, as did Morden Snowbeauty. But the rugosas, even the zoned 4 rugosa 'Belle Poitevine' had very little dieback. The potted roses in the shed are long long gone... I gotta say, though, those wild roses did really well! Here I'm days to a week to having some buds open....See MoreWinter Hardy (cane hardy) Climbing Roses
Comments (17)Hi Flowernay! I just discovered this forum--usually go to ponds as have a pond but did a search on cold climate gardening and low and behold! I grow William Baffin, John Cabot and John Davis--favorite is the last as blooms all season. Have had it planted for 5 years and is only 6 feet tall--the other two are only 2 years old so havn't reached their growth yet. If your friend wants a really tall climber my Polestar, sometimes called Polar Star is over 9 feet tall. It was taller (almost 15 feet spread along the fence) but I moved it last spring and it didn't like the move much. Had to cut down the canes to 6 feet to move it. They grow on old wood so you are not supposed to cut the canes--just prune out side canes. The flowere is very interesting white with a green bud in the center--only blooms in early spring, but I like the foilage as is a good cover for an ugly wall. The only problem is is that the thorns are about 3/4" long which is why I moved mine from beside the sidewalk to an area where I won't get bitten when I pass by. Sorry for the late post--I guess this may be e-mailed to you. Happy rose gardening! Jalal...See MoreThyme2dig NH Zone 5
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