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Comments (31)Dublinbay, I'm late to the party, as usual! I hope you don't mind some late input. I'm 30 minutes north of Denver and have 7.9 ph clay soil. It's more like concrete than playdough. I have 2 red and 1 pink Groot and 1 Hansa. The Groots were planted about 4 years ago and have topped out around 3 feet here. The pink gets chlorotic by mid summer so I fertilize with Mile hi rose food (a local concoction sold in this area) once a month and a good dose of horse manure that seems to balance the ph. Hansa was planted 2 years ago, no yellowing leaves yet. I think once the plant has used up the amendments in the planting hole and stretch out to look for nutrients they find there isn't much and get chlorotic. I don't know your ph, but it sounds like it's fine. I love these wild and wooly roses! They need virtually no maintenance above ground and I'm willing to feed them. Plant a few and see how you like them before you tear out too many others. They are incredibly thorny and not to everyone's taste. Barb...See MoreSeeds Ordered Today
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