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Roses for Zone 5 sometimes 6

17 years ago

Anyone have any personal experience with roses that do well in zone 5 (sometimes 6 with our last mild winters)? How long have you been growing them, etc.?

I am looking for climbers and shrub roses; preferably something I won't have to be spraying or worrying about bugs damaging all the time.

I have The Fairy, Bonica and Carpet Rose now that do well without much attention. I am getting to be a lazy gardener. (GRIN) My old Blaze rose that was here when we moved to this place in 1997 has about succumbed to that rose disease where the leaves ball up, etc. Don't remember what it is called. I think that is what happened to it.

Thanks--

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rose_r_red
17 years ago
I am kind of new to gardening but I do have some roses that did very well through the winter last year. I will give you a list of everything that I had though last winter

Kordes Perfecta, it didnt even slow it down, barely any pruning required. I think it was made in Germany so the cold dont bother it.

Her Magisty- That one did have a little pruning after the winter but is doing fine

Blue girl- It fared about as well as Her Magisty

Knock out roses- They are animals lol, they grow FAST and you cant kill them, or I havent been able to. My dog has even ran through them and broken a few branches off and they keep growing like nothing happened. I have 10 of them and they are a mass of color. I am going to plant the blushing knockout roses this year.

You mentioned flower carpet roses, yep they did very well, I didnt loose a one last winter.

JP baby blanket tree rose. One of mine did great, the other one, up and died. It had already had leaves and everything and just died. I dont know why or if the winter had anything to do with it.

This year I planted a HUGE amount of hybrid teas and Grandiflora roses, and a few English roses. Maybe next spring I can give you a bigger list of what survived the winter.
Susy
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions. I will check them out. I read lots of good reports on the KnockOuts.

Do you find fall or spring planting best?
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rose_r_red
17 years ago
Susy

I will tell you the story of my Knock Out roses. I dont think it matters when you plant them things, this is why.

I got mine about this time last year, maybe a little later than this time last year. Yes I know thats late for planting roses.

They were on clearance at Lowes and looked like they were dead. They costed a whole dollar a pot so I figured what do I have to loose? If they die, then I loose nothing. I got 10 of them and planted them with the cow poop/humus mix from they sell at Walmart and just watered them and gave them mirical grow every week or so. I also pruned off anything that looked dead and just mulched them, and thats it. They grew a lot last year, but this year, they have really taken off. They are really amazing and bloom like crazy. I have kids and dogs and a cat that loves to sleep under them and they just shrug it all off. They were so easy to grow I think you could just throw them at the ground and they would take off LOL.

They are awesome with blackspot too. None of them have ever gotten blackspot, I fight blackspot non stop with most of my roses but them Knock Outs never seem to get it. I am going to get some of the new blushing Knock outs, I just love the color.
Susy
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks for replying--they sound easy enough to grow and I like the idea of no Black Spot!!

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