Where to get Fortuniana Rootstock?
bigpaulie1972
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Fortuniana Rootstock for Roses in AZ?
Comments (2)Hi! Yes, that's what I figured. But, I have purchased some from CR (peat pots to be removed) on good 'ol Dr. Huey (ah, the memories from CA). They are already sprouting, amazingly. I use only organic goodies (planted with a mix of blood, bone, a tiny bit of alfalfa meal so as not to burn), plus I put micorrhizae tablets in the soil for all my plants, rose or otherwise. So, we shall see. Digging those holes here was MURRRRDERRR. lol :) I got: Julia Child, Rainbow Sorbet, Cinco De Mayo, Easy Does it, Just Dreamy, Strike It Rich, and Tahitian Sunset. What do you think of these? I had 94 plants in CA, but none of these. I will definitely check out K&M and do my darndest to visit you at the Mesa rose sale. Thank you!! Liebling...See MoreWhere to get Fortuniana rootstock
Comments (1)Looks like a great plant for this area - I didn't realize there were more than just a couple of the Banksias. Hmmm.... maybe we can strike a deal, lol.... Here is a link that might be useful: Antiqute rose emporium - Fortuniana...See MoreTransplanting a Veterans' Honor on Fortuniana Rootstock
Comments (10)Seeing that massive root system reminds me of my pink knock out that I transplanted from my old house to my new house. It was only in the ground one season and one winter, grew from 12" tall when purchsed to 3' x 3' and bloomed profusely. So I didn't want to leave it at the house I was selling. Well I started digging this rose bush up and an hour later and 2' into the earth I was wondering if I would ever get to the end of the root. I finally, in desperation, just chopped the root off at 2', then pruned the top to help balance the rose. It's been in the ground at the new house since last summer and to add insult to injury the poor thing was transplanted in late spring when it was quite hot. More insult was putting it in ground that was anything but good soil. It was heavy and clay. So after being traumatized to the point of it should have died, the poor little thing put out some roses last year but didn't really grow in size. This spring I tipped the branches, cleaned it up, fertilized it well with compost and it's happy, happy now blooming all the time. I hope it starts to grow taller soon. It's still very small. I do feed it banana skins all the time and it seems to love it. I just purchased a sack of alfalfa nuggets to treat lawn and garden beds. I know this little rose was fed alfalfa back when she was planted in the other bed. I think that may have had something to do with that enormous tap root. I still can't believe that dainty little bush had that root on it. Amazing just as yours is....See MoreWhere to buy Fortuniana Rootstock
Comments (2)Monahmed, Cool Roses in Florida sells potted Fortuniana for budding and grafting. I have not purchased from them. I just remember seeing that they sell the Fortuniana I tried rooting Fortuniana with no luck. I think it wants to have a humid environment, with barely damp rooting medium... at least that's what I'm going to try next. Good Luck to You! Gracin...See Morelookin4you2xist
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