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roselee z8b S.W. Texas
10 years ago
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Comments (14)Thanks everyone for the information! You all have been really helpful! I planted a star jasmine at another home, and I do remember that being a nice plant. There is a family-owned nursery less than a mile from my house. They are really great with plants that do well only in this area. I will definitely talk to them!! They don't seem to carry very many varieties of roses. (There is another larger family-owned nursery across town that has a great website that I have visited. ) That's why I posted to this forum. Obviously, I don't have much experience with roses!! Basically knock-out roses is all I have, and do well wherever!! Harrborrose -- I'm a bit confused about my zone. To register for this site, I googled "find my garden zone" and went to garden.org and entered my zip code. It says my zone is 7B. The map looks to change right near my area. Thanks everyone! I have previously heavily relied on 3 books that I have for DFW gardening. But was just hoping that something different would work. Sounds like this is not the place for that!!...See MoreThornless Climbing Rebloomer for Large Container in partial shade
Comments (4)These are my experiences with the following roses north of Los Angeles: Lady Banks White - too large, no repeat Lady Banks yellow - too large, no repeat Madame Alfred Carriere - NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THORNLESS and large Reve d'Or - large and sharp prickles Zepherine Drouhin - large and don't know about shade tolerance. Not healthy in Los Angeles areas From Rogue Valley: American Beauty - no where near thornless, bush not terribly healthy, climber healthier but thorny and large, little to no repeat. Amadis - no repeat Clytemnestra - nice but not thornless Cornelia - sharp prickles Crepuscule - don't know about light sufficiency Climbing Iceberg - LARGE, SHARP prickles, bush form can be nearly thornless Martha - same as Zepherine Morletii - no repeat Renae - EXCELLENT Souvenir du Dr. Jamain - health issues Tausendschon - nearly thornless, mildew issues Climbing Yellow Sweetheart - thornless, but not well branched, long, heavy canes with enormous terminal clusters. Renae is shade tolerant, fragrant, excellent rebloom and THORNLESS. Opal Brunner is very similar to the above, only varies in color of flower and foliage. If there is enough light, you can also use Purezza, a repeat flowering hybrid of Banksiae. It does have some prickles on the leaf midribs, but no flesh ripping cane ones. It requires heat to rebloom. At the coast, traditional Banksiae will continue flowering as long as it's still spring like weather. Purezza flowers when it gets HOT. I don't know if your light levels are high enough for it. Renae and Opal Brunner are more shade tolerant. If the direct sun on the ceramic pot is strong and intense, you might consider wrapping the exposed sides inside the pot with bubble wrap to insulate it against heat absorption and radiation. It can be enough to cook the roots of a rose. Without seeing what it is, it is difficult to determine so I mention it to possibly improve your chances. Kim...See MoreThorny Bougainvilleas
Comments (5)the purpose of latin names.. is to give plants that differ.. within the family .... different names .... so you need to do your research based on latin names ... the part after the latin parts .. in 'quotes' is the cultivar name ... the 'CULTI-vated VAR-ietal' ... so.. that is the trick ... wish i could help you more specifically with the Bs ... so to wrap it all up... take the latin name, including the cultivar .... add the word THORNS ... and with a little luck.. you should be able to do research on said issue ... i wish you luck ... i gave you a start at the link ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreNew Bougainvillias at Home Depot
Comments (13)Thanks for all the input, guys! Lellie, that pic is beautiful, and looks a lot like the Imperial Delight. But are the leaves in the FRONT the foliage, or the ones in the back? The front ones look like pepperomia or something, yet they do seem to be growing on the stem of the plant. I'm surprised at the unexpected coloring. Katkin, you amaze me with your standards (your plant TREES, not your actual ethical STANDARDS, of course...though those might be amazing, too!) ;o) That was the thing I was most impressed with in your garden...your fantastic increase in bed space that you gained by making so many plants into standards, and underplanting them with other good stuff. So clever! And you are GOOD at it, too. I think this spring, I might try a bit of it, myself. Thonotorose, I'd like to try some more in hanging baskets, myself, even though I killed the one I bought last year. I think I was probably way too good for it, and I also think I handled the roots too roughly when I transplanted it. Thanks again, everyone. I can't wait to pick up a couple of these new and beautiful varieties. Marcia...See Morecynthianovak
10 years agoI am certain you posted this just for me! All but 2 are coming back in a burst of color. I had no idea what the name of the one smaller plant with large distinctive lilac bracts. Now I know it is Silhouette! I'll wait a while longer but I have more to go on than what I told my local nurseryman yesterday. Thank you Roselee! This photo from last August shows Silhouette in the foreground.
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