which lavender for hot and humid climates?
alisonoz_gw
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Comments (16)I think Ferdinand Pichard may soon be coming to live with me. :) I'm not buying anything for the next couple of weeks, though. I have some friends who are landscape architects and they know some people who grow antique roses, I think for the wholesale trade. They say they'll take me out to these people's house where I can tour their personal garden and buy some roses. So I need to wait and see what I can get there. Sherry, these people live very near Ocala. (And judging by your screen name, I guess you do, too.) :-) If it turns out that they're actually set up for retail and you can shop there without having landscape architects there to give the secret handshake, I'll let you know. I'm guessing they probably grew a good portion of roses in my garden that I bought a local nurseries, and maybe yours, too. Everybody cross your fingers that they have Ferndinand Pichard...or Rainbow...or Careless Love......See MoreBest minis for hot humid climate
Comments (8)I second Pierrine and its color sport Sweet Melody. Others that do really well for me in New Orleans are Leading Lady (though its almost big enough to call a hybrid tea), Hot Tamale, Caliente, Bees Knees, Miss Flippins, and Linville. All of these bloom a lot. 2 new (to me) roses I got this past spring have been impressing me a lot for their sheer volume of bloom, shapely flowers, and light but bright colors. They are the pure lavender mini, Always A Lady, and the peach and pink-panther-pink blend, Electric Lady. E.L. blooms nearly continuously, and the blooms are impressive for form and color. Always a Lady blooms in distinct cycles with true mini-size blooms, but the cycles come quickly and literally cover the bushy plant. Very nice. Both these are compact plants. Mike...See MoreRheums in a hot, humid climate. Anyone?
Comments (17)davidrt28 - The weather is psychotic in my area, the summers are hot and humid and the winters are bone chilling. You are warmer overall of course but, it is not unusual at all for us to be near or over 90 F on many days then add the humidity. I adore Rheum so I created a mini bog. I simply dug out a very large hole and lined it with two layers of thick gauge plastic sheeting and punctured one hole with my scissors. I filled in with my good sandy loam amended with a generous amount of compost. The crown must be dry but the roots love moisture and they are very happy in boggy conditions. Since they are heavy feeders I will give it a top dressing of compost every year. These plants grow very quickly and are so architectural. Love them! You may still choose not to have a plant that you feel you may need to fret over but this could help alleviate some of the worry for you or anyone else considering this beauty.Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum' May 23rd on its second year.Same plant on Sept. 27th....See MoreYour experience with these roses (for hot & humid east coast climate)
Comments (11)msrpisi: I have 1 Mary Rose and 1 Heritage growing 3 feet apart. Over 10 years old each. 4-5 hours of sun a day, tops. MR gets a bit more. Your description of how MR does matches mine, re: BS/defoliation. That's with 1 March copper spray, and (past years) 1-2 "other" fungicide sprays per year. Good initial flush, then sparse smattering of bloom after big heat subsides. Heritage in past years has given 3 flushes a year - 1st best, of course. With same Rx as above, trivial BS and no to minimal defoliation. Last year I just did the single March spray on it - no difference. Some of the healthiest foliage of all my roses. I do see Heritage was near the top of this http://www.nybg.org/gardens/rose-garden/performers-2010.php list's rankings. Although, as it has good delicate fragrance, some of the high score reflected that (rather than just disease resistance and flower power). I'm presuming the 10 point scale system Peter K. used there was akin to the 100 point scale he used here: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3840656/spray-free-roses-spreadsheet-kukielski Interesting Heritage doesn't even appear on the spreadsheet (or I missed it). FWIW, I'm about 20 miles from Manhattan. Hope that helps....See MoreBig_Hanno
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