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Susan Louise

9 years ago

As of yesterday, my SL is finally recuperating from being grazed by deer for months (my DH put a cage around her). Not quite as nice blooms as Belle Portugaise, but a much smaller plant, and it repeats. Still has that elegant look.

Jackie

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Mas_Loves_Roses
9 years ago
Very pretty bloom, Jackie. Oh, how I wish I had roses blooming already. Enjoy! :)
jacqueline9CA
Original Author
9 years ago
Yes, thanks, and this one has elegant long buds too:
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I've been unpacking my rose library and thought some might enjoy reading what Roses of Yesterday and Today had to say about Susan Louise back in 1952 (before I was born!)Kim Susan Louise. This is the truly ever-blooming form of the beautiful climber, Belle of Portugal, and in our opinion, one of the most valuable and delightful roses in existence, regardless of color, form or age. For the novice or the professional, at the beach or the desert, Susan Louise gives happily and constantly. Buds are very long-pointed, deep pink, excellent for bouquets, the open flower is semi-double, flesh-pink, charming and graceful. Robust grower to five feet or more and truly everblooming This, friends, is a ROSE! "Susan Louise, a truly everblooming beauty, still at it when a November freeze put an end to her scintillating display." --Mrs. George W. Childers, Covington, Kentucky. "Of Susan Louise, I'll say little, simply because once started, I could never quit...this much and no more, --she is one of my ten most beautiful flowers, --an unsurpassed darling...Mr. Tillotson's all-out vote for Susan Louise should assure every customer that when he says "this is it", it really is." Sarah Lakey, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ("Mr. Tillitson" blushes with becoming modesty, secretly deciding to re-check some of his other effusions, to be sure they are "it") 3 for $3.65 each $1.35
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I've planted 'Susan Louise' three years ago, it was an own root little plant, no more than 20 cm high, coming from La Roseraie du DÃ¯Â¿Â½sert through Le Rose di Piedimonte. I've planted at the South end of my "rose walk", at the base of an almond tree, with the idea of lefting her supporting herself a little, leaning on the tree trunk. Well, she's now a 2 meters high, loopsided "stuff", bending to the opposite side I hoped they do :o/ The blooms are gorgeous, but are easily damaged in my dry climate; the plant is vigorous but suffer for summer heat, defoliating almost completely by early august, and recovering only in late september. Being planted north of the almond tree, she benefit from a little shade in the afternoon, as Anita suggested. Best bloom ever are produced, as for many Teas, from November through January. The best Gigantea I have, by now, is undoubtedly 'Follette'. Leaves and growth are way better than, for instance, 'Belle Portugaise', which I also have and like. She's startin' to bloom and... OH MY.... it's stunning. The blooms open slowly, good for picking, and are very long lived, almost a week, both in the plant and in a vase. Back to the original question, Bart, I have a friend (Paolo, which is also a Melissa's friend) with a garden filled with roses, near CittÃ¯Â¿Â½ di Castello, about 650 m above sea level. Teas are good with him, but Giganteas seem to suffer for very cold spells, freezing to the ground sometimes. Ciao ;o) Maurizio
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Thanks so much for all of the good suggestions! Cass, I do intend to test the PH and do some investigating. At the moment, however, we are in the middle of "de-bagging" and "de-tying up", and pruning, mulching, re-tying up, and feeding all of our roses and other plants all around our house, because the scaffolding is finally down (yay!), and the painters have moved on to the garage. So, I don't have lots of time right now to spend on these containers, and my main concern is to see if I can feed & water them enough to make the roses happier, and then I will play Sherlock Holmes later. I did think of the water issue when I noticed they were not growing, so I have been giving them extra water for a while. I felt so guilty when I thought of the PH issue that I went out and bought a bunch of that MAXSEA plant food (the kind for acid loving plants) , which is really expensive, but will be worth it if it works on the others as it is working on Susan Louise. Thinking about it, if pour planting soil was the issue, that might explain the immediate response to the food, although I was giving them normal food before. We have had the "soil horizon" issue here before, because our soil is very much clay. Last year I transplanted a Margo Koster, which died within 6 months. When we dug it up we discovered that in digging it a "big hole" what we had really done was dig it a bathtub that didn't drain, because the clay was so dense. Anyway, that certainly might be an issue. However, the 7 containers are all over the garden, and in some places are in beds that have been amended & planted for decades, where the soil is in pretty good shape. I will keep you posted on what I find out, and how they do with their new food. Thanks again for all of the good suggestions. jackie
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SL looks much better in your garden than it did in mine, where it was vaguely mildewy. But our climates are very different, and also I had it in a morning-sun-afternoon-shade position. It may have wanted more sun. I have Leander planted in two positions, one full sun and one half day sun. The sun/shade one gets PM, while the other does not. In any case, that is a gorgeous rose you have there!
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anntn6b
9 years ago
Susan Louise is (for me) the one that won't establish. My average winters are just often too cold for it. When my past plants have bloomed, I've been so pleased with them. le sigh. The simple elegance of those petals.

Reality check, I could not get canes to get woody for anything. I think in eight years I got a pair of one year old canes one year. I did kill it three times. I even tried different methods of winter protection.

If I had a greenhouse (that could withstand my mountaintop winds), Susan Louise would live in the warmest corner with perfect sunlight and ideal soil.
anntn6b
9 years ago
Susan Louise is (for me) the one that won't establish. My average winters are just often too cold for it. When my past plants have bloomed, I've been so pleased with them. le sigh. The simple elegance of those petals.

Reality check, I could not get canes to get woody for anything. I think in eight years I got a pair of one year old canes one year. I did kill it three times. I even tried different methods of winter protection.

If I had a greenhouse (that could withstand my mountaintop winds), Susan Louise would live in the warmest corner with perfect sunlight and ideal soil.
jacqueline9CA
Original Author
9 years ago
anntn6b - I am not surprised, as Susan Louise is a tea rose, and thus likes warmer climates. It is a seedling of Belle Portugaise, which is a hybrid gigantica.

Tea and china roses are the consolation for those of us who live in climates which are too warm for old European roses, etc.

Jackie
rosefolly
9 years ago
Mine got pretty big, too big for the spot I had reserved for it. Then it got PM, and it was outta here.

Rosefolly the Ruthless

This post was edited by rosefolly on Tue, Feb 3, 15 at 17:53
Kippy
9 years ago
I have one in a pot that needs to get in the ground. Looking forward to seeing it growing
mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9
9 years ago
Gorgeous!

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