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chloeasha
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Comments (11)Well, I don't really care for conifers. I have 2 boxwoods (as seen in the picture) that I only keep for winter interest. I thought about a Rhododendron, as it is one of the few evergreen plants that I truly love. Really, when I garden, it's all about me, me, me. :) Of course I don't want to do something that will send the neighbors packing, but to answer the question, yep--it's really for me. :) I do want something that I can enjoy from the porch, and I get a full view of this from my living room picture window (at all times--we have 2 leaded glass panels on either side of the main window that do not have window treatments, so we can always see the front yard and we don't cover our pretty glass). Yes, we can also look down on it, but chances are we really won't, since the bedroom blinds are nearly always closed. So yeah, I probably need something for winter interest, but I am terrible at giving thought to winter and not much a fan of anything with pine needles. My mom had some pretty hollies, but don't those genreally have to be planted in m/f groups to grow berries? Would a holly look stupid in front of my house? I prefer the rhodie idea, as I think those are more fitting for my home (b. 1912, arts and crafts influence), but is there too much sun is the question I have to deliberate now. Thanks for all the input, everyone. This is my second house, and I learned a lot from my screw ups with the landscape of my first house, but this house is much "cooler" and I am being a lot more careful this time....See MoreNeed input on these roses
Comments (2)Cheema, welcome to this site. I will describe my experience with some of the roses on your list. I see you have a lot of rugosas. They are mostly good in terms of resistance to BS, especially original rugosas not their hybrids. The bad thing is they are always the first roses to attract JBs. I know that in some MD areas JBs are less of a problem, so I don't know how it will be for you, but here they are horrid and I don't see a single bloom on rugosas from mid June to mid/late August.And even the leaves are all skeletonized. Hansa - very vigorous rose. Not as resistant to BS as Rosarie de l'Hay, but still OK most of the years. Rosarie de l'Hay -good rose for our climate. My RdlH is in partial shade from mid summer on, so leaves don't look tired, but turn beautiful golden color in the fall. Overall these two roses, RdlH and Hansa are very similar, but i like RdlH much more. Magnificient Perfume- Fragrance, bloom shape and repeat are excellent, but by no means it can be a no spray rose. I have my MP for more then 5 years and it gets BS as soon as you stop spraying. I am planning to give it away, it is just so huge and it will harm other plants around, so I keep it until somebody really strong will help me to take it out. Westerland -resistance is better then many other roses, but still will get BS and loose approx 30-50 % leaves. Otherwise fragrant, strong and good repeat. Good choice. Fragrant Masterpiece - the same comments as for the MP. Great rose if you spray. NOT a no spray rose. Joyce Barden - not a no spray rose in my opinion. Felicite Parmentier - great fragrance. Of all the albas I grow this one is the least resistant to PM and BS. I actually spray it. Some people grow it no spray, so it is not so bad, but don't expect it to be completely healthy. Konigen Von Denmark - very healthy. Great fragrance. Good choice. Great Maiden's Blush - sometimes get BS badly in my experience. It all depends on a year. Some years it is clean and some years it is spotty. Soory, it doesn't look too bright, hopefully you get better experience. If you are interested, I can put together a list of roses that I would grow in MD if I had no roses and wanted repeat bloom really badly:) Olga...See MoreFine roses that you don't hear much about
Comments (32)I could have been more diplomatic in my comments. It was early after a hot night and I was grumpy. Anyway PF pretty much blooms continuously. RU is somewhat new, supposed to be a climber but mine is just floribunda sized. It had a very heavy first flush and now it is regrouping. I have a problem in that arbor with all the roses. Most don't grow vigorously, but then I think about Dr. W. van Fleet which shrugs off what ever is bothering the others.It does better than New Dawn. Ilse Krohn S. is the best of the rest so far manages to be head high. Manita across the way is the most vigorous of the K' climbers as is Antique '89. My original post on this subject was a quote from Charles Quest-Ritson's book about climbers and ramblers. "The trouble is that foreign names are often a barrier to popularity and commercial success. Many of the best German roses are ignored because of their names. Grossherzogin Eleonore von Hessen and Herzogin Viktoria-Adelheid von Coburg-Gotha may be difficult to remember and impossible for non-Germans to pronounce but their can be no excuse for ignoring such exceptional roses as Regierungsrat Rottenberger, Frau Eva Schubert, or Rosarium Uetersen." Wow! Talk about pronouncing, typing them ia also difficult....See MorePLEASE share any input on my rose list!
Comments (18)Michael - I don't grow any of the roses on your list, but even in zone 6b I'd be cautious about a climbing tea. I've successfully overwintered 5 or 6 tea roses here in zone 5 which I realize is a zone colder than yours technically, but these are all in my virtual zone 6 on the sunny side of the house. They need very careful protection with standing leaf bags around them all winter and even so they lose most if not all of their canes over the winter, even as mild a one as we just had. Teas don't really like that kind of pruning, but some of them will survive it (Maman Cochet is probably the most robust survivor). Some teas won't survive even with this maximum protection, and if so I can't fathom any of them climbing even under ideal conditions. In my yard, I break out the champagne if they reach knee height and also bloom, which is laughable in regions where teas really belong. You might get Lorenzo to survive in your zone but I'd lay considerable odds that it wouldn't climb for you. None of this says not to try these roses, however, just that you can't take anything published from warmer zones to help you decide whether to try Lorenzo Pahissa or other teas. As MadGallica says, you have to experiment to know what will work for you, and don't let us dissuade you from something you really want to try. In general, most hybrid perpetuals are reasonably hardy for me and would be a good bet in zone 6. From what I hear in eastern climates, if a rose will blackspot it's liable to be problematic for you, so my input isn't all that valuable for you. I don't have Reine Victoria, but Mme. Isaac Periere is pretty disease free for me in my dry zone, though she's a once bloomer only for me and that only if she has surviving cane from the winter. You might get a more reliable range of options if you asked about OGR roses and very double blooms in a separate thread, and broadened out beyond Angel Gardens. Pam is a sweetheart and has healthy strong plants, but I get discouraged looking at her listings and the ones from A Reverence for Roses since so many of them are just not sustainable in my cold climate, even for a zone pusher like me. We'll be happy if you hear of the feasibility of any of these roses however so that we can follow in your footsteps! Cynthia...See Moreingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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