Can anyone help with 'Lady Banks' puzzle?
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Comments (11)Actually, I was going to say that "in the wild," per images made by Phillips & Rix in China, the big Asian roses tend to grab trees and climb. Our R. banksia lutea here would, I thought, go up a fence and arch out. Well, a little of it does that, but most of it has run up a pair of ficus trees, and waves around up-top. In the cool filtered shade under the trees, it hangs down in a shower of flowers. And it's not alone. At the Stagecoach Inn (Newberry Park, CA) Mutabilis, planted too close to a group of oak trees, has climbed the nearest oak, and peeks out between the leaves and branches. Jeri...See MoreLady banks questions
Comments (22)Kim, I hear what you are saying, but really it has not been a problem. These 2 roses have been on our house for over 20 years. During that time, once they fell down in a 100 MPH+ wind storm, and once we cut them down to about 7 ft high so that the house could be painted. In the first instance, we just (I say "we" - hah! It certainly helps to have a DH who is a contractor and owns 35 ft ladders!) put them back up, and the next Spring they bloomed more than ever. In the second instance, it took them only about 18 months to grow back to the roof - happy as clams. I am not one who thinks of squirrels as a problem - I like them. Who really uses these roses are the birds - I never let my DH prune or re-tie them up except in the late Fall when we are sure that all of the babies have fledged. Our climate is warm and dry in the summers, so the roses have not caused any sort rot type problems, and I think they actually provide some insulation against the sun. They are of course full of water, which is better than our wooden shingles which dry out. As to "massive amounts of dirt and debris" - no. My DH gets up there on his ladders once a year, takes out some of the weight, ties up the newer canes we are keeping, etc. However, (again, perhaps it is our climate - it gets very windy here in the winter storms) he has not found any debris except a few birds nests. The stuff he generates from his labor is almost all rose clippings, and almost all alive and green for that matter. When we had our house painted, he told me that on this side of the house the shingles were in much better shape than another side where there are no roses - that entire wall baked in the sun and had to be re-shingled (I immediately started to grow a tall rose bush on it to be helpful!). So, my experience is evidently different than yours - just wanted folks to know, hope you don't mind. Jackie...See MoreLady Banks - Care and propagation
Comments (2)Dear kathgrace and jerryngeorgia31557, I think layering is the easiest way to propagate a Lady Banksia rose. Anchor a limb, or cane, of the Lady Banksia rose with a rock; and let Mother Nature take care of the propagation. In a few months, the anchored limb will develop roots. At that point, dig up the new plant and move it to its new location....See MoreLady banks?? I don't think so...
Comments (5)It may be that the rootstock it was grafted on has taken over, which is commonly a red once-blooming climber named Dr. Huey. (I'll put a link below to a description -- click on the "photos" tab for more pictures.) It also could be some other red climber that ended up with the wrong label. Lady Banks is either the yellow version you mentioned or the regular white variety. Here is a link that might be useful: Dr. Huey...See MoreUser
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