New to growing roses, my first Tiffany bloom
swedeone
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Hello,
The first ever rose I planted was last year, six of them from Sam's club, nothing fancy but I put them around the bird bath.
This year I planted ten more in a row of five each side leading to the bird bath and this one, Tiffany, is one of the first to bloom of the new ones this year, I just love roses :)
I come on here to see how incredible everyone's roses are, their gardens and flowers are exquisite and I am learning, mixed up some "tea" to put on them and looking forward to lots of blooming.
When I took this photo Sunday morning, I had just watered the roses, the color is so soft with just the touch of yellow. I hope the future blooms will be bigger and brighter but for now, I have this in a crystal rose bowl to look at.
Thank you for all who have been so kind and answered questions to help me get started growing these beautiful flowers. I hope everyone's roses are getting off to a wonderful start of the season!
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HELP!! My First Time Growing Attempt & the Rose Canes Look Dead!
Comments (1)Beth, I'm sorry to say, but it sounds like they are dead. The thorniness of the canes means nothing, but the darkness does. If you cut into them, you will see brown instead of a green rim with a white center. But check the bases of the plants, you may have some good growth there. If you do, cut away all the dead stuff. I wish I could tell you why the one Zephirine is doing well and the others didn't. Was the ground different there? Was it moister or drier in that spot during the winter? Did it have more protection from extra mulch or a building? You'll have to figure it out. When the forsythias bloom is when it is time to trim roses and they really start to grow at the point so you know for next year. I do hope you don't give up on roses. And next time post onthe regular or antique rose forum, you'll get way more responses and quickly too: ) Remy Here is a link that might be useful: Roses for the North...See MoreFirst blooms from some of my new roses
Comments (9)Floribunda 'Scentimental' Fairly big and solitary for a floribunda. Sometimes lots of red, and sometimes lots of white. The scent is good, but with 'scent' in the name, I would've expected more. Floribunda 'Intrigue' Hard to capture the true color of this one. Very intense darker magenta. Sometimes has white at the base of the petals. Hybrid Tea 'Dark Night' The specimen I purchased wasn't exactly thriving, so I'm not surprised by the small size of the first blooms. It's putting out much better growth now. Very dark magenta main color with the light yellow reverse. Nice combination, but the blooms are small for a hybrid tea. Floribunda 'Fired Up'. Now this is a striking combination. Bright orange/red with canary yellow streaks. Small blooms, but very eye-catching to the passerby. A bonus picture of my daylily 'Primal Scream'. I saw a tag for this thing when perusing a garden center. The name was cool, so I bought one. I'm glad I did because this bloom is at least twice as big as my other daylilies. The color is stunning, and the elongated petals are jarring at first glance. I saw another daylily the other day that was larger than this one. It was in the ground at another garden center, so I don't know it's name....See MoreMy Fighting Fishtail bloomed! First bloom for me and it's my new fave!
Comments (22)Kate, Thank you! I've been working with Adenium for only 4 years now. The first year I made the mistake of using playground sand in my soil. I lost a few to rot. The next couple of years I used cactus mix with extra perlite and pebbles. It worked well. This year I mixed coco husk chunks with top soil and perlite. I'm always experimenting. I like this mix so far. This year was my first year ever to use coco husk. I had a horrible spider mite infestation this year for the first time. Now I'm wondering if they can hide in the fiberous husk? I have no idea and it may not even be related. But I think I've gotten rid of most of them. The roots are doing great when I've checked a few. This last month I ordered pumice stone. I made a few pots with top soil, perlite, and pumice. I think this will be a great mix. The only issue is that it's hard to find pumice. You have to order it and it can be a little pricey. I found a great company though: http://www.generalpumiceproducts.com/order-here/size-316-15lb-bag-garden-pumice 3/16" is perfect. It's a very light weight stone. Also, I live in a very humid and hot climate (Houston). So these mixes allow me to only have to water maybe once or twice a week. It drains very well but retains a slight amount of water to keep them happy....See MoreTiffany first bloom, but not fragrant
Comments (6)Give your Tiffany time. It will not disappoint you. As the bush matures and its roots venture out into native soil thereby accessing all the various nutrients available to it, wonderful changes will occur. Fragrance improvements, chief among them, will amaze you. Just keep up with good care, which you apparently have given your Tiffany so far. Tiffany is a superb rose, one of my favorites....the quintessential hybrid tea, IMHO. Alas, I don't grow it because of its black spot susceptibility. Yours looks like a very well grown specimen. Your patience will pay big dividends for years to come as your Tiffany 'grows,' with and on you. Moses...See More
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