Roses Unlimited 2015 Sale
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Comments (7)I agree, Lana, Roses Unlimited send the best own roots! And, I tried restraint during the sale. I DO NOT need any more roses, and I already got very nice ones from them this Spring. Plus, I recently succumbed to EuroDesert's Sale, plus Nor'Easts sale, plus bought some from Rogue Valley. My resolve lasted until Monday! So, next week, I will be receiving: OCCHI DI FATA, SUNI and ROYAL WEDDING. Oh, and mgleason, you are going to love PAW MAW! I got it in Spring and it is growing very well and blooming beautifully. Plus, I have all three of the ones you are getting this week, but may have accidenly killed HENRI MATISSE. It was planted too close to the sprawling GRIMALDI, so I tried to move it - way too late in the season. I may have to order another one! NOOOOOOOO more roses! Stop me before I order again!!!...See MoreGet ready for Roses Unlimited 1/2 price sale in June
Comments (89)Vaporvac: I bought Shocking Blue, Zeph. Drouhin, Savannah, and Orchid Romance. Really kick myself for NOT getting those huge bags of MG-garden-soil for roses sold for $4 each at Walmart early spring. Walmart is sold out, same with HomeDepot, and Lowe's selling it for $9 per bag !! My roses which were grown in MG-moisture-control potting soil had wimpy roots and didn't survive my winter, but my roses which were grown in heavy & wet soil like MG-Garden-soil for roses developed THICK & SOLID roots that survive winter and flower lots. It's even wetter than my clay !! For the record: every own-root (be it tiny band-size) or gallon-size which I planted right smack into my dense & alkaline clay survive many winters, but the ones which I babied in pots (with potting soil) grew wimpy roots that didn't survive zone 5a winter, no matter how I did it: be it putting potting soil into the ground, or grow in pots 1st, then transfer to the ground (my alkaline clay) later. MG-garden-soil for roses (pink-bag with pic. of roses) was on sale at Walmart for $4 per huge bag. That soil is AWESOME in moisture-retention. I had 3 bags opened in hot sun over 90 F: Hyponex potting soil, Scott's premium bagged soil, and MG-garden-soil-for roses. Hyponex dried up into hard-granules, Scott's-top-soil dried up to hard-black-pellets, but MG-soil-for roses STAYED WET AND FLUFFY. I moved W.S. 2000 (own-root) right before winter, and planted that in a bag of MG-garden-soil for roses (only $4), plus mixed In gypsum. W.S. 2000 was the 1st rose to bloom (despite being moved), and having 20+ buds right now as own-root. Own-roots have short roots, so they can't reach down below for minerals, best use a HIGH-MINERALS & HIGH-NUTRIENTS soil like MG-garden-soil-for roses, which has black-peat (de-composed humus), plus peatmoss & pH-balanced to neutral with lime. Fluffy potting soil like MG-moisture control can't enable solid roots for winter-survival, like heavy clay or heavy soil like MG-garden-soil for roses. For newly bought own-roots I have to use a HUGE amount of soluble-fertilizer NPK 20-20-20 weekly to get blooms. Potting soil has zero-nutrients peatmoss, plus a few chemical granular-fertilizer. Too much hassle to fertilize frequently so I would rather use a rich & fertile soil like MG-garden-soil for roses, which is dense & heavy & black peat mixed with peatmoss, rather than fluffy-peat-moss-potting soil which produced wimpy alfalfa-sprout roots and thin canes. I have never seen any black soil which retain moisture as long as MG-garden-soil for roses, see below pic. In contrast, there's the lousy rating for MG-garden soil with mostly wood-chips. Below soil has perfect rating everywhere: Walmart-site, and 33 perfect reviews at HomeDepot site:...See MoreRoses Unlimited Summer Sale, now through 6/14/17
Comments (2)I am going to find out, Virginia. I sadly report that Jessie has grown beautifully here in a pot or in the ground until Spring freeze thaw hits, then has died twice. I got the first two from rosepetals. They were fine plants. When I saw this sale, I thought I have to try again. I am debating whether to just keep Jessie #3 in a pot or plant out way past the freeze thaw time in the future. Our weather this past spring has the freeze thaw happening 3 weeks longer than last spring, hence the second "mistake". I had wanted Jessie in the ground before extreme heat hit, but that turned out to be a mistake this year with the different weather. I am puzzled that I planted ARE Teas mid January 2016 and 2017 and they did fine, yet Jessie #2 could not handle planting end of 3/17. The ARE roses came defoliated and without soil and hence probably as dormant as Teas get. The Jessie #2 I planted this past spring was put in the ground completely lushly foliated and that may have been a factor. Possibly Jessie is just not hardy here, but I think my timing errors are a factor. I can keep Jessie in a pot and a protected alcove over winter and spring freeze/ thaw if need be. The optimal planting time for potted leafed out teas here might be undetermined so far....See MoreSeeking zone 6ish container rose for all day sun-Roses Unlimited sale
Comments (15)To echo Jeri's comments, I don't think Sophie's Perpetual is a good fit for zone 6-ish. I put a free one from the Rogue Valley mystery roses into my virtual zone 6 pocket in my yard, and it sort of limped by after a very mild winter last year and totally disappeared this year. I think it's marginally hardy in zone 6, and better in zone 7.If it's in a container, you lose a virtual zone of winter protection and so you'd be a virtual zone 5 in a pot and not a good fit for Sophie's Perpetual. Pink Pet is the only China-type rose that survives well for me, but it's more of a Polyantha than a China in effect and it doesn't climb or get much beyond 3-4' for me. If you're looking for something from the RU sale that would climb well in zone 5, Awakening is rock solid hardy and has lovely pink flowers. It blooms just fine in part shade, and the only concern might be that it gets too big for even a half whiskey barrel. Mine was pretty thorny too. Among hybrid musks, only Lavender Lassie would be reasonably hardy in zone 5 and it would be a good fit for part shade. the mini climber Jeanne LaJoie survives fine in a typical zone 5 winter and is a much better fit for a pot. I think she'd do OK in part sun, though any rose blooms less in part sun. Antique 89 and Harlekin are both nicely hardy but they do die to the ground in my zone 5 and they only bloom sporadically in the year for me. Mine aren't particularly happy in part sun. Viking Queen survives fine in zone 5 but seems to die to the ground each year so you wouldn't necessarily get a ton of bloom. Veilchenblau would be an absolute trooper and climb or bush out huge in no time, and it's in dry shade under my oak tree. It's a once bloomer but gorgeous lush blooms for several weeks once established - here's mine in more or less full bloom with an admiring bunny that my daughter pointed out: Purple Splash and Stormy Weather both seem to survive OK in zone 5 and regrow from the ground reasonably well, so they'd be worth a try if you want the purple striped climbers. I haven't overwintered Quicksilver yet but the odds are good that it will be a good one for winter survival, being a Kordes. Paulspride is the only other rose listed as a climber on the RU sale that survives the winters well for me. Ghislaine Feligonde comes back reasonably well but it has tiny while flat blooms that aren't the attractive shapes others have, and I'm wondering if mine is the correct ID. Among the Austins, most of them are hardy but the ones that tend to be climbers on the RU sale list are the ones that survive the least for me - I can't keep Golden Celebration overwintered, nor Strawberry Hill or James Galway. Lady of Shalott is rock solid hardy as is Scepter'd Isle, Carding Mill and Heritage, but they get at most 5-6' tall by the end of spring since Austins rarely have surviving cane for me. Crown Princess Margareta is a climber and hardy, but I never get blooms from mine without surviving cane and it never has any. Rebecca in zone 5 has tons though and lovely blooms from hers. For other OGRs, Baronne Prevost and Mme. Isaac Periere are both fully hardy here, though BP would be better for a pot. She does Ok in part sun for me but would bloom more in sun. MIP prefers sun and doesn't bloom on new wood for me, so I don't get much bloom most years. Among shrubs, Alchymist is very hardy but a once bloomer. Autumn Sunset would survive fine in a pot and climbs well, but blooms very little in part shade for me. Belinda's Dream would survive fine and seems OK but not happy in part sun. Dames des Chenonceau is totally hardy and in my top 20-30 of roses I grow, and can be spectacular in part sun. As you move into part shade though, I'm not sure how well she'd do. Morden Sunrise is totally hardy and would be very pretty in this context, and White Meidiland would be a low-growing spreader in white and also very hardy. Among the RU sale roses, those are the ones I'd recommend for what you're asking. I'm all in favor of taking advantage of the RU sale!! Cynthia...See Moreview1ny NY 6-7
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8 years agoSummersrhythm - I presume you've been using helpmefind.com roses to do your searches? It sure beats googling the roses from around the net, and there's usually consistent information about the rose habits and where else it is being grown. It is a bit frustrating to have to look up roses from their site, but Pat has SO many roses that it would be hard to show links for all of them. I go to their site so often that I now keep a running list of roses they sell that would be interesting for when this kind of opportunity comes up. NOT that I'm buying anything from the current sale, even though there are 6 or 8 I particularly want. I've planted my last rose for the season and am resolved to wait for next year.
Jeremy, and other who'd like to take advantage of this sale - I heartily recommend the gallons from Roses Unlimited as very healthy plants and terrific roses to get established and grow in our relatively colder zones. From the sale list, here are photos of some I particularly like, to tempt all of you!
I quite like the Buck bush Dorcas, but I couldn't find any photos of my old plant and it's one that died last year from gardener error (ahem). Among climbers, Antique 89 has really come into its own in the last few years. It isn't as distinctly picotee, with the pink spreading way beyond the edges, but it's a nice mannerly climber with a good first bloom and scattered repeat for the rest of the season after that. (Yes there is a small metal trellis, you just can't see it in the photo, and it's leaning way away from the shed).
Jeanne LaJoie is a killer climber that's a very tall robust rose even though it's a "mini" - meaning size of flowers, not size of the bush itself. It absolutely eats a shepherd's hook along with about 3 clematis but it blooms thickly and off and on all summer. The pink at the top is Jeanne LaJoie, the vines are the clematis, and Harry Hastings and some teas are at the bottom.
Among floribundas, I like Cinco de Mayo a lot. You have to like changeable colors on a rose though - here she is in her "russet" colors as she is now in spring. In the hot summer, she takes on more of an orange cast. She's a very reliable bloomer, as well as hardy and disease resistant for me, and the ruffled blooms are fun.
Hannah Gordon is tough as nails and has a very nice picotee edge of pink. She is misnamed as "Nicole" in stores, but if it's Hannah Gordon she's about 5-6' tall and a narrow bush. Nice clusters of blooms - this one shows the open form, but she has nicely spiraled buds.
I'm a sucker for the striped roses so I really love Henri Matisse. He doesn't bloom nearly as often or as vigorously as the neighboring Edgar Degas (not available now in the US), but the stripes are striking and well worth it. Mannerly at 4' or so in height. Sorry this photo is a little fuzzy.
Hot Cocoa is one I love enough to have two of them, and it's another that changes a lot with the weather. It's a lovely russet color most of the year, but in this photo you can see some of the orange tones in the center that he'll get when it gets hot. He's a reliable rebloomer for me and always seems to have at least a bloom or two once he gets started.
I'll continue in another posting for photo limitsCynthia
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
8 years agoHi folks
OK, more enabling from the Roses Unlimited list. I like the "hot colored" floribundas that change with heat/age, so another one like Cinco de Mayo is Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras doesn't really get the russet tones for me, but it goes through some nice color changes, some of which are a hauntingly beautiful yellow underlying orange (and I don't usually like orange). Here's a photo that captures two of its different personalities as it fades:
Pretty Lady is a totally easy care beginners type rose that can handle the cold, disease, and other trials. I have a love-hate relationship with her - when the blooms are in bud or first open, they're lovely, but I don't like their appearance fully opened with the prominent stamens. It has gotten more prolific over the years I've had it though, and the first open blooms (you can see a few) have this lovely apricot shading. She's tall - 5-6' and pretty upright.
Cherry Parfait is on a lot of people's top favorite lists, and probably mine too. It puts out blooms all summer, starting with the traditional spiraled blooms and opening out to a lovely picotee edge flower. This photo isn't from my yard, but a public garden where it gets very little regular care, so you can tell it is tough and disease resistant here. Most of the roses in this particular garden looked totally pathetic, and this was mid-summer.BTW, Coretta Scott King, Paw Maw and Dick Clark are also excellent roses in this general color scheme, I just didn't have photos handy of them.
Lagerfeld is a very nice and surprisingly hardy lavender, but again I can't find a photo. Not quite as prolific and hardy as Poseidon, but a very nice rose and tough lavenders are hard to find. Sunshine Daydream is a new one in my yard this year, but already putting out knock your socks off yellow blooms that don't seem to fade a bit. It's a Kordes rose, so I presume it'll stay healthy and hardy.Peggy Rockefeller is one of my darker burgundy roses, even though this photo shows her as more red. She isn't a prolific bloomer, as is true of a lot of the red HTs, but I love the blackish tones she can get when the weather is right, and she survives the zone 4 side of my house. The Lim bush Sweet Fragrance is in the background.
I can't recommend any more frequent bloomer that's totally excellent for a beginner than Bonica. Here's just a portion of the Bonica that I ended up planting in the neighbor's yard peeking through my fence. She has more blooms on the fence than a total of three other climbers, and blooms almost as thickly as this all season long. And this is in part shade, with zero care other than spring pruning and the occasional deadheading when I pop over. Totally rewarding and as easy care as roses get.
Almost all of the shrub roses listed are very rewarding for beginners. Kordes roses are real survivors, and Caramel Fairy Tale is a vigorous and enthusiastic bloomers. It does take a rest periodically and still needs propping up with supports, since it's pruned to the ground yet blooms on 6' of new cane every year. Still, the colors are marvelous and it's very healthy.
I love the Delbard roses that Roses Unlimited carries and Dame des Chenonceau is a real survivor as well. It is pink in this particular photo but blooms mostly blush for me, totally prolific. Even if helpmefind says it's short, don't believe them. Even with summer pruning, this one wants to be 5' for me and pump out lots of fluffy blooms. I can keep it to 4' or so with judicious pruning, and it does seem to help it branch out. Totally disease free and hardy for me. It might be a nice alternative to David Austins to try if they're too blackspot ridden for you. A very similar bloom, but not so full, would be Elegant Fairy Tale. I don't have a photo, but it's a prolific and healthy bloomer in a pale blush-apricot color with full petaled blooms.
Westerland is another great rose in the orange-yellow colors, listed with the Shrubs but I grow it as a short climber. Peach Drift and Sweet Drift are good beginners roses that stay low, but you can often find these at local garden centers - I'd recommend using Roses Unlimited for the fun roses. I grow another 20 or more of the ones listed for the sale and have planted at least that many more on the list this year if I can help enable folks for a purchase. Pat Henry is wonderful to do business with at Roses Unlimited and you'll be glad you took advantage of the sale!Cynthia
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI ordered Monday morning around 11am, received the plants just 30 minutes ago. The plants look great and I'm pleased. All three have small buds coming along. I did have to add some soil to each pot, but that is in no way a complaint.
From left to right: World War II Memorial, Henry Matisse, and Snowfire.
Snowfire, armed with all those prickles.
chris_in_wv (z6/7)
8 years agoHenri Matisse, which looks like it might also be very thorny.
And, lastly, World War II Memorial, the biggest of the bunch.
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
8 years agocountrygirlsc, Upstate SC
8 years agoI picked up my roses this morning. they look great. Almost all of them have buds.
Francois Rabelais and Margo Koster.
Guy Savoy and All American Magic.
Devoniensis CL and Purple Splash
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