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Happy Child vs. Julia Child
Comments (10)Mariou, What region of the country are in? Most California rosarians do not have to deal with the rampant black spot typical in my zone 6b garden. Their biggest problem is mildew. If you garden in the Mid-Atlantic, for example, you will have to contend with the worst fungal pressures in the country. Roses that are completely clean - no spray - in places like Petaluma CA will defoliate elsewhere. I do not have Julia Child but I have grown Happy Child for years. It is pretty little rose, approximately 2.5 feet tall with an loose, open growth habit. Good repeat bloom and truly lovely flowers. Fragrance is moderate to strong, and Tea-like. The foliage is rather unusual looking, resembling spinach leaves. In my region black spot can be a problem but is resistant to other fungal diseases. To prevent defoliation you would have to spray it with a fungicide every two weeks to control the black spot. About my only real complaint is the vigor. Without disbudding during years one and two, an own root plant will limp along never maturing. It is also a wee bit more sensitive to the cold than your typical English Rose. I lost one during a particularly cold winter, which I quickly replaced in the spring. You would too if you ever saw the blossoms. The yellow color is extremely pure without any secondary tones. Very few roses combine fragrance with such clear, canary yellow color. You can purchase an own root plant of HAPPY CHILD online from Heirloom Roses. Good luck, Patrick...See More3 Julia Child roses arriving today! Let's talk Julia!
Comments (3)Here she is! Julia #1 (of 3) all tucked in and ready for bed! The campanula in the back were a present from my thoughtful 16 year old son for Mother's Day. They are going to look nice together!...See MoreKarl Ploberger or Julia Child?
Comments (27)You and me, too, Bob. I regretfully, just a few weeks ago, dug out my mature Julia Child bushes because of their considerable black spot issues. Spraying for disease is no longer an option in my garden. Everything disease prone is getting shovel pruned.... just a handful more to go...and why not commit this drastic deed? There are so many disease free/highly resistant new rose varieties at my disposal to replace them, that makes it an easy decision to make, although expensive. Of course, Kordes seems to be on the cutting edge of introducing disease free roses. Look at the multitude of ADR winners they have introduced in recent history. Then, Meilland roses are not far behind Kordes. Austins? Aside from Olivia Rose, I can think of no other roses Austin has introduced that resists black spot sufficiently to thrive in my garden. Sadly, other than a handful of American rose breeders' output, other than Radler's Knock Outs, offer much in disease resistance that I have found dependable in that department. The beautiful, vigorous roses from Weeks, the product of Bedard's considerable breeder's skills, just are not dependably disease free in my garden. The only two 'yellow,' rose varieties I currently have, and am happy with, so far, are Moonlight Romantica and South Africa (really gold). South Africa is great for disease resistance, but the blooms are short lived....still a good rose, and not 'shovel pruning material.' Moonlight Romantica is fast becoming a favorite. It gets huge. Mine is currently growing as a climber, started as a tiny liner three yrs. ago, and has spread 8 ft. across a 4 ft. fence and is still growing. The flowers are huge, well formed, long lasting, and quite fragrant, AND unlike most climbers that take their time getting flower productive, MR has wasted no time pumping out blooms, and repetitively, from early on. It could be that being classed as a hybrid tea by Meilland, it has a HT's drive to bloom. Hope your plans with getting a really disease resistant/proof yellow rose pans out. Moses...See More'Gloire de Ducher' / 'Julia Child'... today
Comments (16)Hi, Bart, I read that Gloire de Ducher is supposed to be hardy, vigorous. However, I am sure she needs the right conditions. for proper growth. And first year,roses usually are small-grow littleget their roots established. Second year roses start doing better-ok growth, but 3rd year roses take off-grow vigrously. Esp. bands from RVRs are small first year-take a few years to show their real stuff! I purchased Cinderella as a band, who had 3 blooms first year, 1-2 ft high first year. Second year winter took its toll on her & she took all season to grow 2ft, but end of season she finally shot up 5 ft. Not much show of blooms in her second year. 3rd year, she started pruned in spring at 3ft, now 5 1/2 ft-sooooo many buds-unbelievable-can’t count-super vigorous-HUGE!!! My soil/fertilizers are organic. How is your soil quality & does it drain well, fertilizer, and sunshine on Gloire de Ducher? I use organic soils, Rose Tone, fish fertilizers & she will get full 8 hrs sun at least. What do you think? There are many factors that can stunt growth. A climate she diesn’t like. Cold winters can damage their growth taking a full season to recover sometimes. if you have clay… it can defintely stunt growth &/or cause fungus from poor draining. Tree roots & other olants crowd & stunt growth. Sandy soil is poor for many roses. Where is your location-city-state? & plant zone?...See Moreseil zone 6b MI
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