DA roses similar to Mary Rose
altorama Ray
8 years ago
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Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoaltorama Ray thanked Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill CountryRelated Discussions
Has anyone heard of Marie-Rose?
Comments (8)We have it at my job. It was mislabeled as the 1918 Hybrid Tea by the same name (but without the dash). I think someone ordered it and then looked it up in a copy of Modern Roses to find the year to put on the sign, and that copy of the book predated the rose, so only the old HT was listed by that name. There were a few similar errors I sorted out when I updated and reformatted the garden's inventory this Winter (see here), but I like solving puzzles, so it was a fun challenge for me. There are still a few that leave me with doubts, but they've kept their sign names until I know for sure. I don't have pictures but will be taking many this year. I will say that it is rather beautiful, blooms in several flushes, has smaller blooms than would be expected from a David Austin but typical in form, and is one of the healthier roses (we also spray, but some still get icky in July). :-) ~Christopher...See MoreDA 'The Nun' and similar roses
Comments (22)Maybe, if the others were dead on arrival, the remaining plant was also weak? This year I ordered roses from 8 different vendors (from 6 of them I haven't bought plants before, so was careful) and the difference is really visible, from some nurseries plants are lush and thriving, when from other sources they struggle. Over here they sell it grafted, but also I heard an opinion that many older modern roses are less vigorous than what comes out of current breeding programs. Grafting may make a difference with slower growers....See MoreRoses for Gilroy Ca? Placement for Heritage & Mary DA roses?
Comments (4)I'm in Sonoma, my temperatures are probably similar to San Jose, but not as hot as Napa or Gilroy. In general, compared to other roses, David Austin's roses are water hogs in our climate; especially when the flowers are opening. In hot summer temps the flowers will shrivel and melt if not given enough water. They also require steady water after the flowers are done to coax the next buds to develop or the flower size will shrink in half. You will notice a difference when the roots get deep enough to reach the underground water table. For heavy flower production, they also like to be fed, a lot. Once your plants get about knee height or taller any rose fertilizer will do until you find your favorite brand, but small first year bands or gallons from heirloom will get fertilizer burn if you're not careful. If you must feed small plants, go organic with fish emulsion or use liquid fertilizer with NPK in the single digits (follow the orchid growers' mantra: feed weakly weekly). Because I have gophers, I generally pot bands up to #1 gallons and then #5 gallons their first year before putting them in the ground in wire baskets. After your Austins get established and grow enormous, look into summer pruning to get more flowers....See MoreSharifa Asma vs. Queen of Sweden & Princess A. of Kent vs. Mary Rose
Comments (92)Hi, Lisa Su, and Friends, I guess I caught rose fever and took to ordering and planning more roses for spring in last few days to add to above orders.... I started looking up your roses and found ones I wished to add to my gardens... so I have ordered a few more also..... Souvenir de la Malmaison, Boubon 1843 rose, strong fragrance...nice big bush w/big blooms....for my femce border... Clotilde Soupert, polyantha , nearly thornless, strong moderate fragrance...actually may be a small rose that blooms in intense clusters like The Fairy...for my front hillside ground cover... And I’m planning on adding China Doll polyantha and Elegant Fairy Tale Roses to lower part of back yard hill, waiting for them to come available to order.... Oh, to plan my dream gardens. I now am up to 88 roses... roses in front yard...roses down side of house and lining back yard and some on hill by spring.... 20 new roses so far coming to plant....fun..fun.... Soon to sleep...per chance to dream...of roses...roses...roses.... oh, my! Post your photos, too? What are you favorites to have this spring? Happy Gardening! Kitty...See Morealtorama Ray
8 years ago
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