Some of my Chinas and Teas in Central NJ, zone 7a
Today I took a couple pics of my 2YO 'Napoleon' growing in a south-facing bed against the neighbor's house -- my neighbors and I share this yard and landlord. Though it gets quite a bit of Winter damage, like the other Chinas and Teas here, our Summers provide enough heat to get them growing again. So here's 'Napoleon', two years since coming as a band from Vintage Gardens, and about five feet tall now.
Here's a close shot at the canes. There is a tree branch stuck in there to "gently guide" a cane's growth direction. My index finger is on that branch. The rest is all 'Napoleon'.
To give an idea of its speed of growth, here's 'Napoleon' in late May of this year, during its first flush. You can see what was left after removing Winter damage, and then filling out a little again.
I decided to take some pics of the Chinas and Teas I haven't planted in the ground. These all came in June of this year. Most were bands, but four were sold in 1-gal containers from Rose Petals Nursery. All are currently in 2-gal nursery liners. Looking back at these pics, it appears as if the roses are all in smaller pots. I tried capturing the whole plant rather than the blooms, and they seem smaller than they actually are. If you are familiar with standard 2-gal nursery liners, you'll know what I mean.
'Alexander Hill Gray' is growing rather upright and narrow now, reminding me of my young 'Lady Hillingdon'. This came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery.
'Alliance Franco Russe' (probably aka "Fake Perle" in Australia) has been sitting on top of the barrel into which it will eventually be planted, but the spotty leaves tell me that nearby 'Paul Neyron' has been casting a shadow onto it. And so it goes back to the full-sun area to catch up with the others. This came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery.
'Devoniensis' is surprising me, since I kept reading how slowly it grows. It's currently one of my more vigorous ones, as well as carrying my favorite fragrance among my potted Teas. This came as a band from Rogue Valley Roses.
'Etoile de Lyon' has paler foliage than the others, but it doesn't seem to be chlorotic. I know this one gets big and bushy for you Californians, but here I'm hoping it simply fills a 22" barrel. This came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery.
If this is how a baby 'Homere' grows, I can understand gardeners' frustrations when it's planted in the ground. However, I think that when raised above the ground in a barrel, that horizontal growth will look nice draping over the edge. This came as a band from Burlington Roses.
'Perle des Jardins' doesn't have the foliage issues for me that I hear it has in CA, which I ascribe to it being less dry here. It has bloomed a few times, and they didn't ball, but typical balling season here had already passed by the time it arrived in June. This came as a band from Angel Gardens.
'Rosette Delizy' is growing at a nice pace, as well as almost always having at least one flower -- even as a baby. It seems more pink when it's hot, but new buds on the left are showing more yellow as nights are getting cooler now. This came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery.
To be continued......
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~Christopher
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AquaEyes 7a NJ
8 years ago"Thomasville Old Gold" is at the bottom of my list of potted Teas
alphabetically, but is near the top when it comes to vigor and growth so
far. This came as a band from Long Ago Roses.
Now onto the Chinas.
I got a bunch this year. Some went in the ground, and they're doing well so far. In the bed with the aforementioned 'Napoleon' I planted 'Louis Philippe', 'Rival de Paestum', "Dutch Fork China", 'Ducher', and 'Cramoisi Superieur'. I already had "Grandmother's Hat" and 'Perle d'Or' in there, so with this year's Chinas, that area is "done with roses".
In my little front yard, Chinas which went in this year are 'Arethusa', Comtesse du Cayla', and if you think of it as one, "Huilito".
But this is about the ones destined to remain container plants. "Boone Hall China" is a "mystery" rose without a page on HelpMeFind, probably a seedling or close relative of the 'Louis Philippe' and 'Cramoisi Superieur' clan. It's a cute little thing so far, with cherry-scented blooms that hang down. Unfortunately, it's the only one of my potted Chinas and Teas which seems to be showing some mildew, but only a touch, and only recently. This came as a band from Angel Gardens.
"Ferndale Red China" is another "mystery" rose I'm giving a shot here. It recently sent a new thick shoot, which grew rapidly and is terminating in a small candelabra. On HelpMeFind, bloom pics seemed so variable that I wondered if they were all the same rose. As I watch this one flowering on and off, I see how they really vary with the weather. This one came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery.
I'm really looking forward to a barrel filled with 'Miss Lowe's Variety', and its rapid growth so far with me makes me think that it will accomplish this by the end of next year. This one came as a band from Rogue Valley Roses.
I almost didn't want to admit that I planned to try 'Mutabilis' in a barrel here, being as it's so often touted as becoming a monster. Well, I'm going to see how it deals with one hard pruning in Spring, then letting it grow as it wishes the rest of the season. I have to do it anyway for Winter damage for my few other Chinas and Teas planted in the ground previously, and they rebound. Right now, this rose is a bit lopsided. When repotting it, I accidentally snapped one of its smaller stems, and it doesn't seem to want to grow back. But the other side took off.
So here in my neck of the woods, the growing season is just what the Chinas and Teas seem to like for encouraging growth. The ones still in pots are in my "magic mix" -- three parts peat moss, one part Bovung dehydrated manure, one part vermiculite, and one part perlite, with 1/2 cup Garden Tone per gallon of mix, and a mulch of used coffee grounds. They get almost all-day sun, and frequent water. Those in the ground started off the same way. Give them heat, food, and water, and the Chinas and Teas will respond with lots of growth. And this is what I need here, since my Winters will take some of that away -- three steps forward, two steps back, every year. Those I'm keeping potted will go into either my garage or my unheated enclosed back porch for Winter, but I still expect to have to remove damage in Spring. They may never get as big and glorious as they do in California, but I'm thinking they'll work somewhat like Buddleia here -- they need one hard pruning in Spring to remove damage, but then let them go wild for the rest of the season. That they bloom for me all through the heat of Summer -- as long as they get food and water -- makes them worth it.
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~ChristopherRelated Discussions
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