Does anyone grow Golden wings in zone 6 or 5?
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steve_gw
8 years agohenry_kuska
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Comments (11)Old white roses...not as many as I wish. Aimee Vibert, as you know, which is probably even more of a gamble than KPV. I have White Pet and Marie Pavie, which are reliable must-haves, small and worth squeezing in somewhere, especially since they're both shade tolerant. White Pet has those adorable pink buds, and Marie is so graceful. A couple years ago I decided to focus on smaller roses to give myself room for more variety. So no MAC for now. One large (maybe old) white I grow and highly recommend is Darlow's Enigma. I will probably try to find room for Alba Semi Plena. I know a very old specimen growing in z6 and I really admire its simple elegance. I tried and discarded the portland Blanc de Vibert. It was grafted on multiflora and as odd as it sounds, I think this made it overly vigorous. The growth was ungainly and overwhelmed the lovely but hopelessly infrequent blooms, Portland blooms are short stemmed so if the foliage is too prominent the blooms get lost. I'd like to give it a try own root. Mme Pierre Oger is not completely white but might appeal to you. It's been incredibly hardy and vigorous for me. Delicate translucent white petals tinged with pink. I couple of my favorite "old style" whites are Fair Bianca and Francine Austin....See MoreDoes anyone grow Leontine Gervais or Claire Matin in zone 6?
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Comments (3)Krista, thank you so much for your help. Glad to know this one grows ok in zone 5 . I was worried about its hardiness. The spot I had for it originally was a good one for a 4 to 5 foot rose so I will put it there and not try to let it climb. I'm looking forward to this rose!...See More
mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
8 years agohenry_kuska
8 years ago
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
8 years agohenry_kuska
8 years ago
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI grew it here but it needed sprayed too be healthy. I have two very similar roses that need no spray. Kordes Lemon Fizz Kolorscape has a nice large bloom, strong scent, very heathy, good shapely shrub, continuous bloom and doesn't fade. Maybe a little bit but not much
Photo from June it even had cane good cane left after polar out break. The canes always appear healthy after winter. Be sure too prune until you have nice white or apple green centers.The healthier your cane the healthier your rose will be.
Carefree Sunshine is another healthy one that grows well here (no photo). Flower does fade more than LFK but still pretty. Flower does somewhat resemble Golden Wings in color.
Golden Wings did grow and flower well for me. Just could not keep it as a no spray rose. I have grown every yellow single or semi double yellow shrub sold in the US in the last twenty years. LFK and CS have to date performed the best. Of course if your area is a bit drier, less humid or you spray Golden Wings could be gorgeous. I was equally infatuated with it. I like yellows of all kinds.
henry_kuska
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoPatty W. zone 5a Illinois
8 years ago
oldrosarian
8 years agoI grow two Golden Wings in my woodland area of the garden and both are disease free until late fall and then they get some BS.. As for a scent, I can't detect any but it doesn't have any unpleasant smell. I wonder if it matter where you but it from? I have got roses from nurseries that did not perform well but were rated very good by others in the area I live in.
barbarag_happy
8 years ago
Al Mitchell zone 5b (ameri2nal)
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI've grown Golden Wings for a few years. (Zone 5b, chicago area). The scent isn't very strong, but the repeat is good and it's a large, vigorous rose.
Its the big whitish one next to the purple clematis. The color is actually light yellow as oldrosarians picture shows above, but it fades to a very light yellow. I spray mine, and there are still some BS issues.
Anh Vu
3 years ago
seil zone 6b MI