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Does anyone grow these old roses in zone 6?

8 years ago

I'm fascinated by these old roses but need to narrow it down to one or two. Does anyone grow Blanche Lafitte, comtesse de rocquigny, souvenir st. anne's, or Comice de tarn-et-garonne? If so, how d they do? Do them bloom through out the season? Thank you!

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Melissa Northern Italy zone 8
8 years ago
Gibsongirl74, you might get more answers if you post this on the antique rose forum. Melissa
AquaEyes 7a NJ
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I have 'Mlle Blanche Lafitte', but I'm in 7a. It does bloom on and off through the season, but for me it also gets hit hard by blackspot in July. I haven't used fungicides since I started this garden in 2013, so I've gotten to see how they do without it. I've decided to go with a dormant sulfur spray at pruning time, maybe a lighter sulfur spray later in the season, and periodically do a "wash-down" with castile soap in a hose-end sprayer.

And yes, you'll get more answers on the Antiques forum.

:-)

~Christopher
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I 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.
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pat_bamaz7
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I'm Zone 7, but Souvenir de St. Anne's survived the two polar vortex winters here in a large pot with little dieback, so I don't think hardiness in your Zone 6 should be an issue. She's a good bloomer throughout our season, but the blooms do fry very quickly in our heat. I hope to get her in the ground in part shade this year to see if that helps her blooms last longer. Scent is wonderful. Disease resistance is okay...she does spot some in our high humidity and will occasionally get some mildew. Mildew issues are rare in my climate, so the rose might suffer more in a mildew prone area.
gibsongirl74_gw (zone 6 CT)
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Those pictures of souvenir st Anne's are amazing. Definitely putting that on the list. Thank you!

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