Fortuniana Rose, Zone 9b Florida, Never flowered
Aimee Holland
7 years ago
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How would Purple Tiger perform in my (zone 9b) hot, arid climate?
Comments (10)Jeri, I see. Well there's Purple Splash, it's way less full, but it's the same colors. It is by Carruth, so who knows what might've happened to those varieties. It's a shame, such a great color combo! Which reminds me, I had thought about how pretty a rose with purple and yellow in the same bloom would look. Not clashing bright colors, maybe a soft yellow and a dark purple, or pale yellow and lavender. I wanted to breed a rose like that for a time and had written down some ideas for crosses. But if that were possible I think it'd already exist. I think maybe, being complimentary colors the pigments would just blend and make something like, yellow and pink stripes, for example. Beth, okay, that's 3 strikes, I'll get the orange one instead, if anything. I don't ever feed my roses, actually. I want to have only varieties that do well just with the nutrients from rain water and maybe compost. So I guess this is a no-no. Thanks, girls!...See MoreSpring Flush 2016.... Zone 9b
Comments (172)Straw: Didn't see this thread since long and missed your comment. I think primarily it is the river soil that is the main reason for deep colour. It comes with lots of trace elements which are in the form of fine particles formed due to the crushing of mineral rich rock high up in the glaciers. I have observed that many of my plants, planted in plain river soil, do well for years. My potting mix contain mainly river soil (6 parts) and lots of humus material including home made compost (2 parts), leaf mould (1 part or a little more) and remaining is some chicken manure (may be 1/2 part out of 10), some cottonseed cake etc. I would conclude that it is mainly river soil along with home made compost that is rich in Potassium, Calcium and trace elements. best regards...See Morewinter flower color for zone 9b-sunset 18
Comments (15)I planted a Little John Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) at the end of my Iceberg rose hedge. I'm hoping it will provide color at a time when my Icebergs look like sticks. It requires little water once established and is hardy from zones 8 to 11. I think it will work out well, because plants in my area need to be able to take a bit of frost and plenty of heat....See MoreZone 9b Privacy Hedge along Fence - Pacific Wax Myrtle or pittosporum
Comments (18)@Fori -Thanks so much, I think that is a great solution for the bay area. I think we may end up going that route :) All of the fences in our neighborhood are supposed to be 6 ft but somehow most seem to be 8 or even 10 :) I was reticent to ask, because we get along really well and I didn't want to make them feel pressured to do something to the shared fence that they didn't want to, but I think that is probably the best idea!...See MoreAimee Holland
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