Do You Prune Your Once-Bloomers?
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Comments (27)Thank you again for the nice comments. I'd like to say that these roses have had little care from me. I was very big into antique roses several years ago. But then rose rosette disease found its way into the garden and I decided I wouldn't add any new ones. These roses have survived with no virus symptoms, although I haven't looked at the big ones closely yet this year. I did find some witches broom type symptoms on a Marchesa Bochella rose that has been smothered by a weeping crabapple. I cut out the cane with the misshapen foliage. I had been planning on moving her this spring, but I'll wait to see if any more symptoms appear. Sidos-House, I never appreciated the rose from my Mom until I was in my late 30s, but I do now. Gean, I guess I'd have to say my oldest rose is my favorite, the one handed down to me, Konigen Von Danemark. I look forward to smelling its blooms every June. I have added a couple additional rose photos on Photobucket, including Indigo, Shailer's Province, Paul Ricault buds, and some more photos of some that I shared above. Carol, after seeing your photos of TS, I'm not sure mine is. I can't see the yellow stamens without holding the petals back. Also, it's possible what I believed is Maiden's Blush is something else. It does have thorns and the foliage has the bluish tint. Ingrid, thank you. I love taking photos of my roses and the insects that inhabit them, both good and bad. I've added some photos of whole bush and garden shots on my Photobucket album. Of course, I've tried to avoid the messiest part of the garden. So many weeds and unwanted plants! I let my enthusiasm for roses overtake my common sense and now it is too large to care for as I would like. Christopher, you could be right--what was labeled Maiden's Blush could be Alba Maxima. I did look at some of the photos on the HMF rose site and it looks a lot like mine. So much for J&P's packaging accuracy. Melissa, the buds of Ispahan look like a modern rose bud, but it opens to many more petals. I do like that look on my antiques. I have to thank mad_gallica for sharing her Apothecary's Rose and Mme. Hardy with me many years ago. :) Sharing one more photo, not a rose though. Here is a link that might be useful: other photos on Photobucket...See MoreDo once-bloomers repeat a little?
Comments (5)Some can "rebloom" once they hit maturity. I often had repeat on my enormous Silvermoon in the desert. Though many can provide further flowers as Dr. Manners offered, some don't require the changes in weather to stimulate it. Some will seem to repeat because the spring like weather lasts longer. Along the coast here in Southern California, "spring" lasts for many months until the summer heat hits. There, the Banksiae roses flower for many months. A number of the old ramblers will follow suit. Some can be tricked into reblooming. I grew Schoener's Nutkana for many years and found if I permitted it to set seed, hold them for a few weeks, then completely dead head the plant, water it heavily and feed it, the plant repeated its spring performance as it thought it had over wintered and entered another spring season due to the loss of its hips, increased food and water. There are a number of reasons and ways to cause these things to happen. Kim...See MoreOnce and for all, how do YOU prune your Annabelle/Incrediball?
Comments (2)Since my winters are mild compared to Z5b winters, I do not usually get any dried out stems that need pruning. I also do not deahead and prefer that Mother Nature do that for me (the spent blooms fall and disappear sometime in Jan-Feb here). Sometime after the plants go dormant but before they leaf out, I will look around to see if I need to do something about the flopping issue. It is easier to see the stems then so I try to determine if the round metal "gizmos" I have around Annabelle will continue to help yet one more year. I may have to add one more of them one of these years.... By the middle to the end of May, I will pay a visit to all the hydrangeas and prune off any dead wood and stems that have not leafed out. The assumption here is that the slowest grower should leaf out by the end of May. If it has not, I assume the stem dried out and I prune it. In June, I inspect to control size of all hydrangeas. Since some of the shrubs are old wood Macs and I am lazy, I check/prune then, regardless of what hydrangea it is. I do not prune to control flower size or production. Which is odd, now that I think of it, as I do try to control flower size and production when it comes down to some of the camellias and the peach tree....See MorePhotos of your favorite once bloomers
Comments (116)I would like that very, very much, Paul! It's an I incredibly generous offer. The trip might take a little arranging as I have a 7-year-old who doesn't travel well, so I've got the eternal challenge of all parents: locating appropriate child care for the right moment. May I touch base with you in time and see if we can coordinate? I'm guessing your acre archive is my version of rose stock heaven. Thank you! Carol...See Morelplantagenet7AVA
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