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7 years ago

Maybe some of you recall my griping about Charles XII earlier this year. I have two,planted about the end of 2013: neither has
bloomed well so far. But whereas one Chas is off in a spot that I don't
always see, Chas no. 2 is in a very prominent spot, so I see the dang
thing constantly! It's grown huge in these 2 and a half years, but
basically all it's blooms just balled, bull-headed,etc,even this past
spring. Now, I know, some climbers take a while, etc, etc, etc. But this
thing is in such a prominent spot...

I've been thinking of just chopping this big Charles way back and moving it,and replacing it with either Annie Laurie McDowell or Joyeuse Farandole.That way,once Chas is out, I could work seriously on the soil. Originally this was a totally infertile modelling clay-type area; it's quite probable that I didn't really improve it enough before planting Charles. I could move Charles to a new-and less prominent!-area,so it would have a chance in possibly better soil, and even if it remains unimpressive,it wouldn't be constantly under my nose. But WHEN to do it???

I'm going back and forth. I could
leave Charles one more year,since Annie Laurie
McDowell and Joyeuse Farandole ,both grafted, are growing in 3-gallon
pots.Neither one of these two roses gives me the impression of being uber-vigorous as young plants; I think both might fall into the category of roses that want to bloom so much that they tend to grow rather slowly,so perhaps it would be wiser to grow them on for another year in their pots, trying to get them up to 5-gallon size. This seems like the "wisest" solution, perhaps. But another part of me is just fed
up...after all, I DO have space ; I could just move Chas.And one does get so sick of waiting for a rose that's in a prominent spot to do something lovable.

What would YOU do? Any and all opinions welcome;hearing what others have to say helps me to think about things...thanks in advance!

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seil zone 6b MI
7 years ago
Move it or get rid of it. Life is short so find a rose that will give you the joy you're looking for. I will note that ALMcD, while gorgeous, is not known for her vigor so that may not be the best choice for that spot. I don't know anything about the other rose though.
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
7 years ago
Ditto on what Seil said...
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vasue VA
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Is this the rose, Bart? https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.41395.0&tab=1
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I'm just a newbie, but it seems to take so long to get any rose well-established that I'd move it now and get something else in there. It sounds like you'll probably end up doing it anyway, so why not sooner. Then you'll have your new rose to enjoy next year and Charles can get settled in. I've also noticed that my grafted roses have really taken off once given a chance in the ground. However, my experience is limited, to listen to others on that account. :)
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7 years ago
Thank you, all. Yesterday I wrote a long reply, but it seems to have disappeared-or else I just spaced and forgot to hit "submit"! OK,I'm convinced: I'll be moving this problem Charles in the fall. As to it's replacement rose...hmm...Seil has a point about Annie. Though HMF calls this rose "very vigorous", in my experience this comment must be taken with a grain of salt. For example, they also say this about Fellemberg,yet both of mine seem to be very, very slow-growing. Instead, Mini Eden, recieves no comment on vigour, but that thing seems to me to be as vigorous as any rambler; shocking! Too bad it doesn't impress me with it's beauty, though...I also read everywhere about how thuggish wisteria vines are, yet in my garden I am having a very different experience: my young wisteria plants seem to be FAR less drought tolerant than my roses,for example! They really , really struggle with the "only- water- plants-in- their- first-year- in- my- garden" rule. I suspect that this could be because wisteria takes a longish time to get truly established,especially considering the very tough conditions (most of all, the lack of running water) Therefore a well-grown potted plant, even after 6 years in my garden, is not nearly as independant as a rambling rose of the same age. So I think this could be the case with certain roses, too: some just take longer to get established than others. I suspect that Annie is one of these. I got mine from Bierkreek last fall. Geertje described it as "a slow-growing rose",and suggested I keep it in a pot for 2 years before planting out. However, her climate is very, very different from mine,and though my Annie came to me as a very small plant, it's grown very satisfactorally in these past months-already up to a 3-gallon size! So I'm tempted...I've asked them to reserve a potted Annie for me for this fall, so in any case I'll have two. Joyeuse Farandole is a climber bred by Daniel Schmitz (it's on HMF). I got two a couple years ago, but neither took off in my garden. For one, I think the soil was just too bad. The other had too much competition for a bare-root, being surrounded my 2 mature plants, and then it got repeatedly savaged by a d####d badger digging around it's root base, so I potted both up. I thought that number 2 was a goner, but after several months it seems to be timidly trying to grow. So I don't have any definite idea about the potential vigour- or lack thereof- of this rose. One thing is for sure: I'm going to do some serious soil amendment once I move Charles! Sorry for the long post, and thanks once again.

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