Centifolia Variegata - any chance in my hot, dry area? Maybe in shade?
The village maid. Can she take the heat? What if I put her in dappled shade, getting only morning sun? I really adore this little "hussy."
I just love her almost circular buds, her ice cream coloring, her pretty foliage and petals galore.
I'm reading differing accounts... some say she can take some heat, others not so much. On HMF, most of the growers with pretty photos are in Germany, Italy or Switzerland. So it seems she likes it cooler... but maybe my dry climate will help her stand the heat a little? Maybe if I put her in a lower part of my yard, where it's usually cooler, with midday and afternoon shade? Any other ideas to find cooler microclimates in the yard?
If it's not to be... any other recommendations?
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7 years agoCarol, your weather would be similar to mine except I probably get more heat than you (I get more heat than most anyone unless you live on the surface of the sun...but I digress). I have had Vick's Caprice for the past three years, own root. While I adore him in the spring. He is not one for a lot of rebloom for me. He is finally starting to come into his own now and may do better in the future. His blooms are nice size in the spring but then are teeny tiny (if he blooms at all) during the hottest part of the summer. He also has a pink background with white stripes where Village Maid has a white background with pink stripes. So I don't know if he is what you necessarily want.
Beth is our resident expert on stripeys. She may have some good suggestions for you or you can check out some of her past posts where she shows some beautiful pictures. I too love the stripeys as well. Mine mostly have pink backgounds with white stripes, however.
This is Candice which is a rose I highly recommend. She will often have solid color outer leaves and then stripes in the middle. She takes the heat without even flinching and is pretty much always in bloom where she is planted. She is a beaut!
Here she is again. She does have a tendency to change quite a bit during her bloom.
Let me see if I can locate the picture of Vick, that sly devil....
If you want some great bi-colors, I would highly recommend Eyes for You. This is one incredibly healthy rose that just keeps on going and going.
Not a great picture but she was so young and newly planted--first year, own root.
Again if you want a changeable rose, I would highly recommend Occhi di Fata. It starts out white and then edges itself in pink and then turns totally pink. This is one great rose that blooms all summer long in the heat.
You can also check out the painter series by Delbard. There are some wonderful stripes in that collection and I am so pleased with my Delbard rose. It does beautifully.
Again, I would also recommend looking up roses bred by Ralph Moore. He has a ton of stripey's that would do extremely well in your area.
Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoCandice looks so unique with the creamy apricot center. Quickly looking online... Looks like she might be hard to find.
I had never seen the painter series by Delbard so thank you for recommending I check them out. They're all amazing! They're not exactly what I'm looking for in this instance... but they were really fun to look at! The Claude Monet rose is just... WOW! It's too bad Delbard roses are so hard to find in the states.
Thank you for recommending I check out Beth's past posts as well. And your recommendation for Ralph Moore's roses. If the Village Maid is not meant to be I could definitely be happy with little peppermint parfait. :)
Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years agoWell it's just an itty bitty baby band and still being coddled.... but it sure is pretty.
Still not quite sure where the best microclimate is in my yard for this one... but it seems to be worth the effort of searching. :-)
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