October 2016 Blooms - Part 1
bayarea_girl_z10a_ca
7 years ago
Please enjoy. Helen
Ambridge Rose: first year rose in pot. Bought from Regan at the big sale in Sept. Beautiful and healthy rose. HMF said this rose is susceptible to mildew but this rose has been very healthy in my garden. I'm really happy with this rose. The blooms have beautiful cup shape and nice fragrant.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoMama Africa: unique color rose, multiple petals and the blooms last forever.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoMyth: looks almost like Orisia rose, very healthy in my garden and it has mild fragrant, too. Love this rose.
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Comments (18)Thank you everyone for the kind words. Beth, I remembered we ordered Mama Africa around the same time from Ludwigs' Rose. I just moved it to a more morning sun location and hope it won't have powdery mildew anymore. It makes me smile every time I see the blooms that you posted. Out of the small pots come the gorgeous blooms. It's amazing. If I keep mine in that small size pots, they will refuse to bloom for me. I have a few root bounded roses in 5-gallon pots that need to be moved to bigger pots but I haven't had the time to do them yet. Pure Posh is a very nice and healthy rose. It is in one of the root bounded 5-gallon pots and it is happy to grow its roots through the bottom holes of the pot to reach the ground for more water and nutrition. Elvi, my area is less hot than yours so I use the 21" width x 17" height plastic terracotta pot. OSH has it for $17.99. It has internal drainage reservoir with self-watering disk to prevent damaging root rot. It has no holes at the bottom so I drilled in the holes for the drainage. It was my first time learning how to drill holes and I think I did a good job :) If you don't mind the strong green and blue colors, you can get the same green/blue pots at Home Depot for $9.98. http://www.osh.com/Osh-Categories/Outdoor/Lawn-%26-Garden/Planters/Plastic/Fiskars-17-in-H-x-21-5-in-W-x-21-5-in-D-Clay-Indoor-Outdoor-Pot/p/5974944 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Fiskars-Ariana-21-5-in-Dia-x-17-in-Tall-Peridot-Plastic-Pot-465200-1001/206395410...See MoreIt's October, 2016. How is your build progressing?
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoTropical Lightning: bought from Regan Fall sale this year, very healthy and gorgeous color.
Abracadabra: not a very strong plant but the bloom color is so beautiful and unique that it is deserved to be pampered.
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