What to plant in hot/dry climate?
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Griffith Buck Roses for a Hot, Dry Climate?
Comments (31)I live in Zone 10 southern California, but within the coastal zone which has misty conditions spring-earkt summer, then settles into a true Mediterranean climate by August which continues till December when the rains start. Many roses will mildew, ball and sulk here during spring - early summer, and then after the dry weather takes over in August, the same sulky roses will bloom beautifully and have clean foliage till December. I tried growing Carefree Beauty last year - probably planted it in June - a nice healthy ownroot rose from ARE with really strong roots. After the first few weeks in the ground and a promising initial burst of growth, CB just sulked and mildewed. It did not improve after the dry sunny late summer settled in, so I shovelpruned it in December. I sometimes gift unhappy roses to a friend's garden in Topanga Canyon which tho inland from Malibu has 100+ temps in the summer, and these roses are often very happy there as long as they get enough water. So maybe CB would do better in a more classic southern California climate than my microclimate provides....See MoreCalling all AZ, Central CA, Hot, Dry climate gardeners
Comments (21)Tessiess, thank you for your input. I used alfalfa pellets for the first time this spring, and upon closer observation, I have not noticed any major differences that I can definitely attribute to its use; unfortunately I continued to use my normal March cocktail which could account for a lot of what I saw in terms of growth etc. I research, research, research and many experts warn against the use of alfalfa as it is believed to raise the pH, which is the opposite of what I want for my high alkaline soil. Years ago, I attempted to grow Blanc Double de Coubert. I had just began rose gardening and I am sure its demise is gardener error. I am happy to learn that you have had luck with rugosas; with very little intervention, which is probably key to its success? Now if I can just find someone who has had success with Paul Neyron to discover what the issue is with as so many gardeners seem to despise it.... Lyn, you are so correct. Las Vegas has its name because it means the meadows. This land was once very fertile and wet. Generally, the soil in Las Vegas has inorganic minerals, but is very low in organic compounds . We aspire to have soil that is 5% organic compounds but have to amend a lot to get there. We also amend the soil to lower the pH....See MoreRoses that have performed well in my hot dry climate
Comments (28)fragrancenutter, beautiful bouquet!! I especially like your Memorial Day and Barbara Streisand. If you, and others who grow roses where summers are hot like lavender roses, here's Love Song. I wouldn't care if my roses stopped blooming during the summer; who could blame them, but some just keep blooming when it is really hot. This bloom of Lovesong opened Friday. Yesterday it was 111 degrees F ( the hottest day of the year thus far). This photo was taken this morning. It is not the best bloom for this rose, but under the circumstances..... This is a grafted rose that was in a pot, then planted about a month ago... Love Song ( same plant) when it was not so hot, and established in its pot. Neptune is new for me this year... its blooms are looking gray right now.... Angel Face has about two dozen blooms right now that are smaller, but hold their color. ( I would take a photo, but most of the roses on the plant should have been deadheaded 5 days ago). Lynn...See MoreQueen Elizabeth or Tiffany in a hot, dry climate?
Comments (10)FWIW: Many yrs. ago (30+ by now) when I was a student, several other students and I rented a small house in Anaheim, a couple or so miles from Disneyland. Part of the agreement with our landlady was that we would take care of the lawn or she would hire a gardener and add the cost to our rent. The yard was tiny and had several small flower beds outlined with a cement curb. One of my roommates decided that we could grow roses in the bed that got the most sun. So, we went to a hardware store and to K-Mart and bought several body bags of roses in every color (that we knew of). The pink one was Queen Elizabeth. As I recall, QE bloomed in cycles and was a good bloomer. She got to be tall and very upright, not a spreader. I don't think the blooms fried too badly but I also think that she may have taken a break during the hottest part of the summer to begin blooming again in September. None of us had a clue, yet all the roses grew and were blooming when the last of us moved out. QE must be a very forgiving rose or maybe just the right rose for the right place. Either way, she would probably do even better for you....See Morecrockj
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