Red shrub rose recommendations please
PKponder TX Z7B
7 years ago
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Comments (15)I would recommend Gertrude Jekyll for colder zones. It is very hardy. I don't have too much trouble with blackspot in my no spray zone 5a garden although Lady Emma Hamilton sure gets some. Mary Rose is also good. Rugosa roses such as Pierette Pavement or Foxy Pavement are another alternative. Hardy Buck roses like Earth Song or Country Dancer are also hardy and disease resistant but, like rugosas, do not have old fashioned bloom form. Easy Elegance roses are also disease resistant....See MorePlease recommend rose bushes for Zone 10 convent
Comments (12)I agree that you should contact Dr. Manners. Also, my 2 cents worth: Saturated true red, classic romantic rose form climber that does VERY well for me here in SW Fla z10 - Don Juan on Fortuniana rootstock. Covered with big fat blooms, even now when it is near 90 F everyday. They are large enough for cut flower displays and fragrant. It's important to get DJ on Fortuniana. Occasionally, you can find DJ on Fort at Home Depot, of all places. Just make sure that it has a tag on the pot that says Fortuniana. If possible, choose a spot that gets full sun in the Winter and partial shade in the Summer. Roses seem to do better here if planted very close to a building, like under the eaves. I'm not sure why - extra shade, extra water, maybe? Maybe it's the "head in the sun, feet in the shade" thing that they like. I dig big holes, put down rotted mulch, rotted cow manure, peat, maybe some bone meal and Epsom salts. I make sure that there is a watering well (a raised dam) all the way around the bushes' root zones. In Florida, it's important to only plant a grafted rose as deep as it was in the pot. Planting too deep will cause the stem to rot. Watering only in the morning cuts down on blackspot problems. I don't spray my roses EVER, and Don Juan looks great. If you don't want a climber, there are probably some true red tea roses that will do on their own roots, and may be bushes, not climbers. I'm sure that Dr. Manners can suggest some. Also, if you would like a white rose, John Paul II is THE best performing grafted rose in my garden. Best Wishes, Avalon...See MorePlease recommend a small climbing rose for new rose grower
Comments (4)You might tell her to try something like Altissimo, a beautiful, single (5 petals) red rose, or maybe Climbing Pinkie, which is a little larger and should also be okay in your climate. Pinkie has clusters of small pink fully-petaled flowers and is probably the more disease-resistant of the two. But, be aware, no rose is going to be disease-resistant or flower well with less than 5 or 6 hours of direct sunlight a day....See MoreRecommendations for shrub help please
Comments (16)Thanks Cseim - It shows on the link you gave me that it grows in Frisco, thats just around the corner from me! (I will have to find a spot for one of these too) I think I need a bigger yard:) I love having berries for the wildlife. I planted two weeping crabapples last year -a few weeks ago they were completely covered by flowers, now they are full of tiny crabapples, they are so pretty! I hope no one suffered damage last night - We lost a few limbs that is all, however we walked down the street to see what was one the sidewalk, and it was one of our neighbors screens all twisted up. The lady across the street lost almost the whole top of her bradford pear....See MorePKponder TX Z7B
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