Anybody grows 'Lijiang Rose'?
nikthegreek
6 years ago
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Comments (6)Well . . .sort of. I just got it. It was one of the dozen bareroot roses that arrived last week from Hortico, for a shipment that was ordered for "November '08" delivery. (So, Hortico has no calendar!). They sell it under the name Terracotta. But at least they eventually sent it. I also ordered about a dozen others that they said they had last November, but that they still don't have in reality. But I can tell you this about this rose. It is a color sport of Leonidas, and that rose I've grown for years in almost ideal Southern California conditions for roses (eastern San Diego at my mom's place). Leonidas gets every rose disease ever discovered if you are not RELIGIOUS with your spraying. It gets mildew and black spot even where nothing else gets these two. Don't even think about trying to grow either Terracotta or Leonidas "no spray." And actually, I have found that to be the case with most of these "chocolate" roses, except for Hot Cocoa. I still love the color group and get most every one I see, but I also have to commit to keeping up with the spraying, or else put up with the consequences. Hot Cocoa would be the obvious choice in this color class if you are not going to be good with your spraying. Kathy...See MoreAnybody Grow a?Night Light Climbing Rose
Comments (4)I have Night Light in my front yard. It is doing okay, but it suffered considerably after the Easter freeze. I have had to cut it back quite a bit, and I am not done yet. On the whole, it is usually pretty hardy. It has somewhat better than average disease resistance, but benefits from spraying. It blooms intermittently throughout the season. The color is yellow with red petal edges that turn over time to more red. There isn't much fragrance. In terms of growth habit, it is definitely the wild child. It gets very long canes in all directions. These canes have some of the most wicked thorns imaginable and will never be in short supply. It is a good climber as climbers go, but you practically need a suit of armor if you are going to work around it. Here is a picture of it along with the red Too Hot to Handle taken a couple of years ago....See MoreAnybody grow Sunrise at Heirloom rose?
Comments (10)Thanks Kstrong! We have a lot of winter damage to rose canes here. So, it may not even get 3 foot tall here. lol But, i'm still very tempted as I heard it does keep its bright color for awhile like you mentioned. I could try protecting it over the winter months. I seen pics of it on HMF, love that bright color! Thanks again!!!!!...See MoreDoes anybody grow roses in a frost-free climate?
Comments (13)Dragoonsers -- The Girija and Viru Viraraghavan, in India, are working on lines of "warm-climate" roses. They are working intensively with Tea Roses and other Gigantea types, well-adapted to your conditions. They've created some wonderful things. In California and in much of Australia, "warm-climate" roses excell. No, we can't grow Gallicas here to advantage, or Damasks or Albas (not that I haven't tried) -- but we jolly well can grow Teas. :-) In our climate, Teas are at their very best during and following our "rainy season". They slip into dormancy to some extent, when it is hot and dry. This suits me, for that's when I am not out in the garden. Here, they get fed when we have time. Or not. They're obliging, and not demanding. They rarely get pruned at all in our garden, as Teas and Chinas in particular are twiggy plants, that store energy in their canes. Heavy pruning really sets them back. I STRONGLY recommend a book: TEA ROSES: Old Roses For Warm Gardens. Authors are Australian ladies: Chapman, Drage, Durston, Jones, Merrifield, and West. As in our area, many of those old roses have survived for long years and decades with no care at all -- demonstrating their toughness, as an accompaniment to their beauty. Jeri Below: Mostly Tea Roses -- Blooming in the Historic Rose Garden, in the Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA...See Morenikthegreek
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