Pruning Souvenir de la Malmaison
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Comments (10)In my garden she is known as the bloom machine - mine is own root and will be three this summer - she is already budding out. She replaced one that died after eighteen years. Last summer in only her second year, she and my climbing version which is not as generous as she but still a stand out in my garden, gave me my very last blooms, except for one from Gruss an Aachen which became the mother of a tiny rose now growing in a peat pot in my house waiting for the weather to stabilize. And with the exception of my yellow Lady Banks I think she will win the race to be first this year - although I have lots and lots of roses budding already. This is a rose that does not take up a lot of space - is not terribly demanding and delivers and delivers all season long. Another of those perfect roses when she is at her best. The only thing that derails her is days and days of rain because she will ball, but as soon as the offending blooms are removed, she immediately delivers another volley of the perfect sort. In the summer it is fairly dry here and very hot and she obviously loves it....See MoreSouvenir de la malmaison
Comments (23)Jannike, my Tradescants have been good performers but have taken a while to establish when grown own-root. Worth the wait. My climate is very different from yours and I will be curious to hear how your plants progress. I believe Tradescant can become a more substantial rose in your climate. It reaches about 4 feet in my garden when grown as a shrub and lightly pruned. In Portland, it can also be a stiff, small climber when coaxed and encouraged. Tends to bloom and rest in cycles. Gorgeous, fragrant, mostly disease resistant in my organic garden. My Souv de la Malmaisons have been blush. In my cooler, cloudier climate, Souv is pinkish white in hot weather and whitish pink in milder weather. Always fragrant and lovely. Balls when wet, so I have to toss a batch of blooms sometimes, but Souv is worth it! Both of these beauties are very romantic. I can't help sticking my nose right into their yummy fluffiness. I'll be curious to hear about Alnwick. I haven't grown it. Carol...See MoreSouvenir de la Malmaison dilemma
Comments (14)Hey Donna, I'm in 8 in TX too. My most fragrant roses are probably: Sharifa Asma Autumn Damask Abraham Darby Belinda's Dream* Souvenir de la Malmaison* Buff Beauty Charles de Mills (though he's crazy with the runners, so think twice before you plant him) The two with the asterisks are, imho, two of the best roses IN THE WHOLE WORLD. Seriously, they're fantastic. Free-blooming, vigorous, disease resistant, gorgeous, fragrant, attractive shrub form, low maintenance. Start with BD or S de la M and you can't go wrong. Good luck!...See MoreSo pleased with Souvenir de la Malmaison
Comments (10)I love that rose. I grow it under the eaves of my house to protect it from the rain, and it loves it there (with irrigation, of course). It is usually one of my first roses to bloom, but I had to prune it hard this year, because I wanted to balance out the shrub, and I find it sulks a bit after a pruning. I found it was a very easy rose to root, too. I stuck a cutting in a band with a plastic bag over it and left it in the shade one fall, and the next spring I had a well-rooted plant....See MoreSara-Ann Z6B OK
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