My first Paul Barden Rose
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
4 years ago
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Last year someone posted a picture of Paul Bardens's Unconditional Love. I was so taken by that rose which is a perfect red mini that I called Rogue Valley Roses and that very day I had my very own.
It is a super clean, healthy rose of a luscious red color with perfect little blooms.
Thank you Paul for this beauty.
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Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
4 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Paul Barden's list of black spot resistant roses
Comments (10)Emme-dc, you've posed a lot of questions, but let me see if I can briefly touch on them. First of all, Paul at one time (and may still) grew upwards of 2000 different roses. His knowledge of those roses in HIS climate is probably as comprehensive as it gets. That said, he does live in a place VERY conducive to blackspot pressure. He does list some of the roses he bred, but the list is overwhelmingly the work of other breeders, and most still in commerce. There is no true "comprehensive list" that could possibly cover all different growing conditions and climates that exist over the USA; it's a big place. It would take someone in every climate zone (hot humid summer/hot dry summer/long wet spring/cold winter/warm winter/no winter!), growing several thousand varieties of roses, under the same conditions (no spray/spray, irrigated/rainfall only, chemical fertilizer vs organics...) to ever be able to say which roses are truly black spot/mildew/rust resistant and to what degree. That's why so much about disease resistance is anecdotal, and VERY area specific. That's where HelpMeFind.com comes in. In case you don't know of it, I'll put the link below. You just type in the the varietal name of your rose, and the page for that rose (hopefully) has all the info you need, including hardiness, size, disease resistance, and the family it belongs to. As for finding other roses in that family, you can also search HMF by "class", and if you become a supporting (paying) member, you can search multiple options and criteria. If you want a dark red, disease resistant, short climbing China rose...well, there you go, all the possibilities are yours for the choosing. HelpMeFInd and this forum are two of your best friends. John Here is a link that might be useful: HelpMeFind Advanced Rose Search...See MorePaul Barden’s Whetstone Garden
Comments (10)Thank you everyone. I don’t know if Paul is online much anymore, but if he happens to stumble upon this post at some point- I want him to know how much this beautiful rose (and the entire bed of his roses) has given me in the midst of an incredibly difficult year....See MorePaul Barden Roses
Comments (20)Not yet, here, Paul. The color, as it is, is astounding here. I might have to get another and plant in a different spot to get the purple. I plan on the Diablo Hawk being a bit away from DR on that same retaining wall. It will be interesting to see that color here too. That retaining wall is very visible but does not have the best soil. OTOH, I have not lost any to gophers there. My husband bought a bag of Milorganite because he heard on NPR it might repel gophers. I might sprinkle it down in my Southeast corner where 3/6 gopher attacks have occurred. I have hope but the Gopher Hawk has been my best bet so far. Possibly my soil could be better fertilized to enhance the Dakota Redwing purple too....See MoreGive yourself a treat by reading Paul Barden’s rose website
Comments (18)Helen, my thanks to you for hosting this website. Too many wonderful rose sites from the early days of the web when I was first exploring have disappeared. A few were captured by the Wayback Machine, but too few. I'm glad the one is being saved. (it's actually one fo the many reasons I prefer books. Information is distributed better online, but preserved better in print.)...See MoreKristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
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