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Mel’s Heritage rebloom.

Deborah MN zone 4

5 years ago

Some rebloom on Mel’s Heritage.

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Deborah MN zone 4
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5 years ago

Hello, Vaporvac. Let me sell you on Mel. I ordered a band size plant from Rogue Valley Roses in the spring of 2016, and planted it out in the late summer. No special winter protection and it was damaged some by rabbits, but came back strong. It is planted on a large garden structure with 8 upright supports about 12 feet tall and 4 feet apart. Summer 2017 it grew canes that were at least 10 feet long. Only one bloom cluster. Again, no special winter care, other than rabbit protection, and winter damage was minimal. I have not pruned it other than to remove damage. This year, along with Ghislaine de Feligonde, it almost covered the structure. We added chains between the columns to control the growth. Both of these roses are vigorous, healthy plants. I don’t spray. Not much rebloom, but glorious in the spring. GdF started blooming just a few days before Mel and they looked lovely together. I will add some photos.

Late summer 2016 - Mel is on the middle column.

Spring 2018. Mel is planted behind the black chair on the left. You can see the pink blooms on the right.

With GdF and Autumn Sunset.

GdF on left and Mel on the right.

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Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
5 years ago
Beautiful! I don't know how I missed your post before as I've often wondered and even asked how Mel's Heritage would do in our neck of the woods. Is there any other information you could share such as hardiness, vigor Etc? From where did you buy yours?
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Paul, Diane, Kim, and Jeri: Thank you for all the above info. I think, given what I am learning about the details of Mel's Heritage's site/cultural needs, I will place him in another spot when the time comes. I may be sacrificing my beloved Madame Alfred anyway since the time and resources to create a climbing structure aren't panning out at the moment, so planned companion Mel wouldn't have a structure for support either. My arch with Violette seems to be calling for Mel. Perhaps I see a love match in the future. Paul (and others growing Mel and Marianne): I have a couple of questions. One, how does Mel handle pruning? I keep my Violette pruned so she only maxes out at about 9-10 feet each year. With Noisette in Mel's Heritage (I just couldn't resist that pun), is he adverse to my level of pruning? Second, since Marianne has gallica in her heritage, will she take some shade? Thanks so much! Carol This post was edited by PortlandMysteryRose on Fri, Apr 25, 14 at 18:49
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Paul, you're probably right. We have TONS of rabbits out here. We also have deer, voles (they make awful holes everywhere come Spring time!!) and almost any other critter you can think of! In the Spring, I'm battling the squirrels that love to eat my tulips. I have since placed chicken wire over the tulips. Once the roses are established they don't seem to bother them, but anything less than say 2-3 feet is usually chewed down to the base! It's frustrating to say the least. I try to place the chicken wire cages on my favorites and hope that they will ignore the rest!!
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Bumping it in case someone can help. I do know Niptress Mentions it didn’t do well in her zone 5. Most people only rate Mel’s heritage as a zone 6. If you have a very protected maybe you can give it a try. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4338200/mel-s-heritage
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"She might get pitched if she doesn't shape up!" You've stated that you're in zone 5, and its been determined that a climate as cold as yours is at the very edge of the range in which 'Mel's Heritage' will grow (beyond its range, actually). Its not going to make a big sprawling climber like it does in warmer zones, so if that is what you're expecting, I suggest you get rid of it now and plant something proven to grow large in a zone 5 climate. I find it odd that a rose with a male named still gets referred to as "she"!
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jc_7a_MiddleTN
5 years ago
Deborah, that’s amazing.

Lisa’s pictures made me want to get this one but yours are making me feel good about it doing well in my location.

Any issues with foilage or irregular blooms?
Deborah MN zone 4
Original Author
5 years ago
The foliage is very clean, and no problem with blooms balling. I did have a fair amount of damage from thrips this season, but not on Mel. The thrips may have hit a little later? Not sure. I guess I will see next year.
jc_7a_MiddleTN
5 years ago
Thank you!
Lisa Adams
5 years ago
Looking great, Deborah! I saw your post earlier and meant to comment, but somehow time and memory slipped away from me. I love your structure! I have thrips in my garden, but for some reason, they leave Mel’s Heritage alone. In fact, all bugs have left Mel’s Heritage alone in my garden. I think as time goes on, you’ll notice more and more rebloom. I don’t know when your first frost date is, but since I rarely get any at all, I was still cutting huge trusses of blooms in November of last year. This year Mel’s Heritage has already bloomed far more than all of last year combined. If I find a 30F cane going where I don’t want it to, I just chop it off. He doesn’t care one bit. I wasn’t able to deadhead his hundreds (or maybe a thousand) spent blooms in June, and that didn’t matter to him either. By July, he was all budded up again. He bloomed through weeks of temps around 100F. You made a great choice, there! My very favorite rose of all. Lisa

Here’s a few stems I cut on Monday.
Deborah MN zone 4
Original Author
5 years ago
That sounds great, Lisa. I would love to see more rebloom. The photos of your Mel are just incredible. If you don’t have Ghislaine, I highly recommend it. I am thinking about ordering the pink GdF. I also am on the waiting list at RVR for a couple more Bardens. His roses have been very disease resistant here.

Thank all of you for your comments.
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
5 years ago
Thank you for the heads up on the barden's. I think we share a similar environment in terms of black spot, although I am in a river valley with very still ai so I don't know how that compares to where you are situated.

Wow! I wasn't even aware there's a pink ! I need that! Is the only one that carries it? I have a little list of things to order from there but they never have everything in stock all at the same time and I really prefer to only pay shipping once. I think I'm going to copy your color scheme and your roses if you don't mind. I love the Autumn unset in the mix. Lisa, you have enabled us all! But you don't give up! Lol! :-) Those blooms are such a feminine froth; I could drink it up.
Deborah MN zone 4
Original Author
5 years ago
Rose Petals Nursery has both the pink Ghislaine and Mel’s Heritage. I didn’t notice any other Bardens in their stock, but I didn’t check closely. Autumn Sunset is a lovely rose, but it does blackspot some here. (I too am in the Ohio River Valley). I grow a Clematis on it as it is rigid and upright, and the Clem covers the bare legs.

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