Does anyone know where I can find the David Austin rose "The Prince?"
Raoul. Texas, zone 8
5 years ago
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Is anyone growing David Austin roses in the Tropics?
Comments (4)Hello Kate, don't worry. You're not discouraging me :) I have been hearing the same from many different people and also have been reading a lot. I'm just very curious how the DA's will react to this weather and hopefully they will grow into healthy large plants. So far I've tried to focus on good air circulation to prevent BS and I have used Bayer Advanced Control but I'm looking for an organic alternative. I will post some pictures about my DA project after a couple of months. I noticed that there are hardly any postings about DA roses in the Tropics. I'm located at I'm at latitudes 1ð and 6ðN, and longitudes 54ð and 58ðW and only 2 to 5 degrees north of the equator which is very very tropical. Basically similar to Malaysia but less high elevations. BTW I'd accidentally posted this thread in the General Rose Forum after I discovered the Antique Rose Forum for DA roses. I have posted the same thread in the Antique Forum. If anyone would like to share their experiences or have some great tips please go to http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/rosesant/msg0122043413265.html?2 Thanks again Kate....See MoreIs anyone growing David Austin roses in the Tropics?
Comments (52)I'm NOT in a tropical climate -- far, far drier. But what Nik said: nikthegreek(9b/10a E of Athens, Greece) What the roses may find stressful as plants is not the heat or humidity but the lack of winter coolness That rang true for me. While not tropical, here in coastal Southern California, we also have No Winter Chill. In that situation, Austin roses that were perfectly well-behaved elsewhere morphed here into Jolly Green Giants ... growing 12- 14-ft. tall, and blooming only at the very top. If we cut them down, they responded by hunkering down and growing back to 12-ft., to produce one large bloom or cluster. After a few seasons of that, we had to acknowledge the advice we had received that these were not the ideal roses for our conditions. We still grow a few Austins . . . Golden Celebration is great here (but would blackspot for you). Prospero is one of my all-time favorites, as is Belle Story, and my DH loves Cymbaline....See MoreIs It Usually Difficult To Find David Austin Roses?
Comments (10)Diane - Thanks! And, like .... duh.... When I went to that same Mortimer Sackler page at David Austin it was in England. Your link took me to the same page, but it looks to be in America (....looking fast on the run... so not sure where it is ---but the prices are in dollars and not lbs).... ilovemyroses - I can't find that place I found before... the "suspicious" one in Texas. It was called Quad-something, I think. It didn't look like it was "rose people" -- it looked more like you were buying a ticket for the lottery, or something. Sorry - I didn't mean to be insulting to the place or to anyone who buys from there - (or about buying lottery tickets, for that matter, either). It just hit me as "risky" for roses. Miss Mary...See MoreDoes anyone know why David Austin hates teas?
Comments (39)Oh, well, I ran out of garden space at my house.... Not really. My Italian-born-and-reared husband reached retirement age and we wanted to live outside the U.S. for a couple of years, which in our financial situation meant working. DH's brother-in-law offered him a job--typical Italian nepotism--so off we went. In a first wave of enthusiasm for Italy we bought an old farm, realized at the end of the two years that we had to choose between Italy or the U.S. as our permanent residence, and chose to stay in Italy. We came here in 2000. Our daughter, who was a year old when we came, has grown up here, but speaking English at home and enjoying long vacations in the U.S. with her American relatives, so that she has had the benefit of a bicultural upbringing....See MoreRaoul. Texas, zone 8
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