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sautesmom Sacramento
5 years agoI am not them and not in Florida, but I love my Camelot, it's a trouper
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Comments (4)Sorry but there are literally hundreds of azaleas that fit your description. You didn't even narrow down whether they were evergreen or deciduous. If they were properly when they were called dwarf azaleas, they will probably grow to be no more than 3' tall in 10 years but will not stop growing then, just slow down. If not treated properly with acidic soil, etc. they will actually get smaller in size until they die. HD gets good plants with good labels. It sound like they lost the labels on your plants. You may go to another HD and see if they have the plants with the labels. The rose looking azaleas are called double. The variegated azaleas are usually related to Japanese azaleas....See MoreBest Fruit or Nut Tree for Florida 9B?
Comments (31)As a child, our front yard was bordered by Surinam Cherries...The only thing with them is that they DO get wormy if not treated, but make the most amazing jellies! I'm also a huge fan of figs. I do have a Loquat tree that I LOVE! I've learned (on here) that they can be pruned not only to allow sun through (I have pineapples growing around mine) but you can do the "bonsai" thing with them as well. I also love my dwarf bananas. I chose RajaPuri because of the compact size. I started with one sick little plant that someone at ACE hardware was throwing out...he said it was dead. Well, no it wasn't, but it WAS almost dead...waterlogged. Six months later, I now have 9 banana trees! I'm really glad to hear about the nuts that grow here. I used to have pecans in Lake Wales, but they never fruited heavily and the goats got most of the ones we could reach anyway! One should always have a citrus tree. They're fantastic for more than just fruit. I keep a pineapple orange (my favorite) and a Meyer Lemon (dwarf) that does beautifully. I also use the rinds as a disinfectant (I use everything for everything, lol) in my kennel, as well as a deodorizer! One thing about figs: They're pollinated by wasps, so if anyone grows them, cut them in half before biting into them...or you'll never eat another one! Just like Surinams, figs are used by the pollinator to lay their eggs....See MoreSome USDA zones for various Northwest locations
Comments (17)Tom, I think the answer is it depends on the airport, but usually, yes airports are colder. The main reason is that airports are invariably on flat land and frequently on valley bottoms which are frost pockets. Some of them (i.e. Sea-Tac) are on plateaus which aren't as cold as valley floors but still have inferior drainage to sides of hills and any kind of sloping land. Some people live on flat land but a lot of people live on slopes and hillsides especially closer to the water (it would be fun to study what percentage of residences are on slopes of, say, 5% or more). But certain airports should be considered as exceptions because there is so much development around them - including Sea-Tac, Boeing, and Paine Field. All of them are in the middle of concrete jungles and thus probably aren't any colder than the surrounding areas. By contrast you have airports like Olympia and Spokane which are relatively undeveloped themselves, not surrounded by a concrete jungle and definitely much colder in winter (verified by locals, temperature readings and indicator plants) than the cities they represent. I have some support for this idea. If you plot a running average of the lowest temperature every winter for Sea-Tac there is an abrupt rise during the 1950's-60's that is much greater than that of other weather stations in the region. This can only be attributable to the amount of development in and around the airport during that period. I provide the raw data for that here (although the article is actually about something else): http://www.desertnorthwest.com/articles/enso_effects.html That's interesting that Port Townsend records at the fire station - it's about 170' up and 1/3 mile inland, on top of the bluff; meaning that downtown itself, and places like Fort Worden, are probably even milder. Is there a list online somewhere that tells you where each weather station records? I'd love to see it. Here's a quick survey of the coldest temperature during the December 2008 freeze in a few Port Townsend Locations: Jefferson Co. Courthouse 19F Madison St. and Foster 17F Port Townsend Paper (right on the water) 22F Woodland Dr. (near airport) 13F Far Reaches Farm, Hastings Ave. 8F (says them)...See MoreAnother canine renal thread
Comments (14)i would go for another food altogether. a lot of the premium foods are processed at one plants so when there is a recall, they all get recalled even though they are different companies. i have a shihtzu with allergies. i was told salmon is a "hot" protein as is beef, chicken and lamb. my daughter works at a boutique pet store and has had quite a lot of training on foods/proteins etc and usually recommends Fromm, arcana, evo or orgin. we use fromms as it is a small family owned company, has had no recalls, and is less costly than orgin. my dogs like the pork and peas as well as the lamb and lentil. good luck:)...See Morejc_7a_MiddleTN
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5 years agoPerma, I can't believe you didn't recommend Savannah...lol.
Kordes Savannah is part of their Sunbelt Series, so very heat tolerant. It's wonderfully fragrant, salmon pink and very disease resistant. I can't find a bush shot of mine, but it gets tall, but not too wide here (around 6 ft x 4 ft with pruning) so probably a little taller and wider in FL Here are a couple of bloom shots
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoJC, I actually have all three of those roses. Perma has given you better scoop than I can on Savannah since she’s closer to your mom. Christopher Marlowe has gorgeous blooms and smells fantastic. Not as prolific a bloomer as Savannah here, but not too bad. He’s not as disease resistant as Savannah, either, but not a bs magnet by any means. His canes want to be long and lax, so he does best if constantly pruned back in the beginning to train more up than out…not hard to do, but not sure if your mom would want to mess with that? Here are pictures of mine from 2017 that hopefully show what I mean.
If you keep pruning those horizontal long canes back in the above photo, you get more vertical canes growing from them like below. If you don't prune the horizontal back a few times, they just grow longer on the ground without as many vertical canes (in other words, short & floppy)
Summer Sun was new for me last year. My mom needed me more than the garden last year, so it was totally neglected. It was smothered by the tall & prolifically self sowing annuals in that bed all season. I should have pulled them up from around the rose to give it some breathing/growing room, but I never did and it did not thrive. It didn’t get over 2 ft tall last year (if that) and I’m not sure if it ever bloomed. It died to the ground over winter which is unusual for a rose here. New growth was sprouting from the roots until we had a light freeze a couple of weeks ago that killed off the tender new shoots. I’m not sure if it will come back now or not. My experience with the rose is probably not typical though…it may do great if given a better growing situation from the beginning.
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Krista_5NY
5 years agoI'm not in your zone, but Sweet Mademoiselle has been a winner for me its first year. It has a strong sweet fragrance, generous bloomer.
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5 years agoI got Lady Roberts from RPN last year, but again, total garden neglect all season. Not sure if it ever bloomed and mine was still just a stick at end of our season. The little stick was still hanging on until that freeze a couple of weeks ago, but looks to be dead now. Your mom wouldn't have the freeze/thaw issues we have here, though. I'm on wish list at RPN for another when it comes back in stock. Another tea in that color range that RPN has in stock is Clementina Carbonieri. Doesn't get enormous like so many teas, blooms are gorgeous, smell great and seems to be bs resistant. I just ordered another one from RPN to keep in a pot as back up since something keeps munching on mine.
Clementina Carbonieri:
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5 years agoBoscobel is my best salmony coral rose that is also disease free. I have in the ground and its a full bush just over 3ft. I like it so much I got another one this year. In early spring it has more pink tones and more coral in warmer weather. The flower, are full, luxurious, and photos do it no justice.
Pink in cooler weather
Coral in warmer weather
Peach Swirl is also great and disease freeThe blooms start out yellow and pink striped but meld into a warm peachy fluffy thang lol.
My nickname for her is Miss Peachy Yum Yum lol. Its a large shrub but not really a climber. It can be pruned down to a medium shrub. Smells great too.
Opens Swirly
Melded Peach
Almost all Peach..the blooms last forever and just keep getting p00fier!
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoWell Coral Drift is a good starter plant. It's very pretty and bright.
I love Climbing America. It could be pegged or hard pruned so it would stay bushy.jc_7a_MiddleTN thanked suncoastflowersjc_7a_MiddleTN
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5 years agoIf you are trying to hook her on roses and she likes that orangey salmon color of Carefree Celebration, how about Fragrant Cloud? It is almost the exact color of Carefree Celebration. It is not a bs resistant rose, but has everything else going for it...prolific bloomer, loves the heat, huge & exceptionally fragrant blooms. It and Peace were my very favorite roses when I sprayed. Here was mine back in the day
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOr Fragrant Cloud's offspring, Dolly Parton. Dolly got me hooked on roses many years ago. I still grow her now. She doesn't look as good as she did back when I sprayed, but is more disease resistant than Fragrant Cloud. Her blooms are even bigger and even better smelling than FC. She is more of a orangey red than orangey salmon, though, and doesn't bloom as prolifically as FC did for me. They both make great cut flowers to bring inside.
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5 years agoLove that Peach Swirl. My favorite corals are Comtesse du Cayla, Comtesse de Provence, Millie Walters mini, and Camelot. Cayla is the cleanest and has great repeat but petals are so delicate, it needs some afternoon shade.
Cayla
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5 years agoMy first thought was Summer Sun. I planted one 2 years ago. It was a clearance rose, late in the season. Looked awful, but I picked it up anyways. It started gaining momentum last year though. I don't have too many photos of it. But here's 1 bloom to show colour.
I also want Crazy Love.
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5 years agoPlumeria Girl (Florida ,9b)
5 years agoI absolutely love my teas. I totally agree with Sub3. I inly deadhead them. They don't need much except to grow . I enjoy Old garden roses . I was watching Paul Zimmerman videos and he showed 3 maybe 4 roses his wife mowed it downed by accident and it grew back. From roots. Amazing :)
I will be back soon. Pizza yum yum.
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5 years agoI thought I saw pics of Dr. Manners pics that I found during lunch but now I can't find it.
Even found rose is great but it is not the colours you are looking .I absolutely recommend teas.
I would love to show you Duchess de Brabant but it is not the colour you want. Perhaps Lily can help Bec she love peach colours. And maybe you can cross reference to FL zones.
Below is a pic of Perle D' Or. I am hoping mine will grow but Jackie told me not to dig. Give it way more time.
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The above is a picture of a very nice salmon/coral hybrid tea that some may recognize as Touch of Class. It is a very nice rose that usually puts out a decent number of quality flowers. It tends to have a problem with blackspot, but otherwise it is a good rose. I don't know how it is on fortuniana for growing in Florida, but I would think it would be okay. This rose is no slouch at putting out show-quality flowers and was responsible for unseating First Prize as the no. 1 show rose for 17 years. You might want to look at this one.
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