Munstead Wood rose
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Rose de rescht or munstead wood?
Comments (4)I would like a nice full bush, healthy etc. Which one has the strongest fragrance? Which one gets taller? I love both of them, I love MW's reddish canes a lot but I have heard such nice things bout RDR too so I just can't decide. Which one did you like best and why. I really appreciate any advice Grace e...See MorePrincess Alexandra of Kent and Lady Elsie May roses
Comments (8)Thanks so much for taking the time to post these beautiful photos!! I think I will place Munstead Wood next to St. Swithun, a light pink, rather than the medium pink Princess Alexandra. Photos do help, as a picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks much!...See Moreroses in KY
Comments (2)We have a Forum member, Lesley (huckdog), whom I hope sees this. Her Kentucky garden is beautiful, and I'm sure she would have good advice. I will say that my Munstead Wood is great in our hot, dry, sunny summers. It's one of Austin's best for my garden, anyway. Diane...See MoreGarden this year and Dr. Huey
Comments (27)Sorry to hear, Lisa, about your grafted Sister Elizabeth. Let me see if I can answer all of your questions. I do believe that Sister Elizabeth has a reputation for being a floppy rose. I just staked her this morning when I was deadheading. She does tend to have thin stems and I think that contributes to it. As far as overall size, she does not get very big for me. However, she gets the brunt of the sun and heat everyday with no shade in sight. Depending on where you place yours, that may make a difference. I would say that she gets to be about three feet tall or so and about two feet wide. I just wish I could remember where I purchased her on her own root. I checked my "normal haunts" for own root and didn't see that they carried her. I don't detect much of a fragrance on her but my nose is more attuned to food smells rather than rose smells. What one person states is a strong smelling rose, I can barely smell. Now food on the other hand, I can tell you most of the ingredients from the scent! Go figure! I have pretty well consistently pruned her to try to get her to grow thicker canes to see if that will make a difference. It hasn't so far and I think I will try not pruning her at all in the upcoming winter to see again if that makes a difference. She is lucky to be here. I nearly pulled her out yesterday and today. I will give her another year to prove herself worthy but she may end up going. I think she would be happier in a pot and she may end up there next year. I really love my Mary Magdalene rose and if I had known then, what I know now, I would have their places switched in the garden. Mary can really take the heat and sun and produces beautiful blooms. Mary is hard to see because she is behind Elizabeth. Perhaps, since Sister Elizabeth is named after a nun, it is the final way that nuns have found to torture me since I left catholic school......You know, the more I think about this theory, the more likely it seems!...See Morebayarea_girl_z10a_ca
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