Help with Gertrude Jekyll rose
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Gertrude Jekyll
Comments (14)I just bought a Gertrude Jekyll from Heirloom. I'm hoping it will be free of RMV-related decline that Ann describes. Several of my Austins come from Heirloom for just that reason. I haven't decided yet whether to train GJ horizontally or prune it as a shrub and keep it short. I'd be interested in hearing from other growers who, like Palustris, have had it a while and like it. GJ is not the only rose that repeats better with age. My Pierre de Ronsard did not repeat well for several years. Now it blooms in good flushes several times a season. Many growers of young PdR plants give up on it for lack of repeat. BTW, I prune mine as a shrub. It doesn't even try to climb anymore! Rosefolly...See MoreMary Rose vs Gertrude Jekyll
Comments (11)With respect, the rosarian at Austin does not live on the California coast. I do. I've not grown all of these, because I took the pledge on Austins some years ago, having squandered more money on them than I care to think about. But of the ones I can speak to: Gertrude Jekyll -- Inland people force repeat bloom by re-pruning brutally. and feeding mightily. I don't know any Austins that tolerate that treatment at the coast, however. Othello -- is a lanky thorny mess with awkward canes to a good 6 ft. In Coastal Southern California, it was sparse of bloom and inclined to rust unless sprayed. Blooms, when they appeared, were on short stems, and wonderfully fragrant. Tamora -- Does it rust more than it mildews at the coast? Or does it mildew more than it rusts? Difficult to say. The Pilgrim -- Will grow 18 foot long canes and bloom at the vine-like attenuated ends. Breathtaking bloom. The plant is too much trouble to bother with, unless you just need something to do with your time. Mary Rose -- Blooms as a "cropper" but will repeat well if deadheaded. It grew here as a 5 x 5 "ball" of a plant. Decent mildew resistance. Not much rust. Completely clean if sprayed. Not a lot of fragrance. L.D. Braithwaite -- Striking "Christmas Red" blooms on a plant that will go chlorotic if faced with alkaline conditions. Mildews just enough to be annoying. Rusts late. Can grow as a 12-ft-tall climber in Southern California. Vigorous as all getout. NO fragrance. Winchester Cathedral -- Said by many to lack vigor here, and that was our experience. If you want a good BIG Austin, plant Golden Celebration, which excells at the coast. (Don't prune it hard.) If you want a CLIMBING Austin, plant Abraham Darby. If you want a small bloom machine, plant Prospero, and don't prune it. Just MHO. Jeri Jennings Coastal Southern California...See MoreGertrude Jekyll rose - shrub or climber?
Comments (25)Even here, she was a climber, but I didn't experience any of the monstrous, house-eating, beastly qualities that have been associated with her. The blooms are stunning, and her scent wafted through my yard. As Anne said, you can't pass her without stopping to take in her perfume. She was growing up a porch post but the deer feasted on her so often that she didn't survive. Your garden house is every gardener's dream! Looking forward to more pics of it and GJekyll adorning the pergola....See MoreAny idea what might be wrong with my Gertrude Jekyll rose? Please!!
Comments (2)That looks like old mottled green leaves that could be removed and let the new leaves take over. I snip them off so the branch doesn't tear. You'll feel so much better when last year's leaves are gone. The new reddish leaves look good....See MoreHalloBlondie (zone5a) Ontario, Canada
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