Rooting Fortuniana?
Perma n’ Posies/9A FL
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Perma n’ Posies/9A FL
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Comments (1)I chip bud to 'Fortuniana' year-round, and I have not noticed a seasonal variation in success. Once budded, yes we protect the plants from the hottest noon sun, but not dense shade. You just don't want the bud to get too hot under the tape. Malcolm...See MoreDamask Rose in Florida...own-root or Fortuniana? (9a Ocala)
Comments (8)If root-knot nematodes are the concern, there are some things you can do to reduce or eliminate them -- incorporate some cheap clay kitty litter and lots of organic material into the bed, maintain a thick layer of organic mulch, "solarizing" the area before planting, and growing Marigolds around the rose are all things that will help. 'Fortuniana' rootstock is vigorous enough to compensate for nematode damage, so if you can find your rose on it, that will help as well. But if not, look into the suggestions I mentioned. :-) ~Christopher...See MoreAdventure Rooting Fortuniana Rootstock and Learning Budding
Comments (47)Hi Cori Ann, here is a link to the website. It's in Ireland, but I was able to buy the globes from a US site Cutting Globes. I haven't done anything yet, I was distracted by the stupid cold spell and protecting my roses from 22 degree weather. But most came through it fine, My Fortuniana has buds, so I think I'll try to do some regular cuttings after it finishes, that is supposed to be the best time. What my goal is is to take some of my existing roses that I love and may not be in commerce anymore and bud them on fortuniana. I am beginning to like that rootstock much better than Dr. Huey. I also want to do some hybridizing, so I will have to learn how to do cuttings if I want copies of any successful crosses I do. I have a bunch of those band pots, so I will gather them up and try to get them to root. I have a good spot in my yard that is shaded and I can hopefully get some success along with the cutting globes....See MoreSpring Hill Roses on Fortuniana
Comments (33)Did anyone else take the plunge on the $70 Spring Hill Bareroot Fortuniana? My Chicago Peace has been a slow little wimp. Alive, but with very sad little growth. Meanwhile, here’s Chicago Peace at the local nursery for $25: Which brings back the question of whether Fortuniana should be sold bare root, and if not, why is SpringHill/Weeks doing this? I recently had to dig out and transplant about 80 roses bare root across country , a mix of own root, Fort, Mult, Dr H. If the rose was in good shape prior, it’s in decent shape now (almost 3 months have elapsed). The big exception is that 8 of the fortuniana plants have hardly done anything at all. I dug out one of them out , and found less than a centimeter of sparse feeder root growth. It took me about 10 days to dig out all the roses, 5 days to transport, 4 days to pot them all. They’ve been potted up for over 2 months now. I tried my best to keep them hydrated and sheltered, but many variables could have happened during all that process and time. Still the ONLY some fortunianiana grafted roses are struggling. Some of the Forts took off like rockets, others seem barely alive. All the Own Root, Mult, and Dr H are acceptabily decent. I hope someone else chimes in with better results. I’m also not ready to say Spring Hill didn’t do the right thing, as my sample size, 1 plant, is too small. But for now I’d be hesitant to buy another bare root Fortuniana plant....See MorePerma n’ Posies/9A FL
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