help me pick a rose Toronto, ON Canada Zone 5
richard khawli
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Magda (Ontario, USDA4/5)
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Comments (11)Hi ontheteam - I've been thinking about your request from our zone 5 perspective. David Austin's Heritage does beautifully here (hardy and a great re-bloomer) and I'm sure your grandfather left you all with a wonderful heritage. Golden Wings (a very hardy beautiful single yellow that blooms all summer long) or St. Swithun (a lovely pink David Austin climber that is also quite hardy for me) both reflect his Catholic background. The beautiful pink Buck rose Quietness is always a lovely memorial rose. And don't forget America - your Grandfather or his parents left Ireland to come to America and probably prospered because of that brave move. These are all great roses for this climate zone. St. Swithun: Heritage: Golden Wings: Quietness: America:...See Moreclimbing roses for zones 4/5?
Comments (16)I have this red climber which I have no idea what kind it is, got it about 3 or so years ago. It's canes seem to get about 6-8 feet, and it got a beautiful spring flush and now only gets a rose or two during the summer. but the canes are growing like crazy. at first I mistaken it for blaze, since the flowers looked like a blaze, but the canes didn't get as long and the leaves were slightly different. I have done nothing to it to protect it's canes during winter, it is in a southeast corner of the house.in fact it hardly had any winter dieback except at the very tips which I just pruned off in the spring. I wish I knew what kind it was so as to advise whether it would be good in a colder climate. I want to get golden showers and autume sunset but I read they are hardy to zone 6. So I am wondering can I still grow it here with minimal protection? You know just wrap the canes with burlap and a little straw in there to create air pockets. If I ever figure out what kind it is I will tell ya all, that way you know how hardy it is, and resistant to mildew, we had more rain this year than usual, and black spot tolerant, (it has a few spots but the overall bush is healthy looking and medium green.) the canes come out red at first then darken to medium green. What climbers are winter hardy and needs only about 4 or 5 hours sunlight which I can put on the north wall? RR...See Moredavid austin rose heritage 'ausblush - hardy to zone 5a??
Comments (20)Michaela - all sorts of things! My usual bell peppers, eggplants and broccoli, plus petunias, snaps, nicotiana, annual lobelia and some of the zinnias I hybridized - those will all be started in early March. Later, I'll start tomatoes, marigolds, cosmos, cleome, some poppies and more. Will be winter sowing this year with some seed I picked up in a swap - some fancier echinaceas, alliums, gaillardia and others. Would be happy to swap, though I've already got some foxglove, so I don't need that right now. Hoping the ones I've put in will naturalize - I've got them in 3 different locations, hoping one will take. And I'll be direct sowing, among other things, a whole basket full of zinnia seeds, saved from my crosses this past summer - going to be interesting! Anything in particular you're looking for? - Alex...See MoreHelp me Pick a Rose - SoCal Z10b
Comments (38)Hi Everyone! Thank you for all of your contributions and making this such a beautiful conversation thread to re-visit. I just wanted to give you a little update. So was lucky enough to find 1 Princess Anne Rose at Rogers Gardens. I isn’t as Large and Fabulous looking and full of beautiful blooms as the James Austin Roses they recently had in stock... but probably because this was the last Princess Anne Rose available... and all the more fabulous ones were purchased. Even so, I’m still extremely excited about this rose. I can’t quite tell if it’s an own root rose or a grafted rose... but I suspect it might be own root. Is one type considered superior??? What has your experience been between ownroot vs. grafted??? There’s 2 little flower buds on the Princess Anne Rose, and to say I’m excited to see the first bloom would be an understatement. I just planted it in the ground this evening at sunset. These photos are no where near as beautiful as all the ones you’ve shared... but I’m sure some of your will still appreciate them. I’m hoping and praying it will quickly establish and flourish in the spot I have planted it. Oh... and did I mention this is my very first David Austin Rose?... I’ve been admiring David Austin Roses for many years. 😆...See MoreKaren F
3 years agojjpeace (zone 5b Canada)
3 years agoTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
3 years agoKaren F
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