Finally baby blooms!

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Midge wiped out the first round of emerging buds a few weeks ago. shade from my neighbor’s fast growing trees also didn’t help. But finally I see a few blooms on my first year plants!

Lavender Veranda bloomed first. gallon potted from Heirloom. Pretty but small bloom, no fragrance.

FIJI. Own root BR from Regan. Very healthy. Medium fragrance. Not sure if I like the form.

Pretty in Pink Eden. Own root BR from Regan. light fragrance.

the plant is not growing at all with only one small shoot, then one day this bud came out from nowhere. I am not sure if the plant will survive or grow.

The bloom is pretty but the color isn’t much deeper than Eden. debating whether to try grafted next spring.

Coming up soon:

Olivia Austin: own root BR from Regan. So far healthy. I can already smell the refreshing fragrance.

Earth Angel: grafted BR from Regan

slow to grow buds again after midge ate the first round.

My best grower this year: Kiss Me Kate. Gallon from Heirloom. Grew fast and healthy. So looking forward to it’s blooms!

Happy Independence Day everyone!

-Stacy

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sbrklyn_7bny
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3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

@rosecanadian, Thank you. yes Olivia looks very pretty but similar to other DA roses I had its blooms are too delicate for our climate. Petals dried out quickly in our hot weather this week.

Here is a picture showing the drooping blooms. hopefully it will improve over time.

Earth Angel showing thrip damage. But I really like the color of the bloom.

Kiss Me Kate: fragrance reminded me of Gertrude Jekyll.

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Diane Brakefield
3 years ago
Stacy, all your babies look so cute and healthy. What a shame about midge--don't know if I could handle that. The Pretty in Pink bloom is gorgeous. I'm puzzled as to why it won't grow. I like grafted plants, so maybe you should give a grafted one a try. Here's to a midge free garden in the future. Diane
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joeywyomingzone4
3 years ago
They are gorgeous!! Congratulations on finally getting some blooms, it is so frustrating to have that first flush wiped out. I love the color starting to show on Olivia Austin!
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sbrklyn_7bny
Original Author
3 years ago
@Diane: Thanks. I am planning to buy some climbers from Palatine this fall. I heard some large climbers don’t grow well own root so perhaps PIP Eden is one of them.

@Joey: I wasn’t sure about how Olivia looked yesterday with those first few tiny petals but she sure looked much better today!
rosecanadian
3 years ago
Your last picture is soooo lovely!!!! What a change from when it was first opening...I was thinking there wouldn't be many petals....and then TA DA!!! I'm glad you finally got some blooms...and they're all lovely...especially ORA and Lavender Veranda!!
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rosecanadian
3 years ago
Really? Kiss Me Kate's fragrance is similar to GJ? That's a huge compliment to KMK!!
katyajini
3 years ago
Stacy, congratulations on your first blooms!!!!!

This midge thing is just too much, I know.

I am crest fallen! Again! So many of my roses, which I bought specifically for fragrance are not fragrant. I cant detect any fragrance in my KMK. The blooms are huge though.

So happy for you that your blooms are so pretty and fragrant.
sbrklyn_7bny
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
@rosecanadian, @katyajini

yes KMK has a strong fragrance for me. This morning it even waft a little. So far this rose has been doing so well, disease free, pretty flowers and fragrance. The only thing left to be seen is repeat.

Here is a picture of KMK with a Lavender Veranda bloom next to it for comparison. Lavender Veranda’s blooms are small to begin with and now they became tiny in the hot weather. Kate still looks pretty.

I had a lot of thrip damage a week ago. I can see the little thrips on the blooms. This week I don’t see much damage. I wonder If some beneficial insects got them under control...
rosecanadian
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
katy - maybe the pH of the soil is too acidic for fragrance? I had that problem. I added a 1/2 cup of lime to each pot...and the fragrances are much more developed. But...I would hate to be the cause of problems from willy nilly flinging lime in the soil. YMMV

sbr - such a cute combination seeing those two rose blooms together...I really love the color of your Lavender Veranda!! Hopefully you got some good critter action going in your garden! :) :)
katyajini
3 years ago
Stacy, those two roses look so pretty together!

Carol, you dont say! Do you by any chance remember what the pH of the soil was and what it changed to? I will check the pH of the soil around some of my roses and report back. Some references say pH of 6-6.5 is optimum, some say pH 7 is best. And maybe it varies a bit from rose to rose. I would love to know what the pH of the soil is for your roses. Thanks for bringing this up. Definitely worth exploring.
katyajini
3 years ago
Stacy I did not want to hi jack your thread so I posted my question else where.
katyajini
3 years ago
Carol, your suggestion intrigued me so much, and fragrance means so much to me that I started a thread about it. I do hope you dont mind. I respect your thoughtful reading of comments and answers greatly. thanks