Voodoo rose in Zone 6b

3 years ago

I fell in love with the scent of a Voodoo rose, only issue is I am technically in Zone 6b, this rose is only rated to Zone 7. Do you think its possible to have it survive? (central NJ, near princeton area)

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fig_insanity Z7b E TN
3 years ago
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There are several variables you have to account for, not least of which I found three different "hardiness zones" listed for Voodoo. It depends on who you believe. Heirloom says Z5 (hah! I bet not), Witherspoon also says Z5 (Hah! again), Rogue Valley says Z7, HMF says Z7b. One comment (from Windy C) on HMF says it overwinters in Z6, but Windy implied that she winterizes/protects. That's the next thing to consider. To what lengths do you want to go to help Voodoo survive? The least you'll probably need to do is bury the graft several inches deep so that the graft survives even if the canes are 100% killed. If you buy it own-root, I'd still bury the crown slightly below ground level, since you don't REALLY know how much cane might/will/hopefully/prayerfully survive, lol.

Then you need to consider possible snow cover. Snow is good. Naked is bad. Also, once you have freezing temps, do you have them consistently, or are there wild swings (like here! lol)? How you can protect depends a lot on how cold, and how wet your winters are. You don't want anything keeping the canes cold AND wet. That equals rot and canker. The best possible situation is winter-long snow cover. The next best thing is dry cold, with an airy mulch as deep as you can get it. I've used cages made of concrete reinforcing wire filled with pine needles. The next Spring the needles make great mulch for the beds. Oak leaves work well, too. DON'T use maple leaves. They mat down into a wet, mushy mess.

But really, the FIRST thing you need to do is find someone local, or at least someone who has basically the same winter conditions as you, who can give you their first hand experience with Voodoo (the rose, not the witchcraft, lol). There is NOTHING like advice from a local grower. "Location, location, location" is even more important for rose growing than it is for real estate.

And lastly, I'd say go for it. If you love a rose, you should try it. Just go in with open eyes and a realistic view. Besides...there are 10,000 more to try if Voodoo doesn't work ;)

John
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