My Favorite Rose - Molineaux
I'm still a newbie - added a few roses last year and then more this year. I don't spray, so I've struggled a bit with bugs and minor disease. Mainly just not a lot of blooms - except on Molineaux. Besides Julia Child, it's the only one I have that seems to bloom non-stop. Sometimes there are just one or two, other times (like now) it has many. This morning I deadheaded and clipped a few for a vase inside, then decided to take some pics. Molineaux has inspired me to add more roses next year - he has been free of bugs (mostly) and disease (entirely) all year. I wish my others did half as well! Well, maybe when they're older :)
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3 years agoI also love Molineux! Mine stay about 3-4 feet in zone 9, but I both prune hard & cut down a couple of leaflets when deadheading. It’s not as bad as other Austins in regard to octopus canes, but will put one out occasionally - I just chop the cane way down, whenever I see one.
Lisa - your Molineux is absolutely amazing! Mine are more modest, but here’s a pretty bloom from the other day:
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3 years agoMolineux is my very favorite Austin rose. And to top it off, I'm not a big yellow fan. I only grow 5 varieties of Austin's, so for an Austin rose to stay in my garden, to me it has to be very special. To give you an idea how much I like Molineux, I now have 3 bush's of it. One own root that is 9 yrs old and two grafted onto Fortuniana root stock.
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