Lady of Shallot disappointing in my garden
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Comments (6)Although I do not live in Texas (hope you don't mind my opinion) I have to say LOS is an amazing rose. I got an own root from DA in Texas and it got probably 3 feet x 3 feet in just one season, almost always in bloom. Scent is light, but I would grow this rose even if it had no scent. If I'm in zone 6 and it grew relatively large in one season, I can only imagine how it would be in Texas. Good luck with your decision, from what I've read, LEH has a much stronger scent and stays more compact. Another thing to mention, I don't know if this varies with climate or other factors, but it's a very bushy rose, as opposed to many of the adjacent roses that just want to grow straight up. Take care! Drew This post was edited by zone6-nj on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 23:02...See MoreWhat am I doing wrong with Lady of Shallot
Comments (31)I got LOS last spring. Its a grafted plant. It didnt bloom much last year. She grew a lot though. This spring I espaliered her on a piece of wire fencing strung between a few metal t-posts to try and get her canes more horizontal. That did the trick because she has been blooming in regular flushes this year. She is much larger now that in the spring when I took these photos. She is in mostly full sun and in a black plastic nursery pot still lol. She likes it that way!! There is a tree that casts shade on the far side one end of the plant, really late in the day about 4pm (left side of the photo). The majority of the plant (about 3/4th of it, including its pot, gets full sun All day....See MoreLoving my Lady of Shallot + tips on another peach DA
Comments (27)They are hard to come by on fortuniana. Only K&M carries them and Cool Roses in Palm Beach has a few, but they recently said they were going to stop carrying them because of high royalties or something. I was so bummed because I got most of mine from them. K&M is really pricey when you add shipping to it. But it's worth the extra $$$ because on fortuniana they can last for years and years. The longest I've ever been able to keep any rose on Dr. H alive is 3 years. My Darcy Bussel was doing well until now. I have ONE Austin still going strong (on Doc) after ordering from them 3 years ago and that one is Wollerton Old Hall and its showing no signs of slowing down. I think growing them in large pots works well, even if you only get 3 years out of them that's still a lot of blooms. My oldest Austin on fortuniana is Evelyn and she's easily 9 feet tall. She grows like a climber bare legged till about 8 feet and then all leaves and buds on top. It's not the most attractive habit, but she pumps out the looms like crazy so no complaints here. :) With the exception of Dick Clark and Easy Does It, all of my Austin's out perform my HTs I'll be trying some own root from now on however (if I can't get them on Fortuniana) because I think some own roots actually do better for me. Just not sure about putting them in the ground....See MoreLady of shallot, climber or bush?
Comments (12)Ben & Diane, oh you're so funny! I can't stop laughing! Kristine, what size is your LoS? I'm thinking of growing another one in my backyard as a shrub but have no clue how big she will be. LoS seems happy here and sent a few 6' canes out in the first two years. Since my garden is tiny and I grow her in a shallow bed, I train her as a short climber against a trellis. This is how she looked like last June. This year she is taller and fuller(more laterals). Looking forward to seeing her perform in one month. *finger crossed*...See MoreKristine LeGault 8a pnw
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