The truth about my zone 5 roses in spring
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Comments (2)Thanks Sammy - as it happened, I put one in the bed and one in a pot in the shed. Both seemed to survive the winter (amazingly) but three weeks after transplanting it to the bed, the potted AF upped and quit. The other one is doing fine, if a little slow to get started. In the future I'll post this sort of thing on Discussions. :)...See MoreNew to Irises: Spring bloomers or rebloomers for zone 5?
Comments (4)Suttons catalog is one that lists what zones the rebloomers that they carry are known to bloom in. I'm located in zone 4b/5a, and personally I've only had one ever rebloom for me. It was one of the first iris I bought and was from Walmart, it was labeled as Coral Chalice, but I don't believe that was accurate. It looked more like Champagne Elegance but I can't be sure as it was several years ago and I don't have a pic. As Jain said I would just go for iris that appeal to you and if they are listed as rebloomers you never know, they may or may not rebloom, but either way you'll get a gorgeous flower....See MoreZone 6 mini roses in zone 5, what to do???
Comments (3)Let me ask you what you mean by "take them in"? Are you going to plant them in the ground or in pots? If in the ground, I think you would do more damage by digging them up to take them in. Covering them with several inches of mulch should protect most of them pretty well. If you plan to plant them in pots, then you do need to do some planning for winter. You can either bring the pots into your unheated garage, or you can bury them (pot and all) in the ground to await next spring. There are plenty of discussions about these winter protection methods here on the site so you can get all the details. It is true that some minis are more winter tender than others, but if you do a good job of winter protection they should come through okay....See MoreZone 5 Rose Gardeners "What's Your Favorite Rose'?
Comments (41)I live in zone 5 a little west of Madison WI and have a "Blaze Improved" that has been in for over 8 years. I live in a valley so I get lots of wind and a little cooler climate than in town, my lilacs bloom 2 weeks after the ones there. I didn't do a very good job of taking care of Blaze (didn't prune, water regularly, or fertilize up till 2 years ago). The pictures below are from today, October 3rd, and it's still cranking out the 2.25" blooms on the 5-6 foot canes. It does get BS here but I don't care, this has got to be the bloomingist rose I have. The color is a true, rich, beautiful red that does not fade (picture color is pretty accurate). Little or no fragrance to me. I don't do anything special in the winter except dump a half bag of chip bark mulch on the base for winter and sometimes if I have extra oak leaves I use those instead. There is very little die back or pruning to do come spring. From what I've read, 'Blaze' is zone 6-10, blooms on old wood, and 'Blaze Improved' is zone 5-9 blooms on new and old wood, if that helps for pruning. Very consistent and dependable. This is a repost from the Blaze topic....See Moremmmm12COzone5
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