What are your favorite compact roses (that stay smallish in the heat)?
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Comments (17)People dislike Sterling Silver because it is usually a very weak and sickly plant that puts out few flowers. The flowers are gorgeous but you don't get many for all the work the plant requires. It was a breakthrough in rose colors when it came out so it's a pretty famous name, even indifferent gardeners know that name so people ask for it specifically and then it dies on them and then they think 'roses are too hard to grow'. Stainless Steel is an improved version, a bit healthier and more floriferous with the same color and scent. When I was the rose buyer at the local retail nursery there were a few roses that every customer knew the name of and would ask for and that I could have sold any number of: Peace, Mr. Lincoln, Tropicana, and Sterling Silver. I would carry the first two because they perform ok here but I refused to carry the last two because they don't grow well here and they turn people off of roses. Blue Girl too to a lesser extent, but same result for the gardener - won't grow. It's all marketing hype, just like everyone asks for Red Delicious apples and Concord grapes. neither of which grow well here, and there have been so many better varieties introduced since they came out. Big Purple for me was more of a dark pink. Excellent fragrance, but not purple. Fragrant Plum and Melody Parfumee are both real mauve color and very fragrant but it's been a long time since I've grown them. Barbra Streisand was a weak grower for me but performed beautifully when I gave it to a friend with better soil....See MoreWhat's your favorite Buck rose?
Comments (71)For Geo - Applejack: Large arching shrub rose, cane hardy, disease free with no spray, good rebloom and apple scented foliage. I have mine in an area that is planted with several albas and it fits right in. I never posted on this thread originally because I could never choose my "favorite" Buck rose. I love so many for so many different reasons! They're not all hardy and they're not all disease resistant...but the one thing I've learned from this forum is that to find out if they do well in your own garden you've got to try them. What one does in Texas does not translate to Michigan and visa versa. Anyway, FWIW here is a list of my best: Chorale Distant Drums Dorcas Earth Song Elias Golden Princess Grace Note Hi, Neighbor Honeysweet Iobelle Les Sjulin Mountain Music Paloma Blanca Pipe Dreams Prairie Star Prairie Sunrise Quietness Spanish Rhapsody Square Dancer Sunbonnet Sue Wild Ginger See? I couldn't even narrow it down to top 5! I'm hopeless, LOL. Anne Here is a link that might be useful: My Buck rose photos...See MoreBirthday Roses! What to buy...vote for your favorites
Comments (18)Happy Belated Birthday! If you have limited space, I cannot recommend Brother Cadfael. He throws out huge canes. I now have one that is about 6 feet tall. For some reason this year he had just gotten bigger than ever. That is with severe pruning. He mostly stands about 5 feet tall. Good first bloom then sporadic afterwards. He doesn't like the heat and will bloom when it cools down. Scent to die for! Not great as a cut flower. I adore this rose and will never be without it. Here he is as a baby plant. He is very easy to start on his own root. Which is what this picture shows. Here is a more established version that I cut back to about 2 feet in January. This is his picture in May. Those rungs are 4 inches apart and the arbor starts at about 6 inches off the ground. You can barely make out the first rung. Sharifa Asma. Love that rose. Gets to be about 3--4 feet by 3--4 feet. Great first blush. Spotty afterwards. Poor rebloom until it cools down again. Scent to die for. Gorgeous blooms. Love that rose but she got the shovel prune this year. I miss her terribly. If you want a pink with beautiful cupped blooms that stays relatively "small" for an Austin in an area that has warm summers, I would recommend Pretty Jessica. She gets to be about 5 feet tall and is not very wide. Blooms well in the heat. Great rose....See MoreWhat are your favorite white roses?
Comments (51)Jc--I think Rock and Roll would provide a very interesting look. I have a bed that started out red and white roses, but much shorter ones than you are looking for. I like my red and white bed, but some days it seems a bit too severe or lacking in variety. So I added a striped one (supposed to be red, pale yellow, and white--but it didn't turn out quite that way) and a pink/white one--just for some variety. The red and white still dominate, but the others add a bit more play or dynamic quality. I think Rock and Roll with its burgundy red and white stripes would give some of that quality to your red plantings also. But, of course, different strokes for different folks, so you might have your own vision! Kate...See MoreSylviaWW 9a Hot dry SoCal
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