Eden Climber or Viking Queen ? (Or something else)
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Comments (16)I grow Blossomtime no spray in BS paradise...it does really well. I love this rose. Viking Queen is so new to me that I dare not comment. I would like to toss into the considerations Kathleen Harrop (pink version of Zephirine Droughin). She is thornless and, for me, fairly resistant to BS. I would pair a clematis with her to cover up some naked knees. The fragrance is too die for...one of my absolute favorites. I'm not sure about her rebloom potential in your zone. She does NOT get enough supplemental water where she is in my yard. If Zephirine reblooms well in your area, I would imagine Kathleen Harrop would too. Another rose to consider is Compassion. It is pink/apricot/yellow based...high centered...lovely. Lavender Lassie? Robert...See MoreViking Queen---in the shade-- & Cornelia
Comments (20)wow, I just saw this new followup! what a wonderful thing to be able to have so many bouquets at once!... I think the one big! advantage of a shade garden, versus a sun-struck garden that people forget is that the blooms will maintain far more of their original, beautiful form... With harsh direct Kansas sun, our flowers easily become cabbage flowers with pom-pom shapes instead of the classic hybrid tea form...My new 2010 Compassion will probably be a poofy pom-pom like all my Hybrid teas in the too-sunny backyard, LOL! That is the only reason why I do like rainy days, it keeps the sun out from the backyard and keeps the backyard perfumed. Only Gemini and Aromatherapy are the roses whose perfume are unaffected by the glaring heat generated from too much sun. Only from 6:00 a.m.to 7:45 a.m. can I enjoy all the fragrance. But perhaps Compassion will be the exception with fragrance. One never knows, each rose is very individual. I can't wait to find out for 2010! I'll be so excited when I get Compassion. I will probably be getting VQ too depending on what happens to my Frederick Mistral... If it doesn't move I'll get VQ for 2011 since I already will be having 5 climbing roses for 2010. Speaking of which, Florence how would Zephy and VQ look if they were spaced 30 feet from each other? are they different enough in color from each other to complement each other?... Maybe if you had a vase of each beside each other I can tell? If FM blooms well in its shady spot, there's another shaded spot I could put VQ at, but then it'd be just a 2 sided garage away. (VQ would be at my entryway)...See MoreLooking for Viking Queen
Comments (25)Summer, I have the 3x6 bed for 6 Perditas, then 6 more... And these are grafted which go 6" below dirt level and DAR own root which go to China and back... So at least 22" deep! Oiy!! Insanity hits when you are 65 and getting back issues from digging. That means you dig more. I don't get that part... :)...See MoreTALL, fragrant climbers, Viking Queen, Isabella Skinner, Strawberry Hi
Comments (22)If you can use a very pale yellow, Lunar Mist, sport of Colette, climbs in cold zones. Voles got my first one, but I have a new one. It's a must for me because of it's hardiness - z2! I also just planted Isabella Skinner and expect her to climb an arbor. A good one for arbors since her blooms are pendulous. Also hardy to z2. Fragrant. Strawberry Hill is a shrub here. I must be doing something wrong. I wanted to wrap her around a post. She's willing, but not long enough. Flexible canes. Fragrant. I have a new Coral Dawn that's reportedly very hardy. Finding climbers that actually climb and don't have to start from the ground every year is my goal. I'm having good luck with Peggy Martin, but, be warned - she's as wide as tall, and would prefer to climb sideways, along the top of a fence. Out of 5 Eden plants, one is unbelievably outstanding. Three are doing good and one is a dud. (Three of them were supposed to be Pretty in Pink Eden.) Nahema is new, but I'm impressed at her hardiness. Obviously wants to be tall at 5' already. Our nights have been in the 20's for a good month, and she's still looking good. She hasn't lived through a winter yet. Fragrant. Gee, I guess I need Viking Queen! I had no idea she was that beautiful, Sheila and Vap....See Moreberrypiez6b
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