Calico Gal is blooming alot but gets a fair number of beetles. Because she has so many blooms she is winning the battle if we knock them off a couple of times a day.

Livin Easy has stunning colors in the heat and tries every day with new blooms but every day a couple of blooms fall victim to the beetles.

Dainty Bess's blooms are gone within an hour of opening.

This Denver's Dream bloom has hung out for a whole day so I have hope for it.

Iceberg is throwing out a few blooms. It get's beetles but not as bad as some.

Winnipeg Parks and Candy Land have been consistently blooming this summer but the beetles are on to them so fast that there is nothing to take pictures of. Amiga Mia, Above All and Easy on the Eyes have had a limited number of blooms but the beetles eat them all right away. It is amazing the difference in plants that the beetles love and the ones they aren't as attracted to.

Your roses look fantastic in the heat !! Not much beetles here either after a decade of trapping them.

You are so right about some roses being favorites of the beetles. In my garden, Bolero, Secret and Jude the Obscure would be instantly devoured without knocking the beetles off into a bucket of soapy water several times a day (something only possible on weekends). I try to cut the buds for the house as soon as they show any color. Francis Dubreuil/Barcelona and Brindabella Purple Prince are ”medium” beetle favorites. And then there are roses like The Poet’s Wife and Sophie’s Perpetual on which it is rare to ever find a beetle at all!

Your roses look wonderful, mmmm! I love your rocks.

I love hearing which roses the beetles leave alone! For me they've left Fair Bianca, Rose Marie, Plum Perfect, Distant Drums, and Abe alone. I was going to add Bolero to my list, but I see not everyone's Bolero gets left alone. I wonder what makes the difference?!

Mmmmm - your roses are doing so well!! They are JB and heat survivors! Good job!! Isn't it weird how they'll leave some alone and devour others?

The beetle traps for the past decade works wonder. This year I don't bother to set the trap since I caught so few last year (like 10 beetles per trap, not worth it). But back in 2012 when I first set the trap, I got thousands in each bag and fed them to the birds. The birds have been hunting down the beetles ever since.

This year with no traps, and beetles leave Bolero alone, I also planted a red geranium next to Bolero so the strong scent of geranium distracted the beetles. Pic. taken this year, Bolero barely survived my zone 5a winter so it's so short. I credit the strong scented geranium for deterring both rabbits and beetles from eating super-short Bolero. The plastic is to guard the rabbits, but I will take it off since rabbits haven't eaten Bolero as of August 4, 2022.

Interesting about the geraniums. I never thought of having plants to deter them. We have done milky spore and beneficial nematodes in previous years. I think they probably helped but usually with the following year. I don't think we put anything on last year.

Thanks for everyone posting their JB immune varieties. We are looking at moving and will probably be starting from scratch in our new location so I'm going to use all my learning's from this experience to make good rose choices.

Love Song is really showing off this month.

Amiga Mia isn't having a flush but I love her blooms and they smell wonderful.

Love Song looks great!

Straw - beautiful leaves...blooming well for you. :) :)

mmmm - wow!!! Your Love Song is a great bloomer...love it! :)

I've had a terrible time with Japanese beetles this year, even though I was out there knocking them into buckets of water multiple times a day. It seems to me they go for the most fragrant roses first. Sometimes 6 or 8 ganging up on one bloom!  Also, they love grape leaves and Boston ivy. Even had a few on coneflowers. I had wondered about the traps. Glad to hear they were successful for Straw. I will definitely try them next year. Any tips on placement?

Another August star is Candy Land. Overall I'm giving this rose 5 stars. It is a climber that was planted 5/20. It has been a pretty continuous bloomer, is easy to shape and looks great on the trellis. I think it was pretty cane hardy last year also. It does get some Japanese Beetles but not as bad as some of my other roses.

Other side of Candy Land.

Lady in Red is still going strong. Here she is today. Very few of her roses get Japanese Beetles.

Dick Koster is one that gets no beetles. Also the blooms stay very long on the bush. Here he is today.

He has taken a while to get established. But he is ornamental enough I would put him in the front of a bed. In my garden he is in part shade (actually mostly shade) so may do better in full sun.

Some close ups of the beautiful blooms.

Nancy - such a shame that the JBs are bugging your plants. I hope the traps help next year. :)

mmmmm - all of these roses are bloomfest machines for you! My favorite is your Lady in Red!! :) Good job!

Thanks rosecanadian,

I am loving my rose bed it is such a nice place to visit in the yard. It always feels good to mosey around and check out what is blooming. Some wider garden pics:

Close up of Candy Land.

It has really been a triumph. Fairly low care, colorful all season long, smells wonderful and provides much delight. :-)

Doesn't it feel great to wander around your roses and know that you've created this beauty? :) :) Candy Land has such bright bloom with really striking yellow centers. Is the white rose Iceberg?

Hi Rosecanadian,

Yes it does feel great. Each rose is so different and pretty. The white rose is Iceberg. It is a fantastic addition to the riot of color I have going on. :-)

A beautiful riot indeed. I love all of your bright colors. Candyland and Dick Koster are my favorites.

Everything looks so tidy!

mmmmm - I agree! :) :)

Kristine, Dick Koster is such a treasure that I'm surprised it isn't more popular. It is good for small spots. I don't think it is at full size yet because the one I saw at High Country Roses was bigger. The added value is it doesn't seem to attract Japanese Beetles at all.

A slow grower though. This was planted Aug. 2018.

Fred Loads, planted July 2020, is an interesting contrast. He is 7.5' tall and 6' wide. Would probably be wider if we didn't have the fence wrapped around it to prop it up. It is much too wide for the space we assigned it.

He has been a constant bloomer all summer. The blooms are a beautiful bright orange but the bloom form isn't as attractive as most roses. Medium attractiveness to Japanese Beetles. Gets some but not so bad as many.

Above All, planted June 2020, is about to have a flush. This one is supposed to be a climber but grows like a bush.

Close up of Above All's blooms.

Easy on the Eye's, planted May 2020, is a huge magnet for Japanese Beetles. But it is so pretty!

Livin Easy, planted July 2020, has also been a constant bloomer.

Close up of Livin Easy's blooms.

Excellent! Post a pic of your Winnipeg Parks, please!

My roses took a bit of a break recently. but are gearing up for some major flushes! Hope the weather cooperates and the roses have time to give one more nice display.

Winnipeg Parks, planted July 2019, has been a constant bloomer! It had also constantly been attacked by the Japanese Beetles. However it always has some blooms because it has so many. Here it is today.

Close up of Winnipeg Parks' blooms:

What a difference a day makes. Here is Above All (planted 6/20) today.

Beside Lady in Red (planted 4/19).

Winnipeg Parks.

Here are some more of Winnipeg Parks in context with the other roses. Candy Land (5/20) on the left. Winnipeg Parks (7/19) in the center and Fred Load (7/20) on the right.

CandyLand and Winnipeg Parks as seen when sitting on my bench.

Dainty Bess (8/18).

Some wider shots of the bed. Left side:

Right side:

From the other direction:

Roses that have had no blooms this summer include Sally Holmes, Neil Diamond and Pretty Lady Rose. Parade Day has been also bloomless but is just starting to have a bunch of blooms. I would say these roses don't care for high heat. Not in this bed but also bloomless is Chuckles.

Sally looked great in California, mmmm. I bet she will come through and bloom. We have severe heat here and she blooms too.

Sheila, I'm hoping for a big Sally Holmes fall show but am surprised with no blooms through the summer. Normally we get some but maybe it has been hotter this year. I do remember that Sally Holmes got pretty much destroyed by the beetles in other years so maybe I didn't miss much without the summer blooms.

Your roses are sure a'blooming! My faves are Lady in Red, Easy on the Eyes, Winnipeg Parks, and Dainty Bess. :)

Thanks rosecanadian, I was just sniffing Parade Day. It has a wonderful scent. Our weather has been glorious this year. In previous years I couldn't smell it due to wildfire smoke.

Parade Day only has a couple of blooms right now but there are many more coming. I'll take another picture in a couple of days.

Amiga Mia has a smattering of blooms also but has alot coming.

I find so many interesting things to notice about the roses. For instance Parade Day has a very tight upright and dense bush form. Amiga Mia is more spread out and loose.

Parade Day on the left and Amiga Mia on the right.

Each of the roses has so many different features from the others that there is alot to compare and contrast between them. It is fun and interesting to notice the characteristics.

Above All is really going to town with some glorious yellow centered orange blooms.

Dainty Bess is very pretty but a beetle magnet. However the pressure is lessening so I'm getting some nice blooms out of her.

There's something extra special about your Dainty Bess...I LOVE those blooms...makes me want to get one. Except that I love fragrant roses...but....my, oh my...I love your DB! Above All is really blooming well...strong colors even in the heat! Yeah, my Parade Day is taking a break right now too. And, I agree...the fragrance is wonderful!

Parade Day had a bunch of blooms on the inside of the bush. Completely untouched by Japanese Beetles. It is so dense I couldn't get to them all but I did get these 5.

Here is my winnipeg parks

And young morden blushes

L Clark, Those look fantastic!

Amiga Mia (8/18) and Parade Day (5/19) are looking delightful.

Iceberg (6/17) is doing it's usual fantastic blooming.

Livin Easy (6/20) has been a good surprise to always bloom so much through the summer.

Dainty Bess (8/18) keeps blooming even though it's blooms don't last long due to the beetles.

Lady in Red (4/19) and Above All (6/20) blooms age well.

Winnipeg Parks (7/19) is one of my most continuous bloomers.

Candy Land (5/20) is also one of my most continuous bloomers.

It is amazing how far the rose garden has come in 5 years. I'm delighted with how it has turned out.

Gorgeous! Do you feed your roses regularly?

Vaporvac,

Normally we put some regular Miracle Grow once a year in the fall (about this time). This year my husband put some Miracle Grow on in the spring also. We were trying to use up what we had. We should probably put another application on this fall.

mmmm - Such a lovely display for your Parade Day blooms!! So elegant!! And I love your rose bushes...they've really come into their own! My faves are Parade Day, Dainty Bess and Candy Land! I love your picture above Neil Diamond. :)

L Clark - such beautiful and healthy rose bushes! :)

Thanks rosecanadian! How are your roses at this time of year?

Edit: I wanted to mention that my husband put regular Miracle Grow on all the roses, yesterday Sept. 1st. I think we usually do it earlier but that is the date for this year. Last year the roses all froze with lots of buds so not sure if this will promote that or just be good for getting them through the winter as stored energy.

mmmm - most people here don't fertilize again in Sept when they're in a colder zone like yours. I'm still fertilizing with fish fert and worm leachate...I always do that because you never know how long the roses can stay out...Sept. or November. LOL My roses are doing well. :) :) Most of mine were new this year. My established roses are doing better than they are...but I've been satisfied this year. A few roses are doing really well...Memorial Day, Nicole Carol Miller, Queen of Elegance, for example. How are your roses doing?