Overwintering band roses in zone 6a??
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Comments (4)The Floral Fairy Tale, Cream Flower Circus, and Elegant Fairy Tale are light apricot that fade to cream, and they are quite compact (3' in my zone). Also, Lion's Fairy Tale is mostly cream for me and a large and pretty profuse bloomer. They're all heavy bloomers, reliably hardy in our zone 5, and supposed to be at least somewhat fragrant. They might be, but I can rarely smell most roses. As far as I can tell they last 5-7 days on the bush, but I don't tend to cut them so I can't tell in the house. The full petaled ones tend to be a little less long lasting in general. Here are photos of three of them: Floral Fairy Tale Cream Flower Circus Lion's Fairy Tale (mine was sold as Champagne Moment). It's usually on the pinkish side, but here it is last month in a white mood: Summer Memories is also a nice clean white and it has survived in the zone 4 pocket of my yard just fine. The photo is a little blurry, but the color is pretty true to life. Hope this helps! Cynthia...See MoreFragrant pink rose recommendation zone 6A
Comments (11)People say Duchesse de Rohan is even more fragrant than Marchesa Boccella/ Jacques Cartier. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.235357 Other people also say that it takes a while before it reblooms -- five years, according to someone on garden web. On the strength of this information, I bought one, but it is still a little band. On the other hand, Jacques Cartier is blooming for me -- it is like the ever-ready bunny. The fragrance is divine and the leaves very pretty. But in the hot weather the blooms go by in a flash. I am glad for the roses to take a rest and start up again in the fall when things get cooler. A new David Austin rose to look out for is Olivia Rose Austin, which is not available here yet. People say it could be his healthiest and most fragrant yet....See MoreWinter performance of David Austin roses in Zone 6a
Comments (96)@Ann Marie, I have a few climbers and ramblers on a trellis and my best advice is to make sure your rose is hardy for your climate by choosing ones that are atleast one or two hardiness zones below yours. That’s the best way to ensure cane survival through winter (right plant, right place). If the rose is near a wall that retains and reflect heat, then I do zone push and have had success with climbers my zone or one zone above. For example, I’m in zone 4b and I have no problems with New Dawn and James Galway surviving winter without protection on a northwest and southwest wall, respectively. As for training the rose, my approach is to tie the canes tight against the support so that it is secure and doesn’t whip around or rub. I do this in the late winter / early spring when the rose is dormant along with pruning so that I can see the rose’s framework. It also means that I’m working with only hardened canes (I never tie soft or semi-hard canes). I use simple garden twine and tie tight double knots. I don’t skimp and make sure the final rose frame work absolutely does not move. I tie the largest, most established canes to the support first, then the rest. I may even tie smaller canes to the bigger ones. Yes, it’s “crossing branches” but so long as they are tied tight and not rubbing, I find it’s totally fine. Key is no movement of any of those framework canes. I intentionally use twine because it blends in, is cheap, and will eventually degrade (since I do this all over again every winter/spring). If the rose cane is really old and has a tough bark and I know it’s not going to expand, then I tie into the support with black zip ties (gasp!). I’ll also mention that optimal blooms form on canes that are positioned between horizontal and 45 degrees. Here’s a pic of my William Baffin climber last year on a wooden trellis....See MoreGetting ready to plant some bareroot hybrid tea roses zone 6a
Comments (5)David, Its always a dilemma how to amend our soil. It is a matter of preference and balance. First look at the label for your Scott’s Garden Soil. You need to know what ingredients are in the soil and how much “added fertilizer does it have, if any? Most soils now have added fertilizer. How many months does label say fertizer in soil lasts? Most soils have “light fertilizer in them... not too much nitrogen or potassium or phosphorus. So you can add a little chicken manure for fertilizer , too. I need to check online to see the rose formula for Nitrogen-Potassium-phosphorus. Roses need a small percentage of each. One needs to be especially careful to not add too much nitrogen. Please check online to get correct percentages for fertilizer for roses. Chicken manure is high in nitrogen so I know you are supposed to not use too much on roses... but people like to use it. (I use cow manure, lower in nitrogen.) I would advise to research internet to see how much chicken manure to add to your soil. To really know exactly how much fertizer to add you would need to test your soil. I am going to add cow manure to my clay soil and a little Miracle Gro soil, too. I am just going to be careful to add a little. Too much nitrogen or fertilizers burn plants. Have fun! if all your frosts are past you may plant. I am zone 6, but I won’t plant until first or second week in April when I’m sure it’s steady 40-60 degrees, which is considered best....See MoreMoses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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