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Anyone growing Oshun?

2 months ago

I was given a large plant of it but would like to hear how big it gets before I plant it. Any pictures would be appreciated. It looks like it's as beautiful as its parent, Abraham Darby, but it's more blackspot resistant. My potted plant of it seems very vigorous and healthy. I have not seen a bloom yet.

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catspa_zone9sunset14

2 months ago

Below is a screen shot of the blurb from Annie's Annuals when they offered it. They say 6' x 6', in what would be zones 9-10.

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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
2 months ago
On HMF it appears that it will be quite a large shrub, 5 to 7 feet, and the one full-plant photo there does appear to show a good-sized bush. I can't decide whether I like it as well as Abraham Darby; it seems to have a deeper color than AD, which could be a plus or not. I like more subtle tones in my garden, but at any rate I'll look forward to seeing yours in bloom, erasmus.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
2 months ago
You could ask RVRs, if they have a mother plant, erasmus.
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Hey Eric, what great blooms and pics! Mine never did open up and look like that. I just went out and looked at both of my shrubs and they have pretty much quit blooming for the season. They just had a few balled-up blossoms left. It's been consistently dropping down into the 40s and even the upper 30s at night, so a lot of the roses have started to cycle down. One of the Oshuns has some pretty long canes and I'm wondering how it's going to look next summer when it gets some more growth. Are you going to add a tripod or trellis or just wait and see how big it gets? I haven't done the tripod thing yet so I'm not sure how to proceed. Any hints would be appreciated :). -terry
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erasmus_gw
Original Author
2 months ago
I did see Paul Barden's whole plant picture. I wanted to know if it grew that big in other locations and conditions. I think 48 people voted it as a favorite so it must be in a number of gardens. I might check Rogue Valley's description of it. I'll be sure to get some pictures when it blooms.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
2 months ago
Where are you located again, erasmus?
erasmus_gw
Original Author
2 months ago
I'm in NC, zone 7a. I once tried to include that in my user name but it didn't work. I'm not sure where I'm going to find room to plant this but I will hope to leave room for it to get pretty large.
Rosefolly
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
I have not grown Oshun.

However, in my experience, light colored roses tend to be paler in the summer in California. So I would expect that Oshun will have that color in spring and fall, but be lighter in summer.

If I had room for another rose (I don't), I would be tempted by this rose.
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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
2 months ago
I think it looks gorgeous, Erasmus. I hope it does well for you. Thank you for your location because that makes so much difference.
erasmus_gw thanked Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR

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