Eustacia Vye? Who grows this beauty?
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5 months agolast modified: 5 months agoJoe in TN gifted me his Eustacia Vye (grafted-on-Dr.Huey) since it's a blackspot-fest in his high-rain TN. TN soil is similar to mine (clay on top of poor drainage limestone layer). I grew his Eustacia Vye in an air-pot first.
I spent 2 hours digging a deep hole for fast-drainage in my heavy rain climate, and it's STILL HAS BLACKSPOT and wimpy due to Dr.Huey's woody-stick rots in my wet clay & freezing rain zone 5. Next to it is 100% clean OWN-ROOT James Galway.
Kitty in NY informed me that her OWN-ROOT Eustacia Vye is vigorous at 3 feet tall, versus mine (grafted on Dr.Huey) is 1.5 feet max .. it was under 1 foot in its 1st year. Carol reported Eustacia Vye being wimpy (grafted-on-multiflora).
It blooms great in 3 to 4 hours max of morning sun. The repeat is fast. The scent is superb. Lasts 3 days in the vase. Below was when it's in a fast-draining airpot with zillion of holes to let out excess rain water:
Below was its 1st bloom:
Blooms get larger in 2nd year. Upper left pink is Evelyn. Rightmost 2 are PcDM. Lowest left is Eustacia Vye.
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5 months agoMy 2 year Eustacia Vye did not do very much this year. She just seems stunted. I need to change things up for her this year because if conditions are the same next year, there would be no point in me keeping it. It’s a shame because i know there’s such great potential with her! She’s fragrant and has a gorgeous pink bloom with the center warmer
than the rest of the bloom. I almost wanted to buy another and see if that one performed any better, but i’ll be patient and hope she hits her stride in year 3.
Here she was much earlier this year before she decided she was done doing anything for me.
And here is my Gentle Hermione. This one has thrown out long, lanky canes in it’s first year with me.
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5 months agoUgh, useless Houzz. Let's try a third time...
I have her, about 3 years old, some black spot but virtually everything here gets it, strong sweet fruity scent that reminds me of fruity pebbles.
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5 months agoKristine, Robert mentioned that EV does week in Portland, she also does well in Eugene where I live. Healthy and blooms well in the sun (not so much in shade). A good one for the garden, but not so much for cutting. Her blooms don't last long in the base, but look great on the plant. This was her third year for me and her best. I got her and Gabriel Oak the year they were released. GO impressed me the first year, EV was fine but didn't impress me until the third year and now she is great
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5 months agolast modified: 5 months agoKristine, Robert mentioned that EV does well in Portland, she also does well in Eugene where I live. Healthy and blooms well in the sun (not so much in shade). A good one for the garden, but not so much for cutting. Her blooms don't last long in the vase, but they do look great on the plant and drop cleanly. This was her third year for me and her best. I got her and Gabriel Oak the year they were released. GO impressed me the first year, EV was fine but didn't impress me until the third year and now she is great.
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5 months agoI only have Eustacia, I too picked three up the year she was introduced in the US. She spent the first season in a pot in less than ideal conditions and still managed to wow me. I moved them in the ground this season and they settled in nicely. I don’t spray, health is great in foggy San Francisco, zero rust or mildew, possibly a hint of black spot, but it didn’t come back after I removed the few leaves that looked questionable. Strong fruity/citrusy fragrance, and I absolutely love the glowing centers, the color contrast is especially pretty to me.
Beautiful pictures Librarian, I’m hoping for something like that next year when the roots haven’t been messed with for a season. The first pic is from when she was in a pot, much smaller blooms, the second is her next to Pop Art.
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5 months agolast modified: 5 months agoDo it, Carol....Pop Art was so impressive for me this first season.
And it's happy in a pot.
Nick, I'm sure your EV will look even more lovely soon. It did seem to want a few years to grow roots in my garden before it really took off.
Kristine, thanks for asking. Baby boy is doing well, growing so fast! I'm back to work in two weeks (part time at first) and as always, it feels too soon.
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4 months agoTook this of EV this morning lol. It froze last night and she is showing some nice colors today. Nice strong fragrance but reminescent of hand cream not too fruity.
Forgive the Spanish needle/daisy-like weed flowers. I leave them for the bees during dearth.
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