Marlorena you should definitely do a blog. Many of us on here would read it and so would others, already youngest daughter is used to hearing “Marlorena on the forum says” followed by one of your pearls of wisdom. She has lots of DA roses both bought and passed onto her and she adores them! We have already planned our first trip this year to their nursery !
@debs64 … oh my gosh Debs.. tell you daughter that ''auntie'' Marlorena says she's a little gem and hopes she grows up with a love of roses... with you as Mum I know that's a given..
@Nollie … I haven't grown that one Nollie, but I also love the foliage on rugosas.. Hansa is one, if not the best, of that group from what I gather... but Roseraie de l'Hay is my personal favourite.. there is a David Austin rose called 'Wild Edric', which is of rugosa heritage.. it grows exceptionally well in warmer climates too, and has a wonderful old rose scent... you don't hear much about it, but it's an exceptional rose - if thorny - for a more informal area.. they have it group planted at RHS Wisley..
@TinyGardenGIrl you have a great selection there, but if replacing any, to be honest I've had enough of New Dawn.. it becomes quite a large thorny monster in time,... and there is a clone going around which unfortunately does not repeat flower.. a great rose in its day but I feel there are better to be had now..
Molineux is a beautiful yellow... but I would replace that with 'Absolutely Fabulous'..
My neighbour has 'Comte de Chambord'.. never waters or feeds it.. grows beautifully and always in flower... in August it defoliates with blackspot but recovers with some watering... too good to get rid of really.. grows in a hot dry spot, poor soil, no problem..
Look forward to seeing your roses this summer... whichever you choose..
Am I imagining that the calyxes on some varieties of my roses are longer than usual this year? if it's not a figment of my imagination, is it a weather thing?
I haven’t had a great experience of Rugosas so far, Marlorena, I planted five Albas and all but one died, the remaining one is hanging on. Hansa lost two thirds of its canes and I thought it was a goner too, but have hopefully nursed it back to health. I always look up roses you mention and Wild Edric is very pretty - Sarah Raven’s favourite rose, she says.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Eglantyne may I ask, did you get that rose direct from David Austins nursery or did you buy it somewhere else? it's just that, if that is what was sent to you, I would not have accepted it but asked for a replacement... I've never known Austins to send out a rose like that with just one cane... it's not a Grade A rose..you should have at least 3 canes coming up from the base.. they are certainly not sold like that, so something very wrong there with the information you've been given..
It will grow in time and become a nice rose, but that's not the point if you paid full price... that's the sort of rose I might expect from some discount store...
edited to say, I think I can see a David Austin label on your rose.. I'm astonished that was sent out to you like that..
Nollie,.. I'm sorry you've lost some of your roses.. I wonder what can be wrong.. if you got them grafted they would normally be alright in your soil conditions..
@B3 I've not noticed any difference as yet.. but it's something I always notice in roses... it's quite a feature in some of them...
Hi Marlorena, thanks, I don’t know why they struggled. The Hansa was from David Austin and was definitely grafted, and I’m sure the Alba from Tuincentrum Lottum were too, but I couldn’t swear to it...
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Eglantyne I'm shocked.. I've never had that experience with DA.. never.. they are always happy and quick to replace without question.. it's part of their 5 year guarantee they offer.. and I've never seen a rose like that sent out from them... even if it's something peculiar to this rose, it's not as advertised...
Wow, @Eglantyne , that is shocking and contrary to my experience with DA. A red Crimson Shower potted rose came out white, so they replaced it with another potted one, that came out pink, so they sent me a potted Munstead Wood - all at their expense including postage to Spain! Given they charge 4x as much as my Dutch supplier for DA roses, you expect impeccable service and for them to honour the guarantee.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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@Nollie … I haven't grown that one Nollie, but I also love the foliage on rugosas.. Hansa is one, if not the best, of that group from what I gather... but Roseraie de l'Hay is my personal favourite.. there is a David Austin rose called 'Wild Edric', which is of rugosa heritage.. it grows exceptionally well in warmer climates too, and has a wonderful old rose scent... you don't hear much about it, but it's an exceptional rose - if thorny - for a more informal area.. they have it group planted at RHS Wisley..
@TinyGardenGIrl you have a great selection there, but if replacing any, to be honest I've had enough of New Dawn.. it becomes quite a large thorny monster in time,... and there is a clone going around which unfortunately does not repeat flower.. a great rose in its day but I feel there are better to be had now..
Molineux is a beautiful yellow... but I would replace that with 'Absolutely Fabulous'..
My neighbour has 'Comte de Chambord'.. never waters or feeds it.. grows beautifully and always in flower... in August it defoliates with blackspot but recovers with some watering... too good to get rid of really.. grows in a hot dry spot, poor soil, no problem..
Look forward to seeing your roses this summer... whichever you choose..
It will grow in time and become a nice rose, but that's not the point if you paid full price... that's the sort of rose I might expect from some discount store...
edited to say, I think I can see a David Austin label on your rose.. I'm astonished that was sent out to you like that..
Your Munstead is going great..
@B3 I've not noticed any difference as yet.. but it's something I always notice in roses... it's quite a feature in some of them...
With your refund I'd be inclined to order another from here... container grown in a 5.5 litre pot..
https://www.cantsroses.co.uk/product/wild-edric-aushedge/