@Marlorena Those photos are after a night and morning of rain. It’s not the longest lasting rose as the petals are quite delicate but I think it’s worthwhile overall. Mine is still fairly young, 2 years.
@Nollie ..just seen your post... my B Ice is only in its 2nd season.. lots of buds but a thin spindly outline...it's strange but the usual white Iceberg had a better outline.. but I've seen this rose much larger and fuller, and that's what I'm hoping for... I'm giving it a chance to grow as I'm only light pruning it and it's doing surprisingly well in a position that only gets afternoon sun... I'm really pleased you are happy with it in your garden..
'Charles Darwin', yesterday in the garden and today in a vase (with 'Our Beth' and 'Gabriel Oak'). This is another rose I am meh about, although I wanted it very much and it is the 1st DA I've chosen. It has very high petal count and traps a lot of water, the blooms are always soggy and drooping. It doesn't have much fragrance in the garden for me, only mild to medium. The fragrance gets stronger and quite pleasant when brought inside. I am thinking about moving it to a pot and treating it as a cut flowers rose.
Yesterday's blooms of 'Astronomia', they are not there today. Lasting only a day, no matter the weather, the first light wind blows them away.
Hello! If your rose has a cluster of flowers on the same cane - When deadheading I remove just the short stub of stem of the finished flower back to where it joins the rest of the cluster.
When the whole cluster is finished I cut it back to just above the first mature set of leaves that I come to OR further back than that depending on how I’m training the rose and the height/length I want that cane to be.
new growth will spring forth from the buds below where you cut, so cutting above a leaf pointing in a particular direction will mean a new shoot will grow in that direction - which is a handy way to manage the growth and form of the rose.
If it’s a shrub you probably want to be going for a leaf that’s pointing away from the centre of the bush, so the new growth doesn’t cross over other canes.
@Lizzie27 - happy birthday looks lovely! Does it have any scent? I have Joie de Vivre on my want list @edhelka. At the moment, I'm not sure where she'd go. I've cleared a massive patch (1m X 10m) so I'm planning what to out there over the summer and will prepare the soil etc over the winter. Problem is, I'm super impatient and want to get it done NOW!
@Nollie, I was pleasantly surprised by Gospel. It smells lovely too, although I think the blooms on PP are stunning. I hope it settles down. If it does, I may buy another as I love the blooms for inside.
@Victoria Sponge thank you!I can't wait to see how it behaves when it's a little older. Right now it's very petite!
Ive finally made a decision about which rose for the pergola and have ordered a Desdemona. I was planning on getting LEH but not sure now... Perhaps Emily Brontë and and Jude the obscure.
I also cut my losses and brought some flowers in. Here's Raymond Blanc (definitely not a cutting rose!)
And here's pure poetry/Raymond Blanc/calendula on my bedside table. It's smells so beautiful!
@Mr. Vine Eye thank you that is very helpful! I hadn't thought about being able to give a helping hand as to which direction the new growth takes so that's a fantastic tip
@edhelka I have the same problem with my Simple Life rose. The petals are blown away even in the slightest breeze! Mine is only small so I hope as it grows bigger I won't notice the one day life span of the flowers...
Evening folk ,is there anyone out there who can tell me the name of this climbing rose ? I purchased it about 3 years ago from b and q I think but was reduced in price as it was looking very poorly . Took a chance and planted it with a good scoop of horse manure , it's up the side of a home made arch but have lost the name tag for it ,any ideas greatly appreciated as would like to purchase another ,many thanks😀
To be honest @Nollie, I'm not really sure what happened to Burgundy Ice's current flowers. I've never had heat frazzling before (and I'm in north east England). The buds seemed to stay closed for a long time, I thought they were stuck together with rain and one came off in my hand still closed. Maybe they boiled when the sun finally came out😉
I'm persevering with it because I think the colour would look great between two of my oranges, Westerland and Lark Ascending.
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..just seen your post... my B Ice is only in its 2nd season.. lots of buds but a thin spindly outline...it's strange but the usual white Iceberg had a better outline.. but I've seen this rose much larger and fuller, and that's what I'm hoping for... I'm giving it a chance to grow as I'm only light pruning it and it's doing surprisingly well in a position that only gets afternoon sun...
I'm really pleased you are happy with it in your garden..
oh thanks @Omori
..that's really good to know...
My £7 Britannia Tesco rose is looking beautiful 😍
My sad looking new this year Gertrude Jekyll finally has a flower opening
Hello! If your rose has a cluster of flowers on the same cane - When deadheading I remove just the short stub of stem of the finished flower back to where it joins the rest of the cluster.
When the whole cluster is finished I cut it back to just above the first mature set of leaves that I come to OR further back than that depending on how I’m training the rose and the height/length I want that cane to be.
new growth will spring forth from the buds below where you cut, so cutting above a leaf pointing in a particular direction will mean a new shoot will grow in that direction - which is a handy way to manage the growth and form of the rose.
If it’s a shrub you probably want to be going for a leaf that’s pointing away from the centre of the bush, so the new growth doesn’t cross over other canes.
Thats just what I have in mind when doing it.
hope that’s helpful!
@Nollie, I was pleasantly surprised by Gospel. It smells lovely too, although I think the blooms on PP are stunning. I hope it settles down. If it does, I may buy another as I love the blooms for inside.
@Victoria Sponge thank you!I can't wait to see how it behaves when it's a little older. Right now it's very petite!
Ive finally made a decision about which rose for the pergola and have ordered a Desdemona. I was planning on getting LEH but not sure now... Perhaps Emily Brontë and and Jude the obscure.
I also cut my losses and brought some flowers in. Here's Raymond Blanc (definitely not a cutting rose!)
And here's pure poetry/Raymond Blanc/calendula on my bedside table. It's smells so beautiful!
I'm persevering with it because I think the colour would look great between two of my oranges, Westerland and Lark Ascending.