@edhelka this is year 3 for my Gertrude in that 60x60cm heavy concrete/composite pot, but I thought I would squeeze one more year out of it. I cut her back hard after flowering, but need to seriously thin it, which I am not looking forward to with those viscous thorns! I might try something else in it after that.
I like your Blackberry nip @edhelka and your photos @micmarg - that one with the pink and magenta is interesting looking, it sort of reminds me of clematis pilu in rose form!
Not much to report but this next week I should have several coming into flushes. My new ones that produced one or two blooms have regrown with many more.
I planted out a few things today - my gaura accidental cuttings, penstemon water cutting from last year and my eryngium which I had accidentally weeded so was growing on in a pot!
I also couldn’t stand it anymore, dug up my Knautia and tore it apart. I think it was two separate plants but it had gotten so root bound in the pot with the other in there too that you couldn’t tell! I’m still not certain. However the leaves were slightly more fuzzy on one than the other and also slightly different shape.
Was very tricky to separate them - I didn’t get much root on the one that I suspect actually is Knautia Macedonica so I cut it right back to the lowest leaves and potted it.
@poppyfield64 ..yes I think you are right, well done there... the rose didn't look like any of the Austin range, judging by the foliage and growth habit, it was difficult to see it as belonging to one of their lines of breeding... yet it had a DA label on it.. Peter Beales sell it though, maybe some mix up at the garden centre..
Hi All, is it stupid time to put in two big climbers? I am going to take out my Pilgrims, as I am utterly fed up and they were entirely the wrong choice. I will put in two more Etoile. Should I wait until autumn or go for it now?
@poppyfield64 Your Lucky is lovely and very very similar. I'm waiting for a reply from DA as it was a DA rose I bought so I thought and paid for (in one of their green pots with a DA label) so until then I'll just call it Rosa Lucky Imposter.
@Mr. Vine Eye I googled clematis Piilu as I didn't know that one and you're right, there are similarities in the colouring. I wonder if it one would grow in a little shade. Something else for my list.
If anyone knows of any tough roses that don't mind hard conditions I'd be very interested.
Thanks @rock_hen. She does look so pretty. Probably much better behaved than Penny the cat who's a complete Princess. I suppose if I can't find a rose named after each cat I could go for strongest personality trait ...
Thanks @Marlorena I may have just identified my first ever unknown rose
@micmarg will be really interesting to see what DA say about your rose.
You also asked about Rugosa Hansa. I planted one this summer in a shady position that gets a little sun in the afternoon so a bit early to say how it will do but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've had a couple of blooms and they are very scented and bigger than I thought they would be.
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@micmarg - I like your ‘rufty tufty’ roses!
I think maybe your GJ imposter could be "Lucky" a floribunda which I also have in the garden.
Not much to report but this next week I should have several coming into flushes. My new ones that produced one or two blooms have regrown with many more.
I planted out a few things today - my gaura accidental cuttings, penstemon water cutting from last year and my eryngium which I had accidentally weeded so was growing on in a pot!
I also couldn’t stand it anymore, dug up my Knautia and tore it apart. I think it was two separate plants but it had gotten so root bound in the pot with the other in there too that you couldn’t tell! I’m still not certain. However the leaves were slightly more fuzzy on one than the other and also slightly different shape.
Was very tricky to separate them - I didn’t get much root on the one that I suspect actually is Knautia Macedonica so I cut it right back to the lowest leaves and potted it.
..yes I think you are right, well done there... the rose didn't look like any of the Austin range, judging by the foliage and growth habit, it was difficult to see it as belonging to one of their lines of breeding... yet it had a DA label on it.. Peter Beales sell it though, maybe some mix up at the garden centre..
@micmarg will be really interesting to see what DA say about your rose.
You also asked about Rugosa Hansa. I planted one this summer in a shady position that gets a little sun in the afternoon so a bit early to say how it will do but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've had a couple of blooms and they are very scented and bigger than I thought they would be.