Lovely photos everyone. @Victoria Sponge I was sorely tempted to order Ambassador Nogami instead of Golden Beauty, but went for the sensible, allegedly more heat tolerant option. I look forward to enjoying it vicariously through you 😊
@micearguers that’s a really good, dark red. Yes I do love reds, but I have tried three climbing reds and all turned horrid shades of pink here. The upright habit one was a shrub rose behaving like an HT, so just not what I expected...
Does anyone know what is causing this new cane to collapse? It’s like the inner cell walls have collapsed. It’s on the troublesome Chateau de Cheverny that arrived with Botrytis Blight. Is it BB striking again?
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It could well be @Nollie, although I've never seen a rose do that before.
I'm lamenting this morning, My GJ had thrown out 3 very long canes recently, making it 6-7ft tall and out of my reach. They were really getting blown to pieces with the high winds yesterday so I cut two of them down in a hurry (the third cane had buds so I left it). I do so wish I hadn't done it!!!
@Nollie ...just to say that's stem fasciation... quite rare in roses, but one sees it occasionally... caused by a whole variety of possibilities, but nothing to concern yourself about, and you may not see it again, so just cut out the stem.. I've only seen it before on 2 roses I've had, it's where what is called the apical meristem has divided and is trying to make two stems out of one..
Thanks for identifying that @Marlorena, shame, that was a promising flowering cane to begin with, but I’ve cut it down to the ground as advised. I’m sure it’s just coincidence and nothing to worry about as you say, but I still have a sneaking suspicion this rose is going to be tricky...
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..certainly off to an inauspicious start Nollie,... I've seen it before on Gertrude Jekyll incidentally.. some roses are genetically predisposed to it, so I gather..
..while I'm about, I know some of you are growing 'Ghislaine de Feligonde', so just a quick update, to show how well it repeats... it doesn't stop flowering all summer, always a few clusters, but gives a good repeat show August/Sept and into late autumn.. I'd say it's my go to, no. 1 rambler type for a fence / Fedge situation.. I tried it once on an arch and it proved too difficult... not sure about a pergola, it's quite stiff, so maybe not.. I don't deadhead at the end of the season as it produces hips..
Quick question, hopefully on the right thread this time: Is there a repeat bloomer that's like Charles de Mills, as gorgeous and romantic and crimson as that?
@sarinka ..some will say if you want Charles de Mills you get Charles de Mills, rather than a copycat.. because it'll never be the same.. .. but if it's the flat faced, sliced off look then 'James L. Austin' produces blooms like that, but deep pink, sometimes crimson, fading to light pink.. blooms all summer, light fragrance, gets better with age..
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@sarinka I think most gallicas don't really have any modern look-alikes. Even if one cares about blooms only and not the rest of the plant. What I really like about CdM is the mix of pink, purple and red hues, I don't remember seeing anything like that in any other (modern) rose.
What I like about once bloomers (at least albas, gallicas and some damasks) is how they are "plant, enjoy in May/June, forget for the rest of the year" type of plants. Like other spring/early summer flowering shrubs. Glorious for 2-5 weeks and working well as foliage plants for the rest of the year without any care.
And so many once bloomers don't have any good modern copycat. I wish there was a rose with alba-like foliage but repeating and smaller (but that would be extremely hard to create using traditional breeding methods) or even bluer r. glauca foliage (also hard to breed with and there really isn't demand for that). Or blooms like Madame Plantier or Madame Hardy (DA Fair Bianca isn't even close).
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@micearguers that’s a really good, dark red. Yes I do love reds, but I have tried three climbing reds and all turned horrid shades of pink here. The upright habit one was a shrub rose behaving like an HT, so just not what I expected...
I'm lamenting this morning, My GJ had thrown out 3 very long canes recently, making it 6-7ft tall and out of my reach. They were really getting blown to pieces with the high winds yesterday so I cut two of them down in a hurry (the third cane had buds so I left it). I do so wish I hadn't done it!!!
...just to say that's stem fasciation... quite rare in roses, but one sees it occasionally... caused by a whole variety of possibilities, but nothing to concern yourself about, and you may not see it again, so just cut out the stem.. I've only seen it before on 2 roses I've had, it's where what is called the apical meristem has divided and is trying to make two stems out of one..
..while I'm about, I know some of you are growing 'Ghislaine de Feligonde', so just a quick update, to show how well it repeats... it doesn't stop flowering all summer, always a few clusters, but gives a good repeat show August/Sept and into late autumn.. I'd say it's my go to, no. 1 rambler type for a fence / Fedge situation.. I tried it once on an arch and it proved too difficult... not sure about a pergola, it's quite stiff, so maybe not..
I don't deadhead at the end of the season as it produces hips..
..some will say if you want Charles de Mills you get Charles de Mills, rather than a copycat.. because it'll never be the same..
.. but if it's the flat faced, sliced off look then 'James L. Austin' produces blooms like that, but deep pink, sometimes crimson, fading to light pink.. blooms all summer, light fragrance, gets better with age..
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