I planted double delight and Mr Lincoln in my garden last year. Double delight is doing good for first year, though Mr Lincoln is one cane wonder at the moment. I have bought couple of roses based on fragrant rose lists from houzz, and I am hoping even if they dont do great, atleast i will have some flowers to enjoy their fragrance.
I think zone 6b of US is colder than many areas in UK.
@newbie77, @Omori...that's good to hear...especially about the fact that his roses can succeed in the north. My parcel has duly arrived, but because I have no pot to put it in at the moment, it's still unopened. As I am going to have to put it in the ground temporarily, what is the technique for that...will a shallower than normal hole suffice with the plant placed on an angle with the roots just covered.
When heeling a rose in for a short time (3-4 weeks), would the soil in that spot be affected with replant disease for any future roses grown on that spot.
When heeling a rose in for a short time (3-4 weeks), would the soil in that spot be affected with replant disease for any future roses grown on that spot.
Doubtful.
But you could always take the soil from around the rose over to the new planting hole and do a little swap. Only like a spade worth.
Unpacked my 'Roundelay' last night, and after soaking it overnight heeled it in today in the pouring rain...but I couldn't help noticing the strange, completely horizontal root growth it has. This is going to make my original plan of growing it on in a pot for a couple of years (to see if I like it) a bit difficult, so it might have to go straight in the ground.
...not an issue... just place in the pot as normal, or trim the roots back a bit to accommodate... if mine, I would cut them back by half for potting purposes..
As Marlorena says, I root pruned all of my new ones last year because I couldn’t be bothered to dig a hole deep enough to accommodate what they came with - all been perfectly happy afterwards.
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I planted double delight and Mr Lincoln in my garden last year. Double delight is doing good for first year, though Mr Lincoln is one cane wonder at the moment. I have bought couple of roses based on fragrant rose lists from houzz, and I am hoping even if they dont do great, atleast i will have some flowers to enjoy their fragrance.
I think zone 6b of US is colder than many areas in UK.