Gosh, I'd like a selection from all these lists... so many coveted roses... and I thought I was the only greedy one ..
Looking forward to reports on all of these...
@Nollie ...nothing wrong with those, great value for money... I don't think your Mutabilis is own root, it looks like a dog rose rootstock that.. they've left the shank a bit short..
Thanks @Marlorena, that explains why I didn’t recognise it! Does dog rose stock need any special attention do you know? More/less moisture that usual? OK in very alkaline soil?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Yes that's ok, not a problem, no special requirements at all... Your Mutabilis is probably only a year old, like most bare roots, it wouldn't have had the time to develop a root system like you have there.. some of those roots are quite thick and fleshy... own roots are thin, flimsy and floppy on a young rose..
Several dog rose variants are used on the Continent.. it may be the same one used here, or some other.. TCL told me a few years ago they use several different ones - as some are hardier than others..
@newbie77 ..do you have a large garden? I'm amazed at the number of roses you have.. I want to see Deelish especially..
I have garden area around 100x40 feet not including patio. I have created beds along each length side.
There is an L shape bed around driveway in front of the house, which has existing shrubs which also I can use for rose in future if I remove those shrubs. Haven't decided on that yet.
Out of my new roses a lot of them will go in pots around summer house. I will see how it all goes in next 2-3 years. I won't have space for everything in mature size in garden so eventually some roses will have to go.
Thanks for the info on dog rose stock, @Marlorena, I guess I will know what own root looks like next year if my cuttings of Munstead Wood take off. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s selections next year. Like @newbie77 I don’t have room in the ground for everything I have got, it will be trial by fire in my summer heat. The flower-power and fragrance of Dee-Lish sounds amazing. For some reason I thought it was only available in the US, but TCL sell it as Line Renaud/Elbflorenz. Multiple name confusion!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Nollie, trial by fire - like the phrase. Mine are going through trial by water. Couple of holes that I had dug are still full of water so many days later.
Just my replacement/2nd Lady Emma Hamilton but from cuttings - the Generous Gardener and Royal Jubilee
Roses I’m most excited about this coming year
My coming up to third year roses - Royal Jubilee and the Generous Gardener but especially Malvern Hills because it put on such a great display this year and has now grown bigger, filled in more and covered more of the building.
My Kew Gardens cuttings - because I’m interested to see what they do now that they’ve had that year in pots.
Vanessa Bell & Desdemona - because they were both first year roses that performed amazingly, so can’t wait to see what they do in their second year.
I'm looking forward to reading about your cuttings project Mr Vine Eye.. it'll be good to know how they perform.. your garden will truly blossom next Spring..
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Looking forward to reports on all of these...
@Nollie
...nothing wrong with those, great value for money... I don't think your Mutabilis is own root, it looks like a dog rose rootstock that.. they've left the shank a bit short..
@newbie77
..do you have a large garden? I'm amazed at the number of roses you have.. I want to see Deelish especially..
There is an L shape bed around driveway in front of the house, which has existing shrubs which also I can use for rose in future if I remove those shrubs. Haven't decided on that yet.
Out of my new roses a lot of them will go in pots around summer house. I will see how it all goes in next 2-3 years. I won't have space for everything in mature size in garden so eventually some roses will have to go.
.. are you getting Marechal Niel?...
new roses
Just my replacement/2nd Lady Emma Hamilton
but from cuttings - the Generous Gardener and Royal Jubilee
Roses I’m most excited about this coming year
My coming up to third year roses - Royal Jubilee and the Generous Gardener but especially Malvern Hills because it put on such a great display this year and has now grown bigger, filled in more and covered more of the building.
My Kew Gardens cuttings - because I’m interested to see what they do now that they’ve had that year in pots.
Vanessa Bell & Desdemona - because they were both first year roses that performed amazingly, so can’t wait to see what they do in their second year.