Hi, thanks @edhelka and @Marlorena, it is odd that RdeM it is so far behind everything else. Perhaps I will risk planting it out up the obelisk, I understood it was vigorous as well. It does have two small buds on it, so I will try disbudding it also, to see if that helps.
Edhelka, Indian summer is definitely on my list, along with some more of the little orange species tulips and some more Californian poppy seeds
Lovely to see everyone’s roses coming out, mine are falling behind now, due to the ferocious rain we are experiencing. We are due more soon, but at the moment it has abated and is sunny and warm. The humidity is high as a result so blackspot has started already as well as losing some foliage and lots of buds balling. However, I don’t think I am going to lose the first flush entirely🤞
Your Algerian rose is gorgeous, Marlorena and glad to see your new reds are turning out well, @Fire.
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@Nollie ... just to say, there's no need to disbud your rose, you wouldn't want to do that with a grafted rose, just enjoy the blooms... disbudding is done on own root roses grown from cuttings... it pushes growth in the first year especially and the 2nd if one can stand it...
Thanks @Marlorena, I have been sitting here enjoying the brief interlude of sunshine, so haven’t done it yet. I will leave them on. I’m looking forward to sniffing it, meant to be a good fragrance so even I might be able to detect it, with luck!
Incidentally, the little Weeks rose ‘Diamond Eyes’ with the lovely purple blooms has a good spicy scent that has got stronger over the last week or so.
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As I am sitting right next to it, here you are @Marlorena. It ages prettily, goes a darker, dusky purple. This is just about to shed petals, in fact I just snapped it before a gust of wind blew them all off, so as dead and brown as it gets:
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You're quite right @Marlorena, it is Alissar, Princesss of Phoenicia. She is in bud at the moment so will let you have a photo later. I'm undecided whether I like her, not my usual preference, but quite striking.
Here is my EduH, and the wisteria on the same fence, you might remember we had to cut both down before the new fence was erected last year, so it's slowly coming back, a bit sparse still.
@Marlorena can you tell me why the blooms are very small and limp looking......I can't remember the names of the rose, i think it's ? Del hay?? It's 3 years old......thanks
Yes I have high hopes with Diamond Eyes, @Marlorena, hope she doesn’t disappoint when my summer heat gets going. I should clarify that it is the middle bloom stage before that scrappy one pictured that is the ‘ageing prettily’ one!
Your Etoile du Holande is going to be fabulous @Lizzie27. I nearly got that one, but went for The Princes Trust (Harkness) as my last ditch attempt to grow a climbing red. Can’t wait to see it bloom.
Here is an example of blooms affected by my heavy rain, this is Mutant Munstead Wood:
Whereas the ones in the poly are more cosseted, here is the first bloom of Burgundy Ice opening. Lovely colour and very velvety texture:
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Lovely to see everyone’s roses coming out, mine are falling behind now, due to the ferocious rain we are experiencing. We are due more soon, but at the moment it has abated and is sunny and warm. The humidity is high as a result so blackspot has started already as well as losing some foliage and lots of buds balling. However, I don’t think I am going to lose the first flush entirely🤞
Your Algerian rose is gorgeous, Marlorena and glad to see your new reds are turning out well, @Fire.
Unless you want to of course.. up to you..
Incidentally, the little Weeks rose ‘Diamond Eyes’ with the lovely purple blooms has a good spicy scent that has got stronger over the last week or so.
..thanks Nollie.. that's not too bad is it? I think I could accept that.. nice foliage too..
You're quite right @Marlorena, it is Alissar, Princesss of Phoenicia. She is in bud at the moment so will let you have a photo later. I'm undecided whether I like her, not my usual preference, but quite striking.
Here is my EduH, and the wisteria on the same fence, you might remember we had to cut both down before the new fence was erected last year, so it's slowly coming back, a bit sparse still.
It's 3 years old......thanks
Your Etoile du Holande is going to be fabulous @Lizzie27. I nearly got that one, but went for The Princes Trust (Harkness) as my last ditch attempt to grow a climbing red. Can’t wait to see it bloom.
Here is an example of blooms affected by my heavy rain, this is Mutant Munstead Wood:
Whereas the ones in the poly are more cosseted, here is the first bloom of Burgundy Ice opening. Lovely colour and very velvety texture: