Hi Marlorena, I'm not at all happy with my DA Thomas A Becket planted as a bare root about 6-7 weeks ago now. The amount of new growth it's put on is tiny, and has had quite a bit of die back. Could it be the fact that it is planted near to where a very large fern was dug up this Spring which may have altered the pH level of the soil in that spot over the years.
@peteS ...some roses are behind, but I don't think it's to do with your fern removal, and the foliage is fresh green, so no problem with ph levels... your rose could do with some attention to removal of a few bits of dead wood I can see... it's surprising how this can jump start a rose into action, they don't like these dead bits hanging around at the base.. we've had lots of rain, wait till we get some heat next week, and I expect to see a vast improvement in your rose...
@edhelka ..thank you.. I've heard of Penlan but not shopped with them so far.. I just had a look, some nice plants and good to know they ship quickly too.. Dorset Perennials is another I have my eyes on for future purchases..but I'm well overstocked right now..
..two reasons for some of my roses being behind... rose replant always an issue for me.. Scarborough has been moved twice, so only now recovering.. others like Blythe Spirit, Armada, Comte de Chambord, and several more, all came into bud very early with the mild winter, but this is a gale prone area with little shelter, and storms Chiara and the other two that followed quickly, decapitated the first flush, small buds blown out the sockets... so what I'm getting now is effectively the 2nd flush..
Silas has been a slow coach but I expect that in the first season here...very exposed.. the blooms don't last long either on this one, have you noticed? I thought that might be the case...
@Marlorena your Chandos Beauty is looking so good after the rain. Mine unfortunately has lost all flowers but it was only planted a couple of weeks ago before the rains started. Is this something that improves with age?
I also loved seeing your clematis Vienetta.......I have one arriving on Monday and hopefully it will do well
Just spent a lovely ten minutes catching up on all your roses, Marlorena. I’m glad your roses recovered from the accidental overdose of fertiliser, Carmen Wurth looks sumptuous. I always feel I should try more Kordes roses, but every time it comes to making choices, somehow others win out...
Can I ask you about purple roses? I have Ebb Tide on my list and would love to try Forever Royal too, having admired yours hugely. I need to avoid putting them in full sun, but how much shade can they take? Could they make do with a few hours of morning sun, or would it make the plants miserable? It’s tricky getting the balance right here of course but it would be helpful to know what does well on shade for you.
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@poppyfield64 ...thank you, nice to see you here too... I would expect your Chandos to certainly improve with age, I have been surprised at its rain tolerance... glad you're getting Viennetta, mine isn't in full flush yet, so I have more to come on that..
@Nollie My Forever Royal is in quite a bit of shade... some morning sun, then late afternoon.. not much from late morning to mid afternoon... it's one of my favourite purple roses, and being an offspring of International Herald Tribune, it should do well in hotter climates, as that rose grows well in California... it's also semi double, so requires less watering than the big bloom roses... I also find it has a sweet scent, more than is usually stated... it's been a bit behind this year, so should be in full flush when the heat arrives next week... A really good, little known, floribunda...
Oh thanks poppyfield, that's so kind of you to say so... my aim over the last year or so, was to get people interested more in roses, and thereby talking about them because there never was much talk of roses on this forum, and I felt there was an underlying need for that... I think I've been proved right there.. I would also like to see more people diarise their own gardens, as I've been doing here, adding something each day... even if only for a few short weeks... it's more personal I think.. but you do need a fair number of plants to keep it going..
Here's 'Chandos Beauty' taken a few minutes ago, in the evening light... still looking very reasonable, at least from a distance...
I've imported a number of roses from the Continent this past winter... one thing to note about all of them, without exception, is how very healthy they are, foliage wise... not a blemish to be seen... but what I think is also typical is that they need strong sun, and heat, to bring out the blooms, more so than locally bred types here.. ...they get drier hotter conditions in central Europe than we usually do... they are also more black spot resistant, as they have to prove themselves against more strains of black spot fungus than we have in this country...
Here are some examples.. 'Aquarell' /'Perfect Harmony' [Tantau, Germany]... lots of buds waiting to open, needing heat... but just look at this glorious foliage,.. you would think I had a spraying regime in my no spray garden.. 'Carmen Wurth' [Kordes, Germany] 'Jardin des Tuileries' [Delbard, France] 'Terra Limburgia' [Orye, Belgium]
...this rose is fast becoming an absolute favourite and winner for me... it's a found rose called ''Boufarik''.. grown in Algeria of probable French origins... it is not the same as the famous Rose de Rescht, although it has a similar look.. the foliage is quite different..
...the first flush started in April, and now it's ready to start its 2nd flush, planted in the ground.. this was a bare root during winter ex-Roseraie Ducher in France.. as you can see not a trace of disease either.. the blooms are exotically scented..
....it probably belongs to the Damask Perpetual class of roses...
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...some roses are behind, but I don't think it's to do with your fern removal, and the foliage is fresh green, so no problem with ph levels... your rose could do with some attention to removal of a few bits of dead wood I can see... it's surprising how this can jump start a rose into action, they don't like these dead bits hanging around at the base.. we've had lots of rain, wait till we get some heat next week, and I expect to see a vast improvement in your rose...
..thank you.. I've heard of Penlan but not shopped with them so far.. I just had a look, some nice plants and good to know they ship quickly too.. Dorset Perennials is another I have my eyes on for future purchases..but I'm well overstocked right now..
..two reasons for some of my roses being behind... rose replant always an issue for me.. Scarborough has been moved twice, so only now recovering.. others like Blythe Spirit, Armada, Comte de Chambord, and several more, all came into bud very early with the mild winter, but this is a gale prone area with little shelter, and storms Chiara and the other two that followed quickly, decapitated the first flush, small buds blown out the sockets... so what I'm getting now is effectively the 2nd flush..
Silas has been a slow coach but I expect that in the first season here...very exposed.. the blooms don't last long either on this one, have you noticed? I thought that might be the case...
I also loved seeing your clematis Vienetta.......I have one arriving on Monday and hopefully it will do well
Can I ask you about purple roses? I have Ebb Tide on my list and would love to try Forever Royal too, having admired yours hugely. I need to avoid putting them in full sun, but how much shade can they take? Could they make do with a few hours of morning sun, or would it make the plants miserable? It’s tricky getting the balance right here of course but it would be helpful to know what does well on shade for you.
...thank you, nice to see you here too... I would expect your Chandos to certainly improve with age, I have been surprised at its rain tolerance... glad you're getting Viennetta, mine isn't in full flush yet, so I have more to come on that..
@Nollie
My Forever Royal is in quite a bit of shade... some morning sun, then late afternoon.. not much from late morning to mid afternoon... it's one of my favourite purple roses, and being an offspring of International Herald Tribune, it should do well in hotter climates, as that rose grows well in California... it's also semi double, so requires less watering than the big bloom roses... I also find it has a sweet scent, more than is usually stated... it's been a bit behind this year, so should be in full flush when the heat arrives next week...
A really good, little known, floribunda...
I would also like to see more people diarise their own gardens, as I've been doing here, adding something each day... even if only for a few short weeks... it's more personal I think.. but you do need a fair number of plants to keep it going..
Here's 'Chandos Beauty' taken a few minutes ago, in the evening light... still looking very reasonable, at least from a distance...
...they get drier hotter conditions in central Europe than we usually do... they are also more black spot resistant, as they have to prove themselves against more strains of black spot fungus than we have in this country...
Here are some examples..
'Aquarell' /'Perfect Harmony' [Tantau, Germany]... lots of buds waiting to open, needing heat... but just look at this glorious foliage,.. you would think I had a spraying regime in my no spray garden..
'Carmen Wurth' [Kordes, Germany]
'Jardin des Tuileries' [Delbard, France]
'Terra Limburgia' [Orye, Belgium]
...the first flush started in April, and now it's ready to start its 2nd flush, planted in the ground.. this was a bare root during winter ex-Roseraie Ducher in France.. as you can see not a trace of disease either.. the blooms are exotically scented..
....it probably belongs to the Damask Perpetual class of roses...