@peteS ..yes, not a problem, except you need a reasonably tall obelisk... minimum 6 feet above ground and sturdy.. if it's 5 feet and flimsy, the rose will swamp it.. you can hard prune but it will still ascend above 6 feet in next to no time.. it's a tall, upright grower when used this way..
@Marlorena - I'm not sure actually. I'm struggling to find one that looks exactly the same online.
I saw it on Lady of Shalott, resting in a leaf. I checked because at first I was worried in case it was some kind of sawfly, obviously not rose sawfly as they're very distinctive with the glowing orange, or some kind of wasp.
Closest I found was a type of mud dauber but the shape of the lower body is all wrong for that.
Looks quite similar to a Figwort sawfly, except the antennae are much longer and coloured differently.
Is it some kind of wasp? I looked at Heath potter wasp but apparently it’s rare in the uk. Your insect had some similarities but i’m not convinced it’s one of those. We need a bug expert🐝
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@newbie77 Very sorry to hear you’re having a tough time, I hope whatever it is goes soon for you. Your flowers are looking beautiful, still waiting on my azalea. I’m glad the foxes have given your pots a break 🙏
@newbie77 Hope your issues vanish soon. I too found that the foxes have left my rose pots alone, so far, after putting the cut ends of onion and garlic in the pots on the advice of a kind neighbour. I am thinking of growing chives around the roses, hoping the smell will keep the foxes away.
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..yes, not a problem, except you need a reasonably tall obelisk... minimum 6 feet above ground and sturdy.. if it's 5 feet and flimsy, the rose will swamp it.. you can hard prune but it will still ascend above 6 feet in next to no time.. it's a tall, upright grower when used this way..
I saw it on Lady of Shalott, resting in a leaf. I checked because at first I was worried in case it was some kind of sawfly, obviously not rose sawfly as they're very distinctive with the glowing orange, or some kind of wasp.
Closest I found was a type of mud dauber but the shape of the lower body is all wrong for that.
Looks quite similar to a Figwort sawfly, except the antennae are much longer and coloured differently.
ah well. thanks... if you see them and I see them, it can't be that uncommon.. I'm thinking some kind of Mosquito...
Deciduous azalea Irene Koster smelling nice
Wimpy jubilee celebration is looking better
Onions pieces helped to save pots from fox. And I have a little bud on my Evelyn.
@Eustace, it was your post couple of days ago which gave me idea of putting onion pieces.