@Nollie I doubt it, because the dark fence is blocking it.. what you will find is that the rose chooses the next best option, i.e. due south, and that is where you will get the plant veering towards... it's called phototropism.. heliotropism is where flowers turn towards the best available light, moving from east to west as the sun moves... roses don't do that, as they flower in all directions, N,E,S and W, without moving... it's their growth habit that is phototropic.
What you could do, although it will look odd to begin with, is plant your rose so the side with most growth faces north, and the less foliated part faces south, because that's where most of the new growth is going to aim for in that location.. eventually you will then get a more rounded plant..
As you can see from this rose below, the fence behind is towards the east, but the vigorous growth is towards the right - due south.. the whole plant is angling in that direction..
Anyone else had this Saharan Dust falling on their gardens? I wondered what it was all over my garden furniture, like orange dust... heavy rain followed..
Anyone else had this Saharan Dust falling on their gardens? I wondered what it was all over my garden furniture, like orange dust... heavy rain followed..
Yes, I heard in radio that it is raining mud. I thought just radio chatting but no my jacket had mud spluttering and all bins and car had mud over it!
Many thanks for the advice @Marlorena, sorry, yes got my tropisms mixed up 😊 Good to know the rose chooses the next best direction, that’s really very helpful.. It’s a tricky spot as the fence goes around two angles, so most of the south is blocked too. I’m now wondering if I might not be better growing it on in a bigger pot for the summer, optimally placed elsewhere to encourage the bare side to fill out first. I could then observe over summer and see how much sun reaches the spot I had in mind, maybe plant it further forward.
Most of the saharan dust missed us for once, but there some striking photos of pink snow in the Pyrenees in the press this morning, where OH had been skiing with her sister yesterday!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
My Nov planted Munstead Wood, showing nicely. Lovely foliage colour, I'm hoping for great things from this beauty. It's potted until I decide where it shall grace finally. I have now fed and mulched all roses including Nov planted bare roots that are coming into leaf, but what of bare roots newly planted this month and not yet into leaf? Do you apply feed to these or leave them until later in the year? Is the manure added to planting hole feed enough for now?
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I doubt it, because the dark fence is blocking it.. what you will find is that the rose chooses the next best option, i.e. due south, and that is where you will get the plant veering towards... it's called phototropism.. heliotropism is where flowers turn towards the best available light, moving from east to west as the sun moves... roses don't do that, as they flower in all directions, N,E,S and W, without moving... it's their growth habit that is phototropic.
What you could do, although it will look odd to begin with, is plant your rose so the side with most growth faces north, and the less foliated part faces south, because that's where most of the new growth is going to aim for in that location.. eventually you will then get a more rounded plant..
As you can see from this rose below, the fence behind is towards the east, but the vigorous growth is towards the right - due south.. the whole plant is angling in that direction..
'Elizabeth' starting to shoot out nicely..
Lovely foliage colour, I'm hoping for great things from this beauty.
It's potted until I decide where it shall grace finally.
I have now fed and mulched all roses including Nov planted bare roots that are coming into leaf, but what of bare roots newly planted this month and not yet into leaf?
Do you apply feed to these or leave them until later in the year?
Is the manure added to planting hole feed enough for now?
I feed them at the same time, but I give half the amount I'd give to a mature bush, say one handful instead of two, depending on product.
'MW' looking good.