Thought this might amuse... brought a bunch of lovely yellow with red edged roses for the table... they looked exceptionally fresh, and I noticed tiny nubs of potential shoots as I trimmed them. I figured why not, and poked a few cut stems into a pot... A few weeks later I have leaves on 2! (Photobombed by one of my hounds...)
Didn’t realise I had been AWOL for so long, thanks for the welcome back folks!
@cooldoc I would say the repeat on Soul is about average, similar to most full-petalled Austins - better than Gertrude Jekyll but not as frequent as Munstead Wood, if that helps. The first flush is the most generous and the fragrance is to die for. Healthy and vigorous, the only downside being the blooms spoil a bit in the rain.
@Tack I don’t know for sure but as a large-flowered climber rather than a weeping/rambling rose, I suspect you won’t need an umbrella stand for PdeR. Hope both Soul and Heidi K do well for you.
Still no news from TCL but I see they are now sold out of GdeF standards so I don’t think I will be getting one 😞. I’m seriously tempted to cancel my extremely overdue order (placed in August!) altogether and order the three out of ten I really want to fill gaps from elsewhere. The rest were just nice to have pot pets..
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I'm of two minds about something, so am hoping you can help me.
Malvern Hills has lots of long canes that grew in late summer and autumn. They're right at the top and to stop them snapping I brought them down into a weeping shape and tied them to fixings or other stems lower down.
I'm wondering whether to leave them like this so they can flower and give me some extra in the first flush. Then cut them back. Or whether I should cut them back when I do the usual prune - right back to where I'd cut all the other laterals.
I'm umming and ahhing about it
EDIT - they've not all been tied down yet, only a couple have already
Several options I would propose for that.. I would probably go with option 4 just for a change..
1. prune back those long waving shoots hard... ultimately as this rose gets quite rampant, reducing to a more compact form will probably be needed in that corner location.. and is a quick, simple option.
2. tie them back to the wall, which will mean going across the top of the window on the right, and towards the window on the left, plus supports on the wall.. can make cleaning windows awkward with all the growth hanging down over the upvc.. I note you've already ruled this out.
3. just tie them in downwards, so they cascade.. another quick and simple option.. but it can make it look a little awkward.. prune hard back later..
4. the modern, trendy way is to loop those canes in a circle by bringing them downwards and twirling them around in a hoop shape, being careful not to snap anything off and tying back cane to cane.. it can look strange at first as the rose is bare, creating a series of hoops, but it's very effective for blooming purposes.. and keeps all what you've got there..
As you are finding out, this rose does get quite rampant in time, and some containment is going to be needed on a regular basis in that position..
Judging by the new growth from all the cuttings, I will have close to 30-40 of them that will take.. will have to move them to smaller pots by end of February or early March so that I can mulch and fertilize the pots...
..lovely @cooldoc .. early leafage is so attractive.. best of luck with the cuttings..
..another one from last June... I looped some of the canes on this pink rose to contain it.. lower left, top centre, lower centre and on the right.. all got looped around.. sort of like a wreath, loosely..[garland is a better term].
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A few weeks later I have leaves on 2!
(Photobombed by one of my hounds...)
Not a standard rose expert @Tack but I recalled I had saved this image of a standard New Dawn, which in this case is supported with two stout stakes.
@cooldoc I would say the repeat on Soul is about average, similar to most full-petalled Austins - better than Gertrude Jekyll but not as frequent as Munstead Wood, if that helps. The first flush is the most generous and the fragrance is to die for. Healthy and vigorous, the only downside being the blooms spoil a bit in the rain.
@Tack I don’t know for sure but as a large-flowered climber rather than a weeping/rambling rose, I suspect you won’t need an umbrella stand for PdeR. Hope both Soul and Heidi K do well for you.
Still no news from TCL but I see they are now sold out of GdeF standards so I don’t think I will be getting one 😞. I’m seriously tempted to cancel my extremely overdue order (placed in August!) altogether and order the three out of ten I really want to fill gaps from elsewhere. The rest were just nice to have pot pets..
I might prune them. They'd eventually end up shading the growth lower down.
I just don't like waste! And also liked the idea of having them pegged down like a weeping willow.
It's so vigorous it'll end up doing that again anyway. So maybe I will cut them back.
2. tie them back to the wall, which will mean going across the top of the window on the right, and towards the window on the left, plus supports on the wall.. can make cleaning windows awkward with all the growth hanging down over the upvc..
I note you've already ruled this out.
4. the modern, trendy way is to loop those canes in a circle by bringing them downwards and twirling them around in a hoop shape, being careful not to snap anything off and tying back cane to cane.. it can look strange at first as the rose is bare, creating a series of hoops, but it's very effective for blooming purposes.. and keeps all what you've got there..
As you are finding out, this rose does get quite rampant in time, and some containment is going to be needed on a regular basis in that position..
.. early leafage is so attractive.. best of luck with the cuttings..
..another one from last June... I looped some of the canes on this pink rose to contain it.. lower left, top centre, lower centre and on the right.. all got looped around.. sort of like a wreath, loosely..[garland is a better term].