It’s a real mixed bag with my roses at the moment - some are looking fantastic, despite the aphids, and others are really lagging behind. We’ve had some very cold nights this week so far, that’s slowed them down. Warming up from Friday though.
@cooldoc Can't remember having to spray it for anything really...but as regards rust in November, I'm afraid I've entered my own dormant period by then so I can't really say anything about what happens between then and March.Â
@cooldoc ..I see you've been busy at Trevor White's.. delighted you got that rose, so you can show us how it does for you.. .. all those roses are mixed up in commerce and it seems nobody quite knows which is which, or they are closely related roses.. even Souvenir de Gilbert Nabonnand is apparently sold in the Med. under the strange name of 'Nonna Censy'.. so whoever lives there may know it as that..
It does look quite large for the rose we grow as 'CC'. Yours should be good in a pot..
Lovely looking foliage from one of the 'Timeless' group of HT's...Charisma I think. Grew it in a pot last summer and much to my surprise it grew well and remained healthy, so I've put it in the ground this year.
Hi @FledglingCottageGardener, those red shoots are new basal growth (canes) so not suckers. It does send out lots of new basal growth every year (at least mine does) so to keep it manageable in a pot you need to cut right down to the ground a few older canes every winter. Yours look a bit young to be doing that just now, but something to bear in mind for the future 😊 The climbing and shrub version are exactly the same rose, it’s just a matter of how you grow it and train it, but the way DA markets it, you would think they are different roses - they’re not! To keep it as a shrub, every winter during the dormant season cut it down by a third to a half.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Amazing! Thank you so much @Nollie for your help! Gertrude is in a pot as I received her for my birthday about 18 months ago and I knew that we were looking to move house. We moved in here a month ago so I intend to plant her out when I find a suitable spot. Thank you especially for clearing up my confusion regarding whether she is a climber or shrub. That is very confusing marketing so I really appreciate your help.
These are my two. Queen Elizabeth and Timeless Charisma as per @peteS. Can't believe I've got to my age and never grown a rose. I blame Marolena's wonderful rose thread for my new interest.
My problem is whether or not I should have buried the graft. Lots of photos on here say yes but online videos mostly say no. I'm sure it's been answered on here but the rose threads are very long. Thoughts please.
i would have buried the graft but it is not a big deal. Next winter, when the rose is dormant you can take it out of pot and plant again with graft burried.Â
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Can't remember having to spray it for anything really...but as regards rust in November, I'm afraid I've entered my own dormant period by then so I can't really say anything about what happens between then and March.Â
..I see you've been busy at Trevor White's.. delighted you got that rose, so you can show us how it does for you..
.. all those roses are mixed up in commerce and it seems nobody quite knows which is which, or they are closely related roses.. even Souvenir de Gilbert Nabonnand is apparently sold in the Med. under the strange name of 'Nonna Censy'.. so whoever lives there may know it as that..
It does look quite large for the rose we grow as 'CC'. Yours should be good in a pot..
1. Are those red shoots suckers?
2. Is it a climber or a a shrub rose? It was a gift so I didn't order it and I see that the DA website lists both.
Thank you very much
Gertrude is in a pot as I received her for my birthday about 18 months ago and I knew that we were looking to move house. We moved in here a month ago so I intend to plant her out when I find a suitable spot.
Thank you especially for clearing up my confusion regarding whether she is a climber or shrub. That is very confusing marketing so I really appreciate your help.
My problem is whether or not IÂ should have buried the graft.
Lots of photos on here say yes but online videos mostly say no.
I'm sure it's been answered on here but the rose threads are very long. Thoughts please.