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ROSES... Autumn/Winter '23/24..

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  • That's beautiful @Marlorena.

    In September I decided I wanted a yellow rose for my garden.  Vanessa Bell was on the short list, but I ended up with The Country Parson as it was the only one available potted from Austins at the time.

    Having seen the prickles on TCP (those initials make me laugh) I think I may have made the wrong choice. I didn't realise that feisty in rose grower speak meant covered in prickles!

    I would say that I can't change it as my daughter bought it as a birthday present, but TBH she probably wouldn't notice if I put a monkey puzzle tree in instead!
    Cheshire
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    edited December 2023
    Re. The Country Parson.. Such is the nature of that type of rose, but out of harms way, i.e. away from narrow paths etc. it's a stunning rose with continuous bloom performance, one of the best I know of in this respect.  The yellow doesn't last long, more creamy white, citrus scented.. but like you say, difficult to handle..
    East Anglia, England
  • Thanks @Marlorena, I'll see how it goes. One of the problems may be that there is a clematis behind it which will need pruning. However, the clematis is very resilient. I had a new fence this year and thought that I had lost it but it sprouted from underground and put on a good show. I could probably just grab it from the other side of the fence and give it a good yank to prune it if necessary.
    Cheshire
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited December 2023
    My Moonlight is still covered in buds. Having now frozen, it will be interesting to see if the plant will flower again this year
  • Does anyone have a rose that reliably flowers in December and January in the UK?   Or is it more to do with having a sheltered position  and clement weather etc? 
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  • Songbird-2Songbird-2 Posts: 2,349
    Vanessa Bell, That's a lovely rose @Marlorena, and I love the colour and the fact that it doesn't get too big. Is it a thorny rose? 
  • Does anyone have a rose that reliably flowers in December and January in the UK?   Or is it more to do with having a sheltered position  and clement weather etc? 
     Jan Feb in the UK is too cold for roses to produce flowers. This is mainly because of low light levels and frosts. So no, no variety likely to flower. There are spring and early flowering varieties, some can flower in April semi-reliably in warmer parts of U.K. 
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @Songbird-2
    Not especially thorny, no, just average I would say.. which makes a pleasant change..
    East Anglia, England
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