This might be a silly question but is there a DA rose that doesn't mind dry-ish soil in part shade? I have some space on a slope (about 30 degrees I think) that I'd love to plant up with fragrant roses. Am I asking too much?
Edited to add that the soil itself is clay but amended and not heavy. Thank you!
Thanks @cooldoc, I should be able to contribute a bit more now various crises have calmed down. My roses seem a bit behind previous years despite an unusually mild and sunny winter, but between now and April is the danger time. Mid April a couple of years ago I lost all the new growth to a severe frost.
A question for @Alfie_ or anyone else that grows Champagne Moment.. Is it usually late to bud up? My new bare root is showing little sign of activity.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Thanks @Alfie_ and @Marlorena. Always a real pleasure to see your CM shots, Alfie, sorry I wasn’t clear there, I meant breaking leaf bud on the bare canes rather than rose buds, like Marlorena’s is just doing. There might be hope for mine yet then Marlorena if it’s a bit of a laggard. Finger’s crossed!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Dasha You should avoid their most well known, big blousy roses, you will be wasting your money for such conditions.
The types of roses you could consider are those bred from Rugosa and Scots Briar ..
'Wild Edric' .. 'The Country Parson' and 'Lochinvar' would be 3 such types.. 'Stanwell Perpetual'.. or Trevor White's R. pimpinellifolia 'Aicha'..
Single or semi double roses would also be more suitable but they tend not to have much scent.
The most scented rugosa is 'Blanc Double de Coubert', which I would expect to do well there, I grew it once in front of a leyland conifer hedge.
Thank you @Marlorena, more options than I expected honestly I am quite tempted by The Country Parson although it is a thorny beast... Lots of food for thought, thanks again!
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A question for @Alfie_ or anyone else that grows Champagne Moment.. Is it usually late to bud up? My new bare root is showing little sign of activity.
These three are late May 2023 - Budding
25-27th June 2023
5th July 2022
@Nollie
My rose is the slowest out of the starting blocks and looks like this..
we've missed you too.. hope all is well and good to see you posting again..
..same goes for anyone else who has had to take some time out.. it happens..
You should avoid their most well known, big blousy roses, you will be wasting your money for such conditions.
The types of roses you could consider are those bred from Rugosa and Scots Briar ..
'Wild Edric' .. 'The Country Parson' and 'Lochinvar' would be 3 such types..
'Stanwell Perpetual'.. or Trevor White's R. pimpinellifolia 'Aicha'..
Single or semi double roses would also be more suitable but they tend not to have much scent.
The most scented rugosa is 'Blanc Double de Coubert', which I would expect to do well there, I grew it once in front of a leyland conifer hedge.
Thank you @Marlorena, more options than I expected honestly
https://www.classicroses.co.uk/roses/bush-shrub-fragrant_1-tolerant_of_some_shade-tolerant_of_poorer_soils.html