I have a yellow rose that has bloomed in the last few days. Can't remember where I got it from (got it some months ago), but it has really healthy foliage, a lovely scent and plenty of healthy lush new growth. It appears to be disease resistant and very very healthy. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
Hi all, I have 2 problems, my st swithun climber has lots of flowers and 75% are perfect! but the remainder keep balling! only got back from hols last night! don't know what weather been like here, had to try to gently pull petals apart on 3 flowers, none of my other roses has done this at all, the other thing is my climbing iceberg,it flowered beautifully, but out on massive growth with no flowers higher up at all, it' s only a year old in my garden, bought it potted last summer, it's around 12-14 feet tall now, the other thing is some of the stems that have had flowers are spindly and a couple have blackened and look like they're dying off, I fed it mid spring and 2 weeks ago, mulched it, what else should I do? Any advice welcome, thanks in advance
Some roses do it more than others, especially in the rain. But then they also do it if the roots get too dry. Yours is young, it will probably get better when it is more established, just make sure it doesn't get too dry in it's first year.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
thanks lizzie, any ideas about iceberg? loads of growth had lots of flowers, all quite low, no flowers now, no buds on tall growth, i've had it a year bought as potted rose a year ish old
When you say had lots of flowers, do you mean this year or last year? If it had flowers this year then it's just having a break. Give it a good feed and water and it will flower again when it's ready. Can't remember with Iceberg, I know it's a repeat flowerer, but some roses flower in June then September and some roses flower in June and then on and off for the rest of the year.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
..regarding your Iceberg rose which I note is the climbing version, I think you will find that in the early years, much like a rose called Mme Alfred Carriere, it takes time to build up into a repeat flowering rose... early on it will flower only once until it's got itself into a rhythm...
..a quote from late rosarian Graham Thomas ''when well established is constantly in flower''
..so I wouldn't worry too much...just give it more time there..
as for St Swithun... this is a problem I have with some of Austin's, and other old roses...in that they can 'ball' in wet weather... I had this with a couple of his recently and I got rid... Spirit of Freedom for instance has some 200 petals on each rose head...far too many and they cannot cope with lots of rain.... I suspect St Swithun has similar issues... nothing you can really do about that...but you can try to tease them open but some buds are beyond recall I'm afraid...so I would have to snip them off... hopefully it repeats quickly enough for you to get more flowers during dryer spells...
Thanks Lizzie and salino, I think you're right re st swithun, iceberg hope will mature well, it's really high now, around 15 feet, and has fallen down as I haven' t any support that high yet, need time , ladder and a drill...
..anyone want a David Austin rose half price...? I went to a garden centre today.. one of those I think in the Wyevale group... and so many plants were reduced 50 percent off....including all Austin's....loads to choose from...
... I have a list of 4 Austin's that I wanted to try as I'm redoing a border this autumn..and 2 were available that I have researched, so I picked up 'Wollerton Old Hall'... and 'Lady of Shalott'... this is the garden centre plant sell off period it seems... worth going to have a look...
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I have a yellow rose that has bloomed in the last few days. Can't remember where I got it from (got it some months ago), but it has really healthy foliage, a lovely scent and plenty of healthy lush new growth. It appears to be disease resistant and very very healthy. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
Hi all, I have 2 problems, my st swithun climber has lots of flowers and 75% are perfect! but the remainder keep balling! only got back from hols last night! don't know what weather been like here, had to try to gently pull petals apart on 3 flowers, none of my other roses has done this at all, the other thing is my climbing iceberg,it flowered beautifully, but out on massive growth with no flowers higher up at all, it' s only a year old in my garden, bought it potted last summer, it's around 12-14 feet tall now, the other thing is some of the stems that have had flowers are spindly and a couple have blackened and look like they're dying off, I fed it mid spring and 2 weeks ago, mulched it, what else should I do? Any advice welcome, thanks in advance
no one any ideas? can't doo emoticons so i'll just say 'sad face'
Some roses do it more than others, especially in the rain. But then they also do it if the roots get too dry. Yours is young, it will probably get better when it is more established, just make sure it doesn't get too dry in it's first year.
thanks lizzie, any ideas about iceberg? loads of growth had lots of flowers, all quite low, no flowers now, no buds on tall growth, i've had it a year bought as potted rose a year ish old
When you say had lots of flowers, do you mean this year or last year? If it had flowers this year then it's just having a break. Give it a good feed and water and it will flower again when it's ready. Can't remember with Iceberg, I know it's a repeat flowerer, but some roses flower in June then September and some roses flower in June and then on and off for the rest of the year.
..regarding your Iceberg rose which I note is the climbing version, I think you will find that in the early years, much like a rose called Mme Alfred Carriere, it takes time to build up into a repeat flowering rose... early on it will flower only once until it's got itself into a rhythm...
..a quote from late rosarian Graham Thomas ''when well established is constantly in flower''
..so I wouldn't worry too much...just give it more time there..
as for St Swithun... this is a problem I have with some of Austin's, and other old roses...in that they can 'ball' in wet weather... I had this with a couple of his recently and I got rid... Spirit of Freedom for instance has some 200 petals on each rose head...far too many and they cannot cope with lots of rain.... I suspect St Swithun has similar issues... nothing you can really do about that...but you can try to tease them open but some buds are beyond recall I'm afraid...so I would have to snip them off... hopefully it repeats quickly enough for you to get more flowers during dryer spells...
Thanks Lizzie and salino, I think you're right re st swithun, iceberg hope will mature well, it's really high now, around 15 feet, and has fallen down as I haven' t any support that high yet, need time , ladder and a drill...
..anyone want a David Austin rose half price...? I went to a garden centre today.. one of those I think in the Wyevale group... and so many plants were reduced 50 percent off....including all Austin's....loads to choose from...
... I have a list of 4 Austin's that I wanted to try as I'm redoing a border this autumn..and 2 were available that I have researched, so I picked up 'Wollerton Old Hall'... and 'Lady of Shalott'... this is the garden centre plant sell off period it seems... worth going to have a look...