Colorado '23-'24 Rose survival report
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Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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Comments (31)I wanted to thank all of you who commented on my post. I am happy to know that many of you have also been touched by the simple charms of these underappreciated roses. york rose...they are aggressive suckerers and will form thickets if left alone. That is how they have persisted all these many years in untended plots. So if one is interested in growing them you need to plan accordingly. The suckers grow close to the soil and are easy to remove. greybird...I am also sad to see there is a decline in the availability of these roses. That is one of the reasons my husband and I have taken such an active interest in preserving the ones we find. What a shame if they were lost forever! holleygarden....I have never tried growing roses anywhere but here in my cold climate so I wouldn't pretend to know if they would do well there...however I do know that most of the scots roses we have found in cemeteries were never watered at all, some even growing in sand that was parched and dry, but they were still flourishing. They are tough roses and do not appear to need as much water as other roses I have grown. Ann....we have Mary McMurtrie's book 'Scots Roses'. It was one of the first rose books we bought and the illustrations are lovely. Looking through it, I realize that there are many variations of the scots rose and some we have 'found' we may never be able to identify. mariannese...my husband had been in contact via email with Peter Boyd about some of the scots roses we are finding here...can't wait to read the book. Thanks again everyone....I'd love to respond to each of you, but my family's waiting for me to come up with something for supper...LOL. Celeste...See MoreWinter Rose Propagation
Comments (22)fleur and all, My neighbor has an own-root 'Magnifica' , a species hybrid rugosa that was rootbound in a pot, he liked the pot it was in, and didn't want to buy a new pot. , The plant had a large root system that filled an 8 gallon pot. The largest root was more than 1 and 1/2th inch thick and more than 2 and 1/2 feet long. ( I uncoiled it when I potted the section up) I divided the plant, leaving c. 2/3rds of the mother plant, (mother plant "A") and asked if I could keep the leftover 1/3rd as an experiment. Within 4 months the section I had kept (section "B" )had grown into a vigorous plant of c. 2 and 1/2 ' tall by 2 and 3/4ths feet wide. This is in California where we have a long growing season. After it reached that size I divided it, and gave the new division (Section "C") to another neighbor. This worked well for me. It is rather like using a sucker to propagate a new plant, only separating a larger piece of the plant, using both canopy and roots. I pruned the Magnifica' a month before I divided it, so the canes were c. 1 foot long, in order to reduce foliage mass, and the resulting dehydration from the stress of division. I would only try dividing a rosebush that had a large root system; Or on a plant that I would not mind losing. I'll next try dividing from a Gallica class rose ;a large 'Belle Sultane' which has colonized an area of c. 6 feet wide square in a wildish place in my garden. I plan on dividing Belle Sultane into 4 or more plants, by pruning it down this month in December, and then use a pruning saw and shovel, in about a month, and split the plant in fourths. Good luck. Lux....See MoreButterfly gardening in Colorado
Comments (14)hello Laura, I was happy to see your post. I'm in NE Colo and got the "butterfly Bug" a couple years ago and have been slowly adding more butterfly/bee friendly plants to my small kingdom. Am going to check out your list and give some a try. I'm still learning about what's "native" for us... Most of my space is taken for iris & daylilies -- which was before the butterfly interest so I've been getting rid of duplicates and replacing with butterfly friendly plants. Then yesterday I saw a big beautiful giant bumblebee in the iris bloom so I've decided they aren't totally worthless.... I saw one monarch on my zinnias last fall. So I at least know they are possible here... And had lots of painted ladies or american ladies (don't know what's what there) on the zinnias last fall too, so am definately planting zinnias every year. Red Admirals came to my white blooming hedge in the spring last year so I'm hoping to see them again. I hope we have a great season!...See MoreGot my heirloom roses rose
Comments (15)I know its not a lot of roses compared to many on here, but its crazy to me how many I planted. I brought a few from my old house, but then when I had a blank slate of a backyard, I went overboard. Its an illness! I also have a ton of daylilies, most of which were moved from my last house. I count on my roses dying mostly to the ground as it keeps them smaller so I can pack more plants in. As long as they come up and get rocking so that they bloom a lot, I dont mind that they aren't huge. I did get some hardier ones this year to attempt to have a few that might not die to the ground. I bought my Alfred Sisley at home depot last year in a pretty big size. It looked own root, but I'm not positive. It performed amazing last summer and is beautiful. Its looking good so far, so I'm hopeful for it. Heres the only photo I can find. One of the blooms is fresh, the others are old already....See Moremmmm12COzone5
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