Getting Sophie Cecile to Bloom
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B. Sophie Cecile- Leaf problems
Comments (9)I'd cut the worst leaves off, pull the entire rootball out and put it in a container with good drainage and probably new potting mix. You can put the new pot back in this bowl for decorative looks. You can drill a hole in the bottom of this bowl as well if you don't want to use a new pot. I have a feeling the ivy will eventually take over choking out the begonia. You can cut the tops before that happens though and start them in a new pot. Sophie is an easy begonia to propagate but hard to find anyone who has had it to bloom. I've had one for close to 30 years and I don't remember it ever blooming but the leaves are enough for me....See MoreCecile Brunner rose doesn't bloom
Comments (5)You probably planted a vigorous climbing Cecile Brunner which, more often than not, tends to flower only once, at least while it is immature. It most probably will flower this spring or early summer. Be patient and avoid pruning it (other than for leading it where you want it to go). Try posting this also to the antique roses forum since there are many people there growing variants of Cecile Brunner, some of them living near you....See MoreBloomfield Abundance (NOT spray Cecile Brunner)
Comments (24)For those interested, who don't have a copy of the Jack Harkness book "Roses" (1978. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.), here's the relevant quote, about what we today recognize as 'Spray Cecile Brunner', but which was being called 'Bloomfield Abundance' back then. Page 50, under 'Bloomfield Abundance.' "Like a coarse growing 'Cecile Brunner', with huge heads of buds. The small light pink flowers, like miniature Hybrid Teas, will be familiar to everyone who loves 'Cecile Brunner'. This is a mass supplier of them. It has long been obvious to nurserymen, who see their stock of 'Cecile Brunner' suddenly change into 'Bloomfield Abundance', that the parentage in Modern Roses cannot possibly be right. It is credited to Capt. George Thomas of California, 1920, and whatever the books say, it is a sport of 'Cecile Brunner'." What Harkness apparently didnt realize was that there was the original rose bred by Thomas, but the identities got switched in the nursery industry....See MorePot pet Sophie’s Perpetual
Comments (16)Your SP is absolutely lovely, Oursteelers! Thank you so much for sharing photos. Where did you get your SP? Does Burling stock it? It’s really fun that you and Adam are growing this rare rose halfway across the world from each other. I am forever fascinated by the color variability of China roses, depending on sunlight, temps, etc. Adam’s SP is almost crimson in Australia, and yours is a raspberry pink with a silvery sheen. I’ve noticed that our PNW conditions bring out blue tones and silver highlights in Chinas…which is a 100% plus with me. When Adam checks out the forum, I’ll bet he gets a kick out of comparing your photos to his plant! I honestly don’t know how experts ever manage to ID found Chinas and Teas. I guess they have to propagate them and send cuttings around to gardeners who grow the same plant across a range of conditions? A scented China—wow!! Adam, how would you describe the fragrance? How does yours smell, Oursteelers? Carol...See Moregreenelbows1
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