Can you help me with this red (faux-)OGR(?)?
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fragrant red roses, O.G.R.s and classic H.T.s.
Comments (7)I got Mirandy as a band from Burlington last month. It's completely yellow, very chlorotic. Burling told me to give it nitrogen, and she is right. Since it's a hybrid tea, I made the potting mix more alkaline by putting in some of my clay soil (alkalinity suppresses fungal growth). Mirandy didn't like it, so I changed the potting soil to neutral by using Organic MiracleGro (pH of 7). I gave her some blood meal NPK of 12-0-0. Normally this green up things fast in my garden, but not Mirandy. Then I gave it sulfur, Mirandy didn't like it either. I have a pale but productive Christopher Marlowe that greened up quickly with Schultz soluble fertilizer for acid plants NPK of 32-10-10, with all trace elements and triple the amount of iron. I gave Mirandy this, and she sprouted new dark green leaves immediately. I remember reading about how weak of a grower Mirandy in the Encyclopedia of Roses, but her bloom is large and very raspberry fragrant. My hunch is that weak grower needs a good dose of nitrogen and trace elements. My other hunch is that roses that tolerate alkaline soil, such as Golden Celebration, Paul Neyron, and mini-roses (descendants of China roses) REALLY HAVE a fungal issue on acidic soil. My neighbor planted her mini-rose right into our alkaline soil, pH of 7.7, and it blooms really well with zero fungal diseases. But when I put the mini-roses into green bag MiracleGro potting soil (pH of 6.5), they lost all their leaves to blackspots. Mirandy doesn't tolerate alkaline soil, so she's disease-free in a neutral pH. Even when I gave her sulfur, she didn't break out in blackspots like Paul Neyron. She definitely responded to a fast acting, soluble NPK of 32-10-10....See MoreYear 2 of my own root OGRs/zone4(can't hardly wait)
Comments (9)It's Sam Kedem (nursery guy) with the knack. 99% of the roses he sells have been proven hardy by his own experience. Even if it says Zone 6 on his own label he personally will vouch for it's hardiness. I think he puts the standard zone designation just for 'full disclosure' but I always ask him and he says this or that one 'does well and will definitely come back'. He has an accent I can't place..maybe germany or austria. Anyway, there have only been a few that I've picked up that he says are iffy..as in high maintenance and probably a short term affair. He doesn't have very many of these but he must have fallen in love with them and had his heart broken himself!...See MoreCan you help me ID this OGR?
Comments (16)My very first post to this forum was about a rose that I "rescued" - a shred of it had been left behind when the plant had been dug up by someone else. I potted up my shred, and it grew and gave me a couple of heartbreakingly beautiful blooms that looked just like yours - except your rose looks even more beautiful!! Mine turned out to be Dr. Huey, but the rootstock thing didn't bother me - I loved it - but the information that it would get much bigger (I had nowhere to plant it) made me give it away. Judging from your lovely photos, yours not only has GORGEOUS flowers in the most delectable dark red, but it also has beautiful clean foliage. I say, keep it and enjoy!!! Laura...See MoreVintage red stupa stone lantern - can you tell me about it?
Comments (16)George - Your web site's grown a lot since I last looked at it. I hadn't seen your paintings before & they make me wish I had your talent (I have none whatsoever). Until I clicked on the one of Mt. Fuji I thought it was a Japanese woodblock. Looking at your Kilchurn Castle Loch Awe painting, makes me think you'd enjoy turning your hand to painting your versions of various Japanese woodblocks. (There are hundreds of these to be seen on e-Bay - and I think many of the ones of landscapes might appeal to you.) The link that you have to William Corey's pictures of Japanese gardens is fascinating - including his description of his enormous camera & what it led him to. And it was great to see all the (to me) new pictures of your own garden. Herb...See Morerosaceae
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