Re: DO RUGOSA ROSES COPE IN A HOT CLIMATE?

by maree 26th January 2014, 22:12

Probably about 1.3x 1.3 but i kept trimming it so it didn't take over and it was fine ...

by silkyfizz 26th January 2014, 22:15

Hmmm that sounds much smaller than I envisaged. Did it spread through suckers? How did you contain them? See you've got me thinking....Lol

by maree 26th January 2014, 22:32

It would have been much bigger but i kept pruning bits off , come to think of it , i had two rugosa's the other was Frau Dagmar , funny thing was , when i had two they had lovely hips and then i pulled one out and the other didn't have any hips the next year. As i understand it , some of them can sucker , but not if they are grafted , mine didn't sucker , thank heavens , it was enough work turning it from roses and perennials to a native garden ...
They are very,very thorny though , gotta have gloves ....

by silkyfizz 26th January 2014, 22:39

Oh that's right, the thorns! I'd somehow forgotten that. Thanks for the reminder.

by The Lazy Rosarian 27th January 2014, 07:11

jordan71 wrote:
muscovyduckling wrote:Wow Dan! I love love love Mme Georges Bruant! And Vanguard is stunning! Where did these little beauties come from? I haven't seen Mme Georges in any of the catalogues.

cant remember where I got Mme Georges from sorry

Here are two nurseries that carry it Zoe, I would think you got it from Misty, Dan.
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by jordan71 27th January 2014, 07:13

roseman wrote:
jordan71 wrote:
muscovyduckling wrote:Wow Dan! I love love love Mme Georges Bruant! And Vanguard is stunning! Where did these little beauties come from? I haven't seen Mme Georges in any of the catalogues.

cant remember where I got Mme Georges from sorry

Here are two nurseries that carry it Zoe, I would think you got it from Misty, Dan.
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maybe david , the tag went to heaven , and cant remember where exactly I got it from , but I think misty sold out for 2014

by muscovyduckling 27th January 2014, 20:15

Thanks David. My list is getting out of control! Ha.

by rosebud 28th January 2014, 14:22

'This is the story from HMF on your 4 roses rosebud'
Thanks roseman for the links to HMF ... the information is v. useful - the photos are scrumptious!

Yes, I suppose my concern relates to the humidity and wet feet, Balinbear - but then I expect all my other roses to cope with this ... so why not the apparently indestructible Rugosas?!!

Jordan71, your pictures are truly inspiring. I'm trying to resist Vanguard!!

by The Lazy Rosarian 28th January 2014, 16:08

quote from rosebud,I'm trying to resist Vanguard!
Resist not rosebud, we have two of them,

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