In article f9f5662fbf24fec2f22c746f2b43442b@TeraNews, Theo Asir
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"Cass" wrote in message
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In article 352481b00166821eefb8dcf0971797aa@TeraNews, Shiva
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This came up in another thread, and deserves one of its very own.

Of the hundred or so roses I grow, the white ones are the worst for
getting really ugly really fast on the bush. The worst is Sombrueil,
the blooms of which in a few days wind up a ratty, flaking brown that
I cannot deadhead because it, in its third year, has grown twelve feet
up into the mature holly hedge that borders one side of that garden,
and I cannot reach them.

Iceberg is pretty ugly too when it's done blooming. But you're right,
Sombreuil really sucks. Glendora aka Joasine Hanet is terrific that way
- petals just crisp up and blow away.

Some of the really bad ones here are New Dawn, Fairy
Aloha, Guinevere, Iceberg & Phyllis Bide.

Yep, I have some of those, and they are woofers. Phyllis is a three-day
dead head job.

Nice ones are Candelabra, Prairie Princess, loise odier, Darlows enigma
and most of the Austins. I guess there is an upside to the
quick shattering blooms.

Hey, how big is Darlow's Enigma going to get? It was a 4 inches last
fall and now it is 4 foot and growing inches every day. Fantastic,
interesting species-looking foliage and wicked, scary violet prickles.
What a beaut. I gotta figure out how to grow it right the first time
because that sucker isn't one you'd want to move or prune with anything
other than the loppers.

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Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City