In article , dave weil
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Some of you might remember that my boss bought a cutting from my Aloha
that I had donated to the Rose Society. He and his SO planted it in a
large pot, with the intention of making it a patio climber.

The first year, they got a sum total of about 1 open bloom. The rest
of the blooms totally balled. This was the entire season. Then, in the
fall, they moved and took the plant with them.

The second year, this spring, they got a decent first flush but it's
been ball city for the rest of the year. When I took a photo of my
Belami into work for his consideration (with a picture of the new bed
with the mounds just 6 weeks prior, which he said was TOTALLY amazing
- both pics are in the gallery that I list below), he said, "Oh yeah,
this is my Aloha". He then handed me a large marble-sized, green
vegetative centered, ball bearing of a bloom.

Last year, he thought it was thrips, but he hasn't been able to detect
any thrips at all (even last year it was just a theory, not a
confirmed sighting).

MIchelle, Allen's girlfriend, is the rose gardener of the pair and an
accomplished one as well. Allen is more of a raised bed/vegetable
gardener with a minor in orchids. But he knows his way around roses
because of Michelle's interest and skill level (she has those little
signs in front of her roses g).

Anyway, I was wondering if you guys think that it might be as simple
as Aloha not liking to be a pot plant. It's probably not the climate,
as I've had very little problem with balling on my plant, even
accounting for the tons of rain that we have received.

I'm pretty sure that they've done the proper feeding and all that. I'm
also sure that they're savvy enough to give the plant the light it
needs as well. They spray with the appropriate chemicals and all that.

Could this be a simple pot issue? Anyone have any experience in this
area?

Mine is OR, in a pot. It doesn't ball but it does have problems
producing good flowers on the small plant. I've decided to just give
it some time to put on green. It is pretty hard to have a pot large
enough for a climber. It needs lots of feeder roots, and few pots are
large enough. Climbers need ground. And some need a full year in the
ground before they'll even flower more than once. Find out if they have
it in a 15 gallon pot and

Balling could be something as simple as the lawn sprinklers in their
yard or some other overhead watering.

BTW, the further into the season I get, the more I love Baby Love. It
just keeps on blooming and growing and retaining leaves and a bushy
shape all the way to he ground. Blackspot doesn't seem to affect it
except on a very minor level I've only had about a week where there
weren't at least 20 or 30 blooms (about 3 weeks ago).

Here is the latest shot, followed by a shot of the baby right after
planting last year.

http://www.pbase.com/image/19899228

http://www2.pbase.com/image/19899145

The fence is a 4 foot fence, hence, the bush is now 4 feet tall.

Great little rose in your garden. Does it want to climb or is is
shrubby? And does it really smell like licorice? I can never have too
many clean yellow roses. I'm working on Ralph Moore's Sunshine Sally,
which is pretty cute but not as dark yellow as Baby Love. Thanks for
the lead.