On 11 Feb 2003 04:15:10 GMT, etaway (Melanie Casey)
wrote:



I have a Double Delight that I bought for $2 at Home Depot last year, I have it
in a container (all my roses are in containers), and it did wonderfully last
season, bloomed and bloomed, great fragrance etc. I had no idea it was
considered fussy. Actually, I see folks talking here about several roses that
seem to be considerd fussy or sickly that I have, such as Blue Girl, that I
have had no problems with...BG is actually one of my favorites.

YES! Another person who loves the Diva roses! Ve vill take over de
vorld, you know!



Maybe I've just been lucky, but I haven't lost or had difficulty with a rose
yet in the last 4 years of growing them. Maybe it's the climate...I'm in Sunset
zone 7 in the Sierra Nevadas...pronounced winters but hot dry summers, I guess
not friendly to fungus.

I would say you may have the perfect growing climate, as long as you
can keep them watered. Tell me, what do you do with the pots in the
winter? You are probably borderline like me (also zone 7 but Raleigh,
NC) and sometimes have very cold weather in winter (below 20 for
several days) and sometimes have no real freeze at all.