Wow Shiva, sounds like you know exactly what to do.
I hope you can decipher my reply
read down through here.....
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Shiva asked:

I hope not too. Our climates are similar enough that I have some questions
for you about this rose. I realize yours is young, but can you tell about
how tall it got by the end of the summer? Also, how long are the stems--
does it make a nicer cut flower than garden flower, do you think?


Well, It looked fairly good for it's first year and gave out a few large
very fragrant blooms but the bush was straggly and it's stems had a hard
time holding up the weight of the blooms. The colour was a little less
intense than I expected. I had thought it would be more magenta, less mauve,
but it was pretty.
My bush may have never gotten off the ground so to speak because it didn't
grow very quickly and we had such a terrible drought that we were on a
complete watering ban. Good thing I had rain barrels so at least I was hand
carrying water all season to them, which was not as good as gentling
watering with the soaker hose.
This is one of the few that has this black canes problem...so I may not know
more about it this year.

Woowoo you have some really nice ones.


G At the time, the color combo seemed wild, but now it seems pretty
delicious! Best thing is, all except Joseph's Coat are fragrant. I know
you're another fragrance fan, just like me.

Wild? You? Naaaaaa....it's exciting and energizing! The aromas are really
glorious! I tried to grow climbing Joseph's coat back up in pittsburgh and
the thing took forever to get going. I think it may be better suited to your
climate.



Actually, you are right on track with what i want to put nearby--several
Climbing Rainbow's End, the mini equivalent of Joseph's Coat. It is a
really neat rose--multicolored like JC, but tiny. I have a few on order,
forget when they are going to come.


( *I couldn't find this one)
(Outta the Blue)

Actually I meant I couldn't find Paul Neyron? Is it two roses? The Outta
the Blue is really unusual!

This rose has really strange and beautiful colors, from what I understand.
Hard to describe. That was enough for me to want it. In photos it looks
deep purple. I put it on one side of Crystalline, and Melody Parfumee on
the other side.

Deep purple against the crystalline will be striking!

New Dawn ************************************************** **

X X X
(Blue Nile) (Crystalline) (Barb S)
That should pop those joseph's coat colours out and
Little Slope w/ Climbing Joseph's coat to
climb up a brick red wooden thing

I like this idea! I should have waited to plant them! What I did was put
Barbra Streisand where you said to put Blue Nile, and Blue Nile where you
said to put Barbra! Then at the far left I put Melody Parfumee,
Crystalline, then Outta the Blue. Not far off your plan at all, color
wise.

I think your placement will be just beautiful.

You really do have the eye of a designer. I am spacially challenged. G
And too often once something is out of sight I cannot conjure it into
my "mind's eye." Asit turns out, with the exception of New Dawn, most of
the lighter colored roses are at the front of the bed. I love your idea
for a bench by New Dawn. It is the perfect place.

Yay! I'm glad you like the bench idea. Thanks for the compliment! I have
some vision but little knowledge about these roses so together we'd make a
good team! I'm learning alot from you here! I'm glad to be able to make
suggestions that you find useful.


Thank you for the
feedback, Jane. Any new photos yet this year, or is it too early?

No pictures yet but I'll be in tulips up to my knees soon! I wanted
something to fill up the blank bed behind my summer kitchen while I'm
waiting for some hardscape work to be completed... I planted a them in a
grid pattern of high contrast tall eggplantish coloured ones with slightly
shorter salmony pinkish ones, then later softish peachy ones that are
slightly shorter emerge...I'm excited to see the interplay of heights and
colours. I'll send you a picture if it works! I want to send you a website
about patterning with bulbs.

Have a great day!

Jane