"Daniel Hanna" wrote in message
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Well, I finally found it. Shiva's favourite rose.

I was browsing a nursery this wet morning, looking for a pink old-style
rose to replace Mayor of Casterbridge (which had died a very sudden
death in its prime, from rose wilt virus I suspect). I ended up getting
Gruss An Aachen.

And then, I found it. Granada. Nearly knocked me over backwards. I
hadn't seen that old 60s variety in any nursery since the 90s, although
some specialists still stock it. It was even flowering, so I could tell
the label was correct.

Well, I couldn't just leave it there. Shiva would never have forgiven
me :-)

Please let me know how it goes in a pot? I am planning on buying 5 or 6 new
roses this winter that will be living in large pots and I've yet to make my
mind
up which ones I will be getting :-)

I've brought it home and placed it in a big, self-watering pot. Given
we're only a few days off Autumn, it will be interesting to see how well
it does before winter.

How do you find the self-watering pots? I had been concerned that it would
end up leaving the roots too moist but after this last January (that was hot
with no rain) the roses in pots just dried out too quickly.

How hungry does Granada get, Shiva? I've mixed a good amount of
Osmocote into the potting soil, and layered the top with this new
lucerne mulch I am trying. You can see the stuff he
http://www.jtj.com.au/products/detai...d=22&page_id=5

Did you mail order or get it from a local store? I have been thinking of
getting something
like this after reading the discussions on lucerne mulch but was unsure
where to buy it.

Thanks,

Kirra
Brisbane, Australia
Z10