20-04-2003, 01:32 PM
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Rose bush shape info for a very novice gardener (was How did everybody get started with thei
In article ,
says...
The plants will arrive by the end of next week so I need
to know which one will
go where, based on how it might "grow up".
The bed in question is hexagonal, with 6' sides. I will
be putting in 7 roses
George Burns
Intrigue
Lavaglut
Margaret Merril
Easy Going
The Fairy
Baby Grand
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I've had a George Burns for about 4 years.
First planted in a raised bed, never did well,
transplanted to a container (about a year ago)
and is doing much better but still acts more like
a mini. It is (for me) a very low grower - about 6"
"tall" - and about 12" wide at its widest. It blooms
reliably but not profusely, getting at most a couple
of blooms at once, and more often only one bloom
at a time. Although right now, the spring flush
has 6 blooms or buds at one time.
6 inches by 12 inches? All I can visualize is a bonsai rose! Is there any
practical limit as to how much smaller than expected a rose can be, and still
live healthily?
I'm on my second Intrigue, having killed off
the first somehow. It gets about 3' tall for
me and about 2' wide. It tends to bloom
reliably.
The others I don't have. I'm curious to know
experiences other rose growers have had
with these roses.
I will let you all have a running narrative of how my summer goes with mine.
Hope you experienced folk won't be bored with it!
--
Kim
"We have done so much with so little for so long that now we can do anything
with nothing." -- Dave Marcis
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