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Long grizzle - wrong roses!
Shiva,
Would bending the cane over, as described below, work with a Blaze climber also? (I realize that Blaze may be out of fashion, but when I first got my rose arbor, I knew my hubby would want the "rose arbor like my grandmother had" so Blaze fit the bill -- unfortunately, both the arbor & the roses are in the wrong place, as it turns out, but........ until I get the arbor through which no dogs can run, it will have to do). I'm wondering because I just cut off about 3' from a cane that was heading up into a nearby Dogwood, and I might have been able to do something more productive with the cane. (The roses & Dogwood were not on a collision course until Hurricane Floyd, but the best-laid plans....) Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "Shiva" wrote in message s.com... On 14 Jun 2003 16:16:33 GMT, (VRB300) wrote: Would love to hear others' stories of The Wrong Roses I purchased what was clearly labeled as a climber (Don Juan) and also planted at the back door. The plant appears for all intents and puposes to be a"regular" bush since the 4 canes each have a flowering bud at the tip. I thought climbers bloomed on laterals(I am not a rose officianado). Am I barking up the wrong "cane"? Nope. It looks like a "regular" bush until one cane grows too long to stand up by itself and falls over. Then it sprouts beautiful lateral canes every couple of inches or so. You can also hurry it along by bending them yourself, I suppose. Mine is in its third year, groing on a chain link fence. Many long canes horizontal with many, many laterals, some of which have fallen over and sprouted laterals. It is in its second major flush at the moment--has climbed 10 feet up into the mature hollies behind it. There is nothing like sticking your nose in a Don Juan bloom warm from the morning sun. Rosy, lovely scent! Velvety petals! It just gets better and better with time. Mine is in full sun--FULL full sun--gets at least 9 hours. Water it lots and lots and it will make you happy. Vince |
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