Rose life
Is there a general rule of thumb for how long a rose bush -- say a tea
rose -- is expected to live? |
Rose life
On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 18:04:26 GMT, "C. Palestrina"
wrote: Is there a general rule of thumb for how long a rose bush -- say a tea rose -- is expected to live? As long as you water and feed it... Seriously, it can really vary from hybrid to hybrid (sometimes from plant to plant as well). Each plant has its own level of vigor. However, to get to what you really want to know, it should normally be decades, given proper care. The thing that usually kills roses is not "old age" but inferior care (not intentioned of course, but inferior in the sense of not giving a level of care sufficient to sustain life). I know this is a bit vague, but it's the quick and dirty answer. Others will elaborate. As an example, I have a HT in my front yard that the neighbors say has been there at least 30 years. |
Rose life
Thanks. Some of my teas are going on to 20 years old and I was wondering. My
mother, who gardened in the desert, expected hers to have "mortgage life" but settled for less due to a difficult climate. "dave weil" wrote in message ... On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 18:04:26 GMT, "C. Palestrina" wrote: As long as you water and feed it... Seriously, it can really vary from hybrid to hybrid (sometimes from plant to plant as well). Each plant has its own level of vigor. However, to get to what you really want to know, it should normally be decades, given proper care. The thing that usually kills roses is not "old age" but inferior care (not intentioned of course, but inferior in the sense of not giving a level of care sufficient to sustain life). I know this is a bit vague, but it's the quick and dirty answer. Others will elaborate. As an example, I have a HT in my front yard that the neighbors say has been there at least 30 years. |
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