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We've had a flush of very warm weather this week in the San Francisco Bay Area
and my roses are going bonkers. The Mrs. Sam McGredy climber I put in 3 years ago has won our backyard " first to bud sweepstakes," honoring us with not just one, but dozens of baby buds today. Planted next to a pergola, in a fairly unauspicious location, it's taken a while to get established, but in a bit we should have one heck of a display. Ah roses - in a blink they can wipe aside the memory of a cold, rainy, poopy winter. God love 'em. NT |
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Just to be a jerkkkkkk:
Los Angeles, Zone 10: Helmut Schmidt Blooming Passionate Blooming cuttings in the house Cecile Brunner Blooming JFK Blooming cuttings in the house Mutabulis Blooming Hot Cocoa trying Proud Land Blooming St. Patricks trying Playboy Blooming cuttings in the house Marmalade Sky Blooming Kaleidoscope trying Molineuz trying Chris Evert Blooming Brilliant Pink Blooming Royal Sunset trying don't even get me started on what is budding down here. Sorry, just bragging. NTANTIQUES wrote: We've had a flush of very warm weather this week in the San Francisco Bay Area and my roses are going bonkers. The Mrs. Sam McGredy climber I put in 3 years ago has won our backyard " first to bud sweepstakes," honoring us with not just one, but dozens of baby buds today. Planted next to a pergola, in a fairly unauspicious location, it's taken a while to get established, but in a bit we should have one heck of a display. Ah roses - in a blink they can wipe aside the memory of a cold, rainy, poopy winter. God love 'em. NT |
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:29:12 -0500, "Mark. Gooley"
wrote: "NTANTIQUES" wrote We've had a flush of very warm weather this week in the San Francisco Bay Area and my roses are going bonkers. The Mrs. Sam McGredy climber I put in 3 years ago has won our backyard " first to bud sweepstakes," honoring us with not just one, but dozens of baby buds today... North peninsular Florida, zone 8b. Prosperity, Westerland, Old Blush in bloom -- just barely. Old Blush (the climbing variety) is always the first to bloom in my yard in Nashville as well. I'm a few weeks away from that (thankfully, as it got down to 29 last night and will do the same tonight). This year is one of dread since the Old Blush (Cl) got witches' broom late last year on one cane. I'm hoping beyond hope that I caught the viral infection early enough and cut the cane before it had a chance to spread. I'm watching it pretty carefully as it starts to leaf out. I'd really hate to lose this plant. It covers a 15 foot area on a chain link fence. |
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Mark. Gooley wrote:
"NTANTIQUES" wrote We've had a flush of very warm weather this week in the San Francisco Bay Area and my roses are going bonkers. The Mrs. Sam McGredy climber I put in 3 years ago has won our backyard " first to bud sweepstakes," honoring us with not just one, but dozens of baby buds today... North peninsular Florida, zone 8b. Prosperity, Westerland, Old Blush in bloom -- just barely. Various others in bud. I do confess that most bushes are simply putting out new growth; some of the more-heavily deciduous are still nearly bare, such as the rugosas and some of the old garden roses. Central Piedmont North Carolina, zone 7b. The forsythia is blooming and I'm finishing pruning today! (But there is a bunch of new red growth.) |
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Mark. Gooley wrote:
"NTANTIQUES" wrote We've had a flush of very warm weather this week in the San Francisco Bay Area and my roses are going bonkers. The Mrs. Sam McGredy climber I put in 3 years ago has won our backyard " first to bud sweepstakes," honoring us with not just one, but dozens of baby buds today... North peninsular Florida, zone 8b. Prosperity, Westerland, Old Blush in bloom -- just barely. Various others in bud. I do confess that most bushes are simply putting out new growth; some of the more-heavily deciduous are still nearly bare, such as the rugosas and some of the old garden roses. Central Piedmont North Carolina, zone 7b. The forsythia is blooming and I'm finishing pruning today! (But there is a bunch of new red growth.) |
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What is witches broom?! Sandy
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What is witches broom?! Sandy
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What is witches broom?! Sandy
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:24:52 -0500, "Sandy" wrote:
What is witches broom?! Sandy It's the manefestation of the dreaded virus "Rose Rosette". It is a devastaing disease. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm Fortunately, I've read that if you catch it early enough on long canes, you can stop the spread before it hits the crown of the plant. If you don't, you might as well just dig up the plant. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm It's caused by mites which transmit the disease. Fortunately, it doesn't necessarily mean that your plant is infected with said mites, as the bite of a single one can transmit the disease. That's why current wisdom is that the plant doesn't *necessarily* spread the virus to other plants. That's my hope, at least. |
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:24:52 -0500, "Sandy" wrote:
What is witches broom?! Sandy It's the manefestation of the dreaded virus "Rose Rosette". It is a devastaing disease. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm Fortunately, I've read that if you catch it early enough on long canes, you can stop the spread before it hits the crown of the plant. If you don't, you might as well just dig up the plant. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm It's caused by mites which transmit the disease. Fortunately, it doesn't necessarily mean that your plant is infected with said mites, as the bite of a single one can transmit the disease. That's why current wisdom is that the plant doesn't *necessarily* spread the virus to other plants. That's my hope, at least. |
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:24:52 -0500, "Sandy" wrote:
What is witches broom?! Sandy It's the manefestation of the dreaded virus "Rose Rosette". It is a devastaing disease. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm Fortunately, I've read that if you catch it early enough on long canes, you can stop the spread before it hits the crown of the plant. If you don't, you might as well just dig up the plant. http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/plantdisease/g980.htm It's caused by mites which transmit the disease. Fortunately, it doesn't necessarily mean that your plant is infected with said mites, as the bite of a single one can transmit the disease. That's why current wisdom is that the plant doesn't *necessarily* spread the virus to other plants. That's my hope, at least. |
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And the winners midway between S.F. and Sacramento are....
Mutabilis and a hybrid Tea named Perfume Tiger --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.622 / Virus Database: 400 - Release Date: 3/13/2004 |
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farmgal wrote:
And the winners midway between S.F. and Sacramento are.... Mutabilis and a hybrid Tea named Perfume Tiger Oo, I want Perfume Tiger! Purple stripes, yes? Mutabilis is great here in swampy NC, too. Resists fungal disease, too. |
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farmgal wrote:
And the winners midway between S.F. and Sacramento are.... Mutabilis and a hybrid Tea named Perfume Tiger Oo, I want Perfume Tiger! Purple stripes, yes? Mutabilis is great here in swampy NC, too. Resists fungal disease, too. |
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farmgal wrote:
And the winners midway between S.F. and Sacramento are.... Mutabilis and a hybrid Tea named Perfume Tiger Oo, I want Perfume Tiger! Purple stripes, yes? Mutabilis is great here in swampy NC, too. Resists fungal disease, too. |
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farmgal wrote:
And the winners midway between S.F. and Sacramento are.... Mutabilis and a hybrid Tea named Perfume Tiger Oo, I want Perfume Tiger! Purple stripes, yes? Mutabilis is great here in swampy NC, too. Resists fungal disease, too. |
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Purple with white stripes, yes. I picked it up a couple of years ago in the
reject bin at Home Depot. Wouldn't ordinarily have paid for such a scraggly plant, but when I saw/smelled it I had to have it. I've seen Purple Tiger, but not before or since have I seen Perfume Tiger. It's really a nice vigorous plant now. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.622 / Virus Database: 400 - Release Date: 3/13/2004 |
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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 03:30:01 GMT, ben boorman
wrote: Just to be a jerkkkkkk: Los Angeles, Zone 10: Helmut Schmidt Blooming Passionate Blooming cuttings in the house Cecile Brunner Blooming JFK Blooming cuttings in the house Mutabulis Blooming Hot Cocoa trying Proud Land Blooming St. Patricks trying Playboy Blooming cuttings in the house Marmalade Sky Blooming Kaleidoscope trying Molineuz trying Chris Evert Blooming Brilliant Pink Blooming Royal Sunset trying Grrrrr Zone 4 b..... Everything Frozen.... Still Snowing.... Very Cold.... Everything Dead.... |
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Celine wrote in
: Grrrrr Zone 4 b..... Everything Frozen.... Still Snowing.... Very Cold.... Everything Dead.... I'm sorry about your late winter. I'm in Los Angeles too and while my garden's blooming now it's about a month behind its normal cycle---first time I can recall such a "late" (for us) bloom period. Normally my Bourbons and Portlands pop in mid- to late February but Eugene de Beauharnais has just offered his first blossom; Gloire de Rosomanes and Reine Victoria are also at full speed. The hybrid teas and floribundas opened as well last week and one that I'm really enjoying is Norwich Castle (thanks, JD!) with its stunning orange- sherbet color. Another that really surprised me is Barbara Worl, a hybrid perpetual. First time I've grown it and it popped last week with blooms of astounding size and frangrance. This was bare root two months ago. Two of my second-batch cuttings from two years ago, Cardinal Hume and Indian Love Call, are just on the verge of opening. This is exciting for me; I've never seen them bloom before. I'm not even sure I know what the latter looks like, but it was highly recommended by an esteemed local rosarian. Zepherine Drouhin is late this year. She just started putting out burgundy foliage and no sign of flower buds yet. An odd spring but one worth wating for, in any case. ---- |
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farmgal wrote:
Purple with white stripes, yes. I picked it up a couple of years ago in the reject bin at Home Depot. Wouldn't ordinarily have paid for such a scraggly plant, but when I saw/smelled it I had to have it. I've seen Purple Tiger, but not before or since have I seen Perfume Tiger. It's really a nice vigorous plant now. Sounds pretty. I want it. The cheapy stores often re-name roses, it is really strange. I only buy them potted and blooming so I know what I am getting. I am resisting this year. |
This is due to the spread of mite disease. Fortunately, does not necessarily mean that your plant is infected with mites, said as a single bite can transmit a disease.
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