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Repeat OGR and winter expose
"Unique Too" wrote in message ... We are partial to older varieties but understand that many (all?) of these bloom only once a season, which probably won't work for us-at least not as an exclusive variety. So, what would you plant if you were me? Finally, would you recommend some quality growers who ship via mailorder, as well? I'm not even close to your zone so I can't recommend any specific roses for you, but I want to clear up the misconception that most of the old roses are once bloomers. Certainly some of them are, but there are thousands of varieties that are repeat bloomers. Thanks for clearing this up as there are some very nice old roses that are repeat bloomers. I have some tea and noisettes that are doing very well with repeat bloom and they are under 12 months in the ground. The initial poster did not say which zone they were from (I imagine 5-6) but I had a look on some web sites to see whether any teas are winter hardy. Aparently there are some teas that can go down to zone 6 that might be applicable which I found interesting as I thought they were for warmer zones. Don't ask me about whether this was with or without protection as I am in a frost-free zone and in no place to be recommending roses for place that get winters. Actually, I would be interested in knowing if anyone has successfully done the opposite to winter protect (winter expose?). I bought a Mme Hardy, not realising it needed a cold zone to grow in, and need to convince it that it is in a colder zone than 10. It is planted where it will get shade from about mid-day and I was wondering if I could trick it by placing ice on the ground around it on our coldest mornings. If all else fails, I'll just have to dig it up and ship it to family who live in zone 8. Kirra "From a continent where our *alpine* region is only zone 7" Brisbane, Australia z10 |
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