does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
I planted a Redoute in late fall, putting it in dirt right up to the
crown to make sure it survived the winter (or at least what passes for winter here in Hotlanta). It threw out a new cane from below the graft, so even before it bloomed I knew it would be Dr. Huey. A quick search for pics confirmed it. The kicker is that I like the Dr. Huey part of the bush much better than the Redoute part. It's healthy, vigorous, and a really nice purplish bloom (very similar to Outta The Blue). The Redoute part is kinda ho-hum - a nice English rose form, but the color fades easily. What's really cool, though, is having both the pink and the purple on the same bush at the same time. We hear about it all the time since it's so common as root stock, but seeing it bloom made me wonder - does anyone here intentionally grow Dr. Huey? |
does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
"torgo" wrote in message
... [snip] We hear about it all the time since it's so common as root stock, but seeing it bloom made me wonder - does anyone here intentionally grow Dr. Huey? I got one as a reversion and when it bloomed kept it, moved it to a spot in front of the metal shed. DH put up a trellis and now it's a very nice display about 3/4 of the way up the shed. I'm not sure I would buy one on purpose, but am happy to have a volunteer that is pleasing, even if it only blooms once annually. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
We grow it as a source of rootstock cuttings, and I do like the flowers.
However, in our hot, humid climate, it is a martyr to black spot and powdery mildew. So I don't think I'd choose to grow it here, for its flowers, if I didn't have another need for it. Malcolm Manners Florida Southern College Lakeland |
does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
"torgo" wrote: [...] We hear about it all the time since it's so common as root stock, but seeing it bloom made me wonder - does anyone here intentionally grow Dr. Huey? English rosarian Peter Beales thinks it's worth growing. I have a couple bushes of it, neither bought on purpose but the result of the rootstock surviving when its charge did not. I've read that it is surprisingly resistant to attack by soil nematodes, though not as tough in that respect as Fortuniana, the preferred rootstock for Florida. (I probably have less of a nematode problem than most Floridians have, what with much clay in the soil and with hairy indigo as the principal exotic weed on my land -- it's supposed to suppress nematodes. Also I'm fairly far north, in the middle of the peninsula when it starts to become a peninsula.) The flowers are attractive and the growth vigorous, and at least it bloomed this year, unlike the Leontine Gervais (on Dr. Huey rootstock, yet!) that just keeps getting bigger and bigger and after 4 years has not bloomed for me so far. Mark., one can do worse |
does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
torgo wrote:
I planted a Redoute in late fall, putting it in dirt right up to the crown to make sure it survived the winter (or at least what passes for winter here in Hotlanta). I don't grow it but I admire it every year as it puts on a spectacular display at the NC Governor's Mansion in Raleigh. It grows on a wall, and although it might be a once bloomer, that "flush" lasts for more than a month. It arches in a beautiful way and makes big red hips in the winter. Also, it has a nice albeit light, scent. |
does anyone grow Dr. Huey?
You Floridans could grow Dr. Huey on Fotuniana rootstock... :)
-- Patrick |
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