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First Blooms of 2005!
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:35:48 -0400 (EDT), "Shiva" wrote:
The single plant that the aphids are congregating on is the sickest--White Lightnin,' which has obviously suffered dieback of about half its canes. The buds were so thick with aphids I actually hesitated before I squished then was in a beeeeg hurry to wash off the aphid juice. Eyyeuuu. But I wonder why the aphids would be thicker on that plant than the others? Buy some ladybugs. I ordered some from Ebay (supposedly 4500 for $11.00, but who could count them?) and within minutes of my releasing them, they were taking care of my aphid problem. Minutes after that, the aphids were gone. Check out photos of the massacre he http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/lady/ |
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"Shiva" wrote in message
news:aHlwYXRpYQ==.8d99f5524773ce7f04513657d3e76e3c @1114209348.nulluser.com... The winner is: Distant Drums, the own-root planted two in a hole, beating the grafted one which only has buds. Second is the potted Scentimental, beating the one in the ground. A very close third is Mutabilis, which is now a 10 ft X 10 ft round shrub. My Distant Drums (3 shrubs) were either the first or among the first to bloom, too. Most of my roses are now in their second or third flush. The spring-mostly (e.g. Ferdinand Pichard) and spring-only (Village Maid) bloomers aren't close to finishing, perhaps thanks to a relatively mild spring for my area. Budding roses: Don Juan, Sombrueil, New Day, White Lightnin', Margaret Merrill, All That Jazz, Happy Child, Arizona, Heart O' Gold, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Abraham Darby, Granada, Rio Samba, Radio Times, Christian Dior, Full Sail, Pat Austin, Penelope, Golden Celebration, Tineke, Great Century, Europeana, the raspbery-scented Sonia Rykiel, Touch of Class, Ink Spots, Antigua, Mr. Lincoln, Tradescant, Tropical Sunset, Joseph's Coat, and the lovely mini Over the Rainbow. There may be more. Nice list. I have almost none of those, although I had some and they didn't survive, perhaps because of too much heat. The great news: once they are in the ground for a few years they are a lot stronger than we think. I have been out of the country this month, and did not prune at all after last summer. No deaths and very little if any canker. I will have a closer look tomorrow. I'm having a similar experience. I did lose 6 roses but out of 150 I'm not really complaining. Most roses have now been in the ground 3 to 7 years and hence are well established. Interesting passing observation: I have not yet sprayed, and should have--but I have only seen a few aphids. Same here, but my local population of Lady Bugs and their larvae is astonishing. I haven't seen this many around before. Maybe my rose garden is providing them with enough food to hang around and breed a lot. The few roses that got aphids early on I dealt with by squirting them with a hose. The single plant that the aphids are congregating on is the sickest--White Lightnin,' which has obviously suffered dieback of about half its canes. The buds were so thick with aphids I actually hesitated before I squished then was in a beeeeg hurry to wash off the aphid juice. Eyyeuuu. But I wonder why the aphids would be thicker on that plant than the others? Good question. My Angel Face patio rose is the one that seems to be the earliest and most aphids. Happy Spring to all! And to you, too. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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"Shiva" wrote in message news:aHlwYXRpYQ==.8d99f5524773ce7f04513657d3e76e3c @1114209348.nulluser.com... The winner is: Distant Drums, the own-root planted two in a hole, beating the grafted one which only has buds. Second is the potted Scentimental, beating the one in the ground. A very close third is Mutabilis, which is now a 10 ft X 10 ft round shrub. Budding roses: Don Juan, Sombrueil, New Day, White Lightnin', Margaret Merrill, All That Jazz, Happy Child, Arizona, Heart O' Gold, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Abraham Darby, Granada, Rio Samba, Radio Times, Christian Dior, Full Sail, Pat Austin, Penelope, Golden Celebration, Tineke, Great Century, Europeana, the raspbery-scented Sonia Rykiel, Touch of Class, Ink Spots, Antigua, Mr. Lincoln, Tradescant, Tropical Sunset, Joseph's Coat, and the lovely mini Over the Rainbow. There may be more. I got my first full bloom this weekend. We're a couple of weeks ahead of ourselves this year to our practically non-existent winter in Seattle this year. Almost all of mine have buds now and I'm sure a bunch will pop before the week is up. I was shocked to see what was my first bloom-- Joseph's Coat. I really like this rose and it has some beautiful colors, but it's close to being slowest growing plant. Not exactly a huge grower, so it was quite a shock to see it put out a beautiful, bright bloom already. The rest aren't far behind either. JimS. Seattle |
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