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northspruce z3a MB CDA (
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Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 16:40
| Just a few rose thoughts... does anyone grow Soleil d'Or on the Prairies? Is it diseasey here? The comments on Helpmefind say it's disgusting and blackspot riddled, but I have only seen blackspot a couple of times in my garden. Any experience? Also, does anyone have a favourite yellow, apricot or orange rose that does reasonably well here? I already have Agnes and I'd consider it more buttery, and Rio Samba which is garish and I love it. Used to have Sunsprite and Autumn Sunset but they died &/or I moved. I am seriously considering buying Harison's Yellow again even though it's a bit of a hooligan. |
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RE: Rose thoughts
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| I have Prairie Peace, which I love. I would consider it a "hooligan" as well, though. The colors vary and change on that one, ranging from buttery yellow, yellow-orange, rosy-orange to yellow-white! It may not have enough "pop" for color for you though. It does more than reasonably well, though. It will flourish rambunctiously, like Harison's Yellow. |
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| Ah, was that your photo of Prairie Peace that I remember from a couple of years ago? It was so beautiful and I wasn't sure which one it was... |
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| No, I was one of the people who jumped on the "must buy!" bandwagon after seeing those pics though! The pics were probably sazzyrose. It is a beauty, but it is a classic hybrid spinosissima type - tall, kind of gangly..a bit of a monster! But I still love it. Even though it only blooms once(well..come to think of it, I think it blooms lightly again at least once), it is always just loaded with blooms. Another plus is that it's canes are completely hardy, even in my 2b garden. I've never had dieback. Another possibility: Rugelda Rugosa rose. I know it is listed as 4b or 5 or something like that, but I know Sazzyrose(Shelley) grows it, and she said it dies pretty much to the ground every year but bounces right back. The blooms are stunning on that one, so if you can find it, it might be worth a try. You could try to track down Shelley and ask her about it. |
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| Oh yeah it was Shelley's photo now that you mention it. We keep in touch, I know how to find her. ;). Do you remember where you got yours? |
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| I do, I bought it from Sheila Holmes in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. I don't know where else you can buy it, and unfortunately her Robert Erskine site seems to be down, and I haven't been able to get her through email either. She has just vanished! So I sent her a letter, LOL, stalker Katie here. :D If I don't hear back, this spring I could look and see if there are any suckers yet to dig out. I've never sent one to anyone, but I could attempt if you want it and are stuck for getting one! I know how much it sucks to have a plant in mind and be literally unable to buy it anywhere! |
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| I am totally going to buy Rugelda! I think it's the one I've been looking for. Thanks for pointing it out, I think I've always skipped over it because it has a gross name. LOL I think I'm going to buy Harison's Yellow again too, because I have a spot I need something big for. |
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| One thing to note about Harison's Yellow, if you plan on ordering from Corn Hill - I don't think they ship Harison's Yellow for some reason. It says it only comes potted and they won't ship it, pick up only. (I think that was what I read). You you may have to buy from a different nursery. |
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| Yeah, I noticed that. I guess they don't ship stuff out bareroot on a graft. I made up my mind today and placed an order with Pickerings. I was happy with my plants from Corn Hill last year but there are some varieties they don't have. But now that I ordered, I really want Hansaland, and Pickerings didn't have it! Might have to check out Corn Hill again next year. What I did order was:
Rugelda
Harison's Yellow
Soleil d'Or (I'll give it a shot!)
Great Maiden's Blush
Suaveolens
Mme. Legras de St. Germain Is it spring yet? |
RE: Rose thoughts
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| Exciting! I want Great Maiden's Blush too.. As soon as Christmas is over, I find our winters just drraaaaaggg. On the plus side, I do get tired of mowing our gigantic lawn. |
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- Posted by beegood Zone 3 Alberta (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 11:39
| A very hardy yellow is Hazledean. A bit on the shrubby side but worth getting I think.Suckers quite a bit. |
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Re: Harrison Yellow
I had this rose years ago. It was a blackspot magnet. After many years of this problem I decided to give it away.
Sengyan |
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| My old Harison's Yellow was healthy... I wonder if you had Persian Yellow, Sengyan? But then again, mine came with my house so I was never 100% certain it was Harison's. Just that it was planted prior to 1960 and was healthy and very hardy, so there didn't seem to be any other candidates. Gaah I'm so sick of snow! |
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| Me too - i told DH the other day that i'm sick of winter wonderlands. It's pretty but i want GREEN! And keeping on topic, i planted a Persian a few summers ago but it didn't like me and died in a huff. I'd love to find a Harison's! |
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