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Which David Austin for my zone?

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Posted by chardie 6B (My Page) on
Fri, May 23, 14 at 12:13

I live in northeastern CT, zone 6, 6a or 6b,depending on what source I look up. I'd like a David Austin to fill out the space between Abe Darby (on a trellis) and a Queen Mary 2 hybrid tea. There's about 3 1/2 feet between them.

There aren't a lot of choices in nurseries around here and I'd like a pink, so I can choose the Mayflower, Mary Rose or Harlow Carr.

Which one would you suggest?

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  • Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
    Fri, May 23, 14 at 20:42

You would probably get more response if you posted this over on the Antique Rose Forum. But I'm not sure that space would be large enough for another Austin rose. They can tend to get fairly large.

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Saw several Queen Mary's at HMF. What color is yours?

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Oops, see the 2 behind Mary's name now. White, right?

The Mayflower I saw had light pink polyantha size flowers which I don't think would be great with Abraham D.

I'd love to see the bluey-pink of Harlow Carr beside Abraham. If it worked that would be my choice. I'd never thought of the combo.

Hope someone from your zone posts about the hardiness of these 3.

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I am in Northeastern Jersey, and hare are the Austins that do well for me in terms of blackspot resistant in three groups. I don't spray.

Little or practically no blackspot:
Heritage (4 years old)
Lady of Shallot (2 years)
Crocus Rose (4 years old)

Some blackspot (about 1/4 defoliated during peak blackspot season)

Tamora
Abe Darby
Mustead Wood
Darcy Bussel
Crown Princess A. of Kent
Teasing Georgia (only rose got root galls in my garden; replaced)

Badly defoliated (half or totally naked)
Pat Austin (wintered killed last winter)
Lady Emma Hamilton
Graham Thomas (winter killed last winter. Others in this area seems to have good experience growing it. Mine was an own root plant from DA Austin planted last May, and might have been too young to show its true color in terms of blackspot resistancy.)

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