tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post6200252283289145015..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Oh Canada!ProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-86840185915233737482013-05-13T08:24:55.005-05:002013-05-13T08:24:55.005-05:00BTW Aurora, I can't reply directly to you beca...BTW Aurora, I can't reply directly to you because your Blogger profile is not set to allow them...it gives me a "noreply@blogger.com" adddress.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-65652852123503858922013-05-13T08:22:35.204-05:002013-05-13T08:22:35.204-05:00Hmm...Red, Tea type rose bud, disease resistant, f...Hmm...Red, Tea type rose bud, disease resistant, fragrant, 2.5'Tall. 'Hope for Humanity' is deep bright red, but taller than you want, not very fragrant, and maybe not Hybrid Tea enough in form. I've never grow 'Lilli Marlene', so can't speak to it. What area, Zonewise, do you live in? If you're far north, I might suggest 'Cuthbert Grant', which will be taller but will have all the other attributes you want. If you're Zone 4 or higher, I'd suggest 'Bright Melody' for a bright red, or 'Queen Bee', for a darker red. ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-53389904334054834622013-05-12T08:10:54.421-05:002013-05-12T08:10:54.421-05:00Oh, I'm so delighted to discover your blog.
I...Oh, I'm so delighted to discover your blog. <br />I have a friend who is not a gardener but wants a rose.<br />Therefore, I would think a disease and blackspot resistant would suit her.<br />Now, it has to look like a tea rose. All folded up and tight, not laying open.<br />Okay.<br />And it has to be red. Not blue Red. True red.<br />And fragrant. Oh, and no more than 2 1/2 ' tall.<br />But other than that she's not fussy.<br />So, I'm looking at "Lilli Marlene' but it may be too wild looking.<br />I looked at 'Showbiz' but it may be too orange.<br /><br />What about 'Hope for Humanity'? Do you have any experience with it?<br /><br />Many thanks,<br />AuroraDesign Guidancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390364903008045424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-88199021365315443822011-08-23T08:23:49.239-05:002011-08-23T08:23:49.239-05:00I grew up a few miles from the Morden Nursaries, a...I grew up a few miles from the Morden Nursaries, and I agree, it's a shame the the gov't cancelled the breeding program there. Now we look to the University of Saskatchewan (see http://antiqueroseemporium.com/groups/all) for new cultivars. In winter here it stays around -30C for months, and gets as low as -40 on occasion. I planted a few of these antique rose hybrids, (and then neglected them because I am not a gardener), but they come back bigger and fuller every year. I have four varieties from them: "Carlos Red", "Carlos Double Red", "Mrs. Anthony Waterer", and "Madeline's Choice" with a long blooming season. Most of these are not available anymore. <br /><br />In the past I've ordered "Betty Will" and "Beauty of Leafland" - but because they sell out fast, I never received those.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146745433736079789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-8686717307772392402010-08-18T13:30:13.923-05:002010-08-18T13:30:13.923-05:00Gorgeous! Love those roses.
I have a huge, sprawl...Gorgeous! Love those roses.<br />I have a huge, sprawling floribunda called "Flower Girl." Every branch is a full bouquet of soft pink with yellow centers. She has full use of an entire corner of my garden where she's free to spread her branches upwards to about 6 feet and also to sort of lounge across the garden fence - they bring us such joy, don't they?:)Debbie Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542211096013253656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-48849923741298924872010-08-18T11:54:35.694-05:002010-08-18T11:54:35.694-05:00Agreed on both; I have both at home and both are ...Agreed on both; I have both at home and both are now in the KSU rose garden, although John Davis in the KSU garden is still in its first year and has one cane about two feet tall. I think John Davis makes one of the best pillar roses I've grown.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-22563546227646941592010-08-18T11:50:16.593-05:002010-08-18T11:50:16.593-05:00I AM a hockey fan ... and a fan of the Canadian ro...I AM a hockey fan ... and a fan of the Canadian roses. 'John Davis' is beautiful, and 'William Baffin' stops traffic while in bloom.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.com