On January 12, 2011, Kyle Baker wrote: > Therese Bugnet being a rugosa cultivar is an ok rose...so far the only > roses to survive barely are R.rugosa topaz jewel and JP McConnell and > straight species R. rugosa..all others die within 2 years or revert to > some plain old red non fragrant thing....
Yeah. Therese is a good one too, but be warned, it gets to 8' tall and suckers like mad. So if you want a rose thicket, she's a natural. Roses need good drainage, especially in winter. Maybe you could try one of the Austins in a special spot where you arrange that? In my old place I had pure sand and the roses were thrilled, here I have gravel/sand/clay mix and they are not quite as happy. I lost Graham Thomas twice - once when someone dropped a huge cedar log on it and broke it below the graft (not me) and once because I forgot that the hill beside my Studio drained down past the roses and poor GT got the worst of it. Once I diverted the water, no more trouble. Lis -- Lis Allison Pine Ridge Studio www.garden-on-the-ridge.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
