Anatomy Of A Rose

comments (5) July 22nd, 2010 in blogs

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A few weeks ago I did a blog post on deadheading. In it I talked about bud-eyes and one of our readers asked what they were. That is what inspired this video. I figured showing you what the various parts of a rose are would be a lot easier than writing about it.

Enjoy!
Paul

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PFZimmerman writes: saludamary

That does sound beautiful and I want pix when it's mature!

5.5 isn't bad. Roses like 6.0 - 6.5 and I know our soil is below 6 and they thrive.

What raises ph is lime and any local garden center should have it. I would add a little of that to the hole and then every spring sprinkle a little around the roses but not the conifers.

Every few years test the ph of the soil around the roses just to make sure you are getting the amounts right.

And end of the day if the roses thrive and bloom then that is a better indicator than any test they are happy!

Paul Posted: 12:30 pm on August 30th

saludamary writes: As always- useful and clear info. I am a member of the Asheville AABRS and appreciate your work.

Question: I want to plant a mixed bed with dwarf conifers and roses. There are already a couple of David Austin roses in place and a Chymaecyparius.
The soil test reads a pH of 5.5.
Will an acid-loving plant and a rose work in the same bed???
Add caclium to the planting hole for rose??
Just seems this could be beautiful and know you will know!

Thank you!! Posted: 9:06 am on August 30th

grizmom3 writes: Excellent video,Paul. I have worked for many years with roses for other people. Personally, I am partial to perennials and have designed many beds which included roses. There is a shopping center near to where I live and there is a long island full of Knock-Out Roses. They need to be pruned so they will continue blooming. Not likely to happen and it is all I can do to not take my pruners and do my thing. Most likely I would be arrested for vandalism. I have an elderly lady who lives next door and her rose bush was nearly dead. I asked her if I could work with it. It has been blooming beautifully all season. Not being a bragger, but there was another elderly lady with a Clematis (Nelly Mosier)that was on it's last leg. It also bloomed beautifully this Spring. She knocked at my door and was upset because it had quit blooming and was going to pull it out. I assured her it would bloom again later and sure enough buds are setting. I so love green and growing things!!! My apologies for the lengthiness. I get excited about plants. Posted: 7:04 pm on July 24th

PFZimmerman writes: Robert,

How much water are you giving them after you transplant. And when the leaves turn yellow and fall off do they have a soggy or dry and crinkly feeling? Posted: 5:51 pm on July 23rd

LpAngelRob writes: Thanks, this was quite helpful!

We're just starting the rose adventure... which has been, well, interesting. All the ones I've planted tend to get a wild case of transplant shock the first year, dropping all their leaves, turning yellow, then blooming a little bit. Fortunately, the one climber out back came back this spring after an average Chicago winter, and that's all I really cared about.

Any ideas on easing the transition from pot to ground? I thought I kept them well watered, in addition to an assist from a very, very rainy June, but they're still pretty scraggly. I figure it would make for a good blog post here, too.

Thanks!
Robert Posted: 12:05 am on July 23rd

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Everyone loves roses. If you always wanted to add roses to your garden but were too intimidated by their diva reputation, Roses Are Plants, Too is the blog for you.

Paul Zimmerman has grown thousands of roses for over 15 years and for ten of those years in a sustainable manner. His common-sense approach shows you how to integrate garden roses into your landscape by looking at them as nothing more than flowering shrubs, all the while encouraging you to trust your own "Gardener's Instincts" in the care of these beautiful plants.

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