Thursday, January 21, 2010

And now... some more

Let me present. ALOHA...



Origin: Eugene S. "Gene" Boerner (United States, 1949).
Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber- ( in my garden it does not get very tall. Aprx. 1m )

Parentage: Mercedes Gallart × New Dawn
Flower size: Average diameter 3.5".
Scent: Strong, apple fragrance
Flowering: Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height/Spread  Height: 245 to 305 cm Spread: 120cm to 245cm
Hardiness Zone USDA zone 5b through 9b. Used for climber or landscape. Can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber. suitable for a pillar. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to Mildew, susceptible to rust . Prune lightly or not at all.



And then we have a new rose I bought last year: JANET



Origin: David Austin (United Kingdom, 2003).

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Ultimate Rose ™ [J&P].
Parentage: Golden Celebration ™ × Undisclosed
Flower size: Average diameter 4".
Scent: Mild to strong, tea rose fragrance
Flowering: Occasional repeat later in the season.
Height/Spread: up to 120 cm
Hardiness Zone USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Very vigorous. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.


And so.. lets jump to: GINGER SYLLABUB.
The colour of this one is simply magic! It reminds me of butter and honey. But the flowers are not so big here in my garden. I guess in perfect conditions it would grow much larger





Origin: Harkness (United Kingdom, 2000).

English Rose [David Austin], Shrub. Ultimate Rose ™ [J&P].
Parentage: Graham Thomas x Seedling
Flower size: Large flowers - not here....
Scent: Strong fragrance
Flowering: Occasional repeat later in the season.
Height/Spread: up to 300 cm
Hardiness Zone USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

I really need to move this one this spring!!
Source: helpmefind.com

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

New Rose blog

I just made this page to keep track of the roses I have in my garden. Yes.. I know I already have a homepage. But I don`t like they layout of it. So for the roses, I will use this one for now.
First I want to start off with Charlotte. –Obviously since that is my name.. he-he.
august09 005Origin: Austin. Britain 1993
Shrub Rose
Parentage: “Chaucer” x “Conrad Ferdinand Meyer” x Graham Thomas.
Flower size: 8cm
Scent: Medium and Tealike
Flowering: Repeats well
Height/Spread 1m. /75cm
Hardiness Zone 5.
Next one is Sharifa Asma
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Origin: Austin. Britain 1989
Shrub Rose
Parentage: “Mary Rose” x Admired Miranda
Flower size: 9cm
Scent: Strong, sweet and Musky
Flowering: Repeats
Height/Spread 123cm/100cm
Hardiness Zone 6.
And then we have: Alchymist
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Origin: Kordes Germany 1956
Shrub Rose
Parentage: “Golden Glow” x Rosa rubiginosa hybrid
Flower size: 10cm
Scent: Strong and fruity
Flowering: Once, early in season.- But its worth it!! Height/Spread 5m/2m
Hardiness Zone 5.