I bought & planted my grafted Lady Of Shalott in the late Spring of 2020. Sited in full sun that summer, it grew rapidly to about 4 feet. It overwintered on Long Island with no problems. In the Springtime, as well as the summer, this healthy, vigorous rose produced copious amounts of flowers. Regardless of the our hot , humid weather, the blooms did not ball or scorch or show any signs of blackspot. The color of the roses remained consistant from Spring to late Fall with no weak necks. There was one long wonky cane that extended upward and tipped downward , which I pruned shorter. This rose bush is now about 4 1/2 feet tall with no rosehips produced. Come this Spring I will prune it for the first time to maintain it as a shrub rather than allowing the possibility of a climber. The following photo was taken in full sun with Red Corsair in the background (red Kordes climber)

MargieNY said:

fot the photo and explanation! I suspect that it will become one of my favourites too That rich orange...
What about fragrance?
'Red Corsair' in the back is just a lovely contrast.

Arturo

moderate as I recall.

Margie, your LoS looks wonderful.

Annie, I do have some scattered bloomings. They're Tropicana, Happy Chappy, Midnight Blue, Marie Pavie, Iceberg, Lion's Rose, Deja Blu, Lady of Shalott. Bolero, Apricot Nectar, Hot Cocoa and Lemon Spice have buds but I doubt they'll open properly.
I got my Sharifa Asma two years ago. It keeps short (2'-2.5'), not the most vigorous rose, but the fragrance is really something to die for. Its disease resistance is not superb but it is relatively clean. After the spring flush, it doesn't show much, rather than blooming here and there throughout the season. The last blooming is in the early December. Flowers can last on the bush for about 2 to 5 days. The cooler the longer.

Minis are an interesting rose class for me. Not very disease resistant but vigorous and tough. Because of their size, I usually ignore them in the landscape. Even though they may just form the the foregrounds, they're still important to provides colors and structures in the garden. Here are three minis blooming today, and they do add wonderful touches to the early winter garden. Lacking of light makes them look different than usual.

Rock Star. It's supposed to be an orange-red rose. Now it shows a subtle shade which is beautiful.

Rainbow's End

Sierra Sunrise (potted)

Happy Chappy. Surprisingly It keeps the orange tone well.

Wow, Aerith you have some really beautiful ones! Such a nice thing to see on a winter's day.

I take back what I said about not bothering to replace Cafe if anything were to happen to it. I will continue to fight the Dr Huey rootstock over the summer and take cuttings later next year so I don't lose it completely.

It's a favorite in my garden!!

Hello everybody,

I am mostly a lurker here but I thought I might tell a story since things are slow during the winter (@least in the northern hemisphere).

One day about 15 years ago, on impulse I purchased a yellow rose plant from a big box store. The first plant I ever purchased that wasn't a cactus or succulent and also the first to be put in the ground as my cactus and succulents were all in pots. Without doing any research I planted it on the west side of my house next to a ficus tree to its south. Bottom line, it only got direct sunlight for the most part during late spring to early fall. During the other times, it got "filtered" light through the ficus tree. Regarding the soil, I just dug a hole and stuck it in....literally. During it's "dark" times, it has been subjected to all sort of problems from powdery mildew to being eatten....annually. I have a few cuttings that I have made from it and have planted them in other more suitable areas around my house and are doing well.

As time went on I got more interested and involved in gardening and slowly started learning more about the hobby. Since then, I have acquired more rose bushes and planted them in areas and soils more suited to their needs and I would like to think they have done relatively well, which brings me back to my poor original yellow rose bush.

A couple of months ago, I decided to give it a chance to do better so I transplanted it to a pot. I was kinda concerned when I first dug it up as I noticed that the tap root was growing sideways after a few inches down and I think I cut some of it with my shovel. My planter essentially was a few inches of "mud" on top of hard clay.

I prepped a pot with some good potting soil, added extra perlite for better drainage and put the plant in the pot, gave it a light whitewashing (not paint) and placed it in a nice sunny location. I literally didn't know if it would survive but within about a week or so, I started to see growth. Long story short, as of now it has never looked better.

I think I tricked it into thinking it is summer... ... It is the 22nd of December and it is getting more direct sunshine NOW than it ever has received since I initially planted it.

My conscience is clear now......

This is Nov 27, about a month after I put it in the pot.







This is today, Dec 23. This guy appears to have survived in spite of me....





I think it is gonna be shocked in the summer time.....

Such a sweet story and....good news it is in a pot so you can move it!!!

Just took some roses inside before the winter storm. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas

Tis the season of hope, destination and optimism

Merry Christmas! Thank you Aerith and MargieNY for the flowers.....It reminds me of all the beauty that is and is to come in the New Year!