Thread: 2009 End of Season - What is on your shovel prune list?

growing2010, there really is nothing wrong with the color of Carding Mill, and it definitely is not pale, but basically I'm not a huge fan of apricot roses and the shape of the rose does not wow me. It really is an excellent rose for hot, dry weather but for me it's just not exciting. That's such an individual thing, for you it could be just the opposite. It is constantly putting out new buds, no matter how hot it is, although...

I love my Honey Dijon as well. I got some of the most beautiful parchment colored blooms this Fall that were absolutely huge and had wonderful form. It did get a little BS, actually alot, but it healed up quickly when I got back in the spraying mode so all is fine on that end. I really love the Lady Bird blooms but that bush just will not keep any leaves on it at all. Maybe I will give it all of next year to mature some more and hopefully get...

Thanks for your responses, now CM is going to the top of the list for this year! Ingrid, it sounds like you are recommending it, not sp'ing it :)

Mauirose said, "Frederic Mistral-Big naked octopus. Poorly formed flowers, queer scent. Some have said its just a bad clone..." You must have a mutant. The scent is very sweet to most noses, and the flower form is very beautiful. True, it is susceptible to BS and a rampant grower that wants pruning all season (very deep deadheading).

I found another one to get rid of, altho it's in a pot, so won't actually have to be sp'd. It's yet another one of the many Hortico mis-marked roses. I got it last yr supposed to be DESERT ISLAND, a Dickson apricot fl, but it's some ugly looking semi-double lt pink thing that blows fast. I used to defend Hortico all the time when people would slam them. But no more. The last two yrs, I've had nothing but...

After reading through this thread, I'm really surprised. I thought roses tend to perform much better in the ground then in containers. It appears there's not much difference.

jumbojimmy my roses do vastly better in the ground than in pots. In a drier climate with lower humidity I think that is true. Pots dry out too fast here. My 'Tea Clipper' has been a poor bloomer as well. It's not really in a prime spot and has been disease free, so I've left it where it is. For now.

I wondered about the mention of CHIHULY also, John. Mine is just gorgeous - one of my best floribundas - which all goes to show that there are vast differences in how roses do in different locales. HONEY DIJON is also a great favorite of mine, and so far LADY BIRD is doing fine. I guess it's just a version of the old saying, "One man's meat is another's poison!"

LOVE - I just cant take the thorns.. will give to mom. JFK - ugly blooms that are never white and rot before opening European - mildew Double delight - rust, I have others that are great.. Sterling Silver - over 5 yrs and still wimpy White Lightnin - more huey than anything, cant get control.. Joseph's Coat - black spot Rio Samba - black spot Just lost a Herbie & a Scentsational due to a new sprinkler system install.. will probably...

I have some great roses on my shovel prune list, simply because they are not particularly good plants of really good roses. Perhaps I'll try a new plant of some. Going to the burn pile: Morden Blush (a really wonderful rose - perhaps mine is virused), Ambridge Rose, The Pilgrim and Pegesis (non-hardy rootstock is the problem with these - Wayside acquisitions before I knew better), a few potted hybrid teas that are too tender and too...