Roses

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love roses, and I'm very picky about them: they need to be extremely fragrant AND also disease resistant. Most of the time, it's either one or the other. I don't care how they look, but it turns out that the ones I have, have large, full heads of petals, mostly in the pinks (white and yellow roses are usually not as fragrant). I don't need to spray anything on them, and thankfully I live close enough to a downtown that we practically never get deer. The varieties I have are mostly developed in France and impossible to buy in the DC area, but you can order some of them online (ex: climber Zephirine Drouhin, however it's not the most fragrant - I have it on my porch because it's close enough to smell as we walk past and it does not have thorns). My current favorite is Line Renaud, but I don't know if you'll find it, or if it will be the real thing if you do.

There are so many varieties of roses, if you are picky about the cultivar you buy them online.

Your assertion that your roses are special because they were "developed" in France is bs. Zephirine Drouhin is an old Bourbon rose that has been around forever. It is one of my favorites because of the lack of thorns and the strong scent. You can find it in this area, it's just one of a million cultivars so easier to find online.

Yeah sorry, I meant my other roses. They are Meilland roses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love roses, and I'm very picky about them: they need to be extremely fragrant AND also disease resistant. Most of the time, it's either one or the other. I don't care how they look, but it turns out that the ones I have, have large, full heads of petals, mostly in the pinks (white and yellow roses are usually not as fragrant). I don't need to spray anything on them, and thankfully I live close enough to a downtown that we practically never get deer. The varieties I have are mostly developed in France and impossible to buy in the DC area, but you can order some of them online (ex: climber Zephirine Drouhin, however it's not the most fragrant - I have it on my porch because it's close enough to smell as we walk past and it does not have thorns). My current favorite is Line Renaud, but I don't know if you'll find it, or if it will be the real thing if you do.

There are so many varieties of roses, if you are picky about the cultivar you buy them online.

Your assertion that your roses are special because they were "developed" in France is bs. Zephirine Drouhin is an old Bourbon rose that has been around forever. It is one of my favorites because of the lack of thorns and the strong scent. You can find it in this area, it's just one of a million cultivars so easier to find online.

Yeah sorry, I meant my other roses. They are Meilland roses.

You can easily buy Meilland roses online.

[Anonymous]

I have a knockout and it’s super easy. As the roses bloom cut them and bring them inside or compost them and it will keep blooming through fall. If the bugs eat the leaves I spray it with an organic herbal spray that keeps the majority off.

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If you have deer know that they love roses.

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Japanese beetles love roses will cover them in late spring/early summer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Roses, but deers love them too. Is there a deer resistant variety?

Deers?

[Anonymous]

I have a David Austin rose (Molineux) that does well. It get smorning sun and afternoon shade. I fertilize with composted manure and prune in early spring. If I see tons of aphids, I might spray with Neem oil once or twice a summer. And that’s it. Yes, by the end of the season the foliage is a little ragged, but it repeat blooms as long as I keep it deadheaded, and it smells amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a David Austin rose (Molineux) that does well. It get smorning sun and afternoon shade. I fertilize with composted manure and prune in early spring. If I see tons of aphids, I might spray with Neem oil once or twice a summer. And that’s it. Yes, by the end of the season the foliage is a little ragged, but it repeat blooms as long as I keep it deadheaded, and it smells amazing.

I do the same! Lots of luck with David Austin roses. I sometimes forget to fertilize or spray and still no issues. Plus, there are part shade tolerant roses. Make sure you plant them out of reach of deer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be wary of rrd, Rose Rosette Disease. It is carried on the wind and every rose bush near me has it. It destroyed my beautiful Zepherine Droughin.

The mites are carried by wind. Guess what is very susceptible and responsible for the infestations. Those damn knockout roses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of rrd, Rose Rosette Disease. It is carried on the wind and every rose bush near me has it. It destroyed my beautiful Zepherine Droughin.

It just killed my 15 year old climbing New Dawn roses - they covered a pergola over my front porch and were just stunning for three weeks each May. So sad! I would recommend New Dawn to OP, though - tough, beautiful, smells wonderful. I never sprayed anything, and just ignored the occasional aphids or black spot. They need a hard core prune a couple times a year and are quite prickly, so beware if you have tender skin!

I’m losing on on an arbor to RRD as well.

[Anonymous]

I have David Austin roses Molineux, The Poet's Wife, Boscobel, Lady of Shallot and Charlotte. Pruning in spring, fertilizing, deadheading, spray of copper fungicide every 2 weeks keeps them good. If I don't do the fertilizing, fungicide spray, they look terrible and blooms are impacted. The truth is that roses are high maintenance and will need your time and attention. I do love carpet roses, they are different from Knockouts and are so pretty and low maintenance.

Local nursery in McLean on Old Dominion has excellent selection of Davis Austins, Merrifield has good selection as well. Antique Rose Emporium and ordering direct from David Austin are two good options.

[Anonymous]

There was a great rose forum on Gardenweb with several active members from the DC area, before Houzz came in and effed things up. They had a running list of good no-spray roses for this area. I’ll see if I have it saved somewhere. I love hybrid musks. I have a gorgeous gigantic Darlow’s Enigma that’s a showstopper in spring.

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Hope this helps: http://arlingtonrose.org/primer.pdf

[Anonymous]

If you like fragrance, I have Desdemona roses in the DC burbs that I don’t spray and they have done well and smell heavenly. They’re a bit happier if I do something about the sawflies in the spring.