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Re: Rugosa





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
08/06/98 09:06 AM

May I add my 2 cents to this topic?  After growing teas in this awful
summertime climate here in Zone 6a (hot, hazy, humid), I was going to give
up roses completely due to numerous disappointments with blackspot, aphids,
et al.  Now that I have rugosas, gardening is once again a pleasant
experience.  No spraying, no bugs, no problems.  I don't water them more
than anything else in my garden, I don't fertilize them other than once a
year with a slow-release formula, and they will bloom like gang busters
every year.  This year, being a cool, wet spring, I actually have had
repeat blooms from my rugosas.  Talk about happiness!

The only disappointment I've add is with 'Midas Touch', a yellow rugosa
that has succumbed to blackspot occasionally.  This is it's last year
because I have no tolerance for coddling plants along through the summer.
It's a losing battle that I don't have the time nor patience to fight.

Any other roses perform like the rugosas?

Val in KY
zone 6a
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