Re: [Rose-list] Rugosas slow to bloom much?!

**"* f* <c*@excite.com>**

Carleen,
    Hansa and Blanc double are both slow to establish blooms. The first year
or so they really develop roots and then after they get their roots
established they take off. In a year or two they will put on a nice show and
smell great.
                                     Clay

> I've been touring some local (kind of) gardens and saw several roses that
> are just wonderful... 'Bobbie James' is spectacular and what a lovely
> fragrance... saw him at two different gardens and both were HUGE... got
to
> find room for this one.
> 
> Also saw a delightful blooming rugosa 'Sir Thomas Lipton', very nice.
> Anyone have comments on this one?
> 
> I have rugosas 'F.J.Grootendorst' and 'Topaz Jewel' and these two are
Heavy
> in blooms... but my 'Hansa' and 'Blanc double de Courbert' are blooming,
but
> just sparely.  Could it be that they need time to establish?  They look
> healthy and are just a year old.
> 
> Sincerely,
> ~Carleen~
> Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
>          Rainier, Oregon
> 
> 
> 
> 
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