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RE: Lady Banksia

Lorraine Hoag wrote:
> Lorraine, in the Sacramento valley,  where we just had a wind storm
that
> tore down half of the lattice where Lady Banksia was planted. Woe
is me.

> Carleen, Thank you for the web page with the story and picture of
the Lady
> Banksia rose. I have just planted one this year and it truly is
growing
> famously. I purchased it at the end of the season so have not seen
it
> bloom. It is planted to cover a lattice frame that hides my water
pump
> area. After looking at the pictures on the web it will probably
cover the
> whole pump area. This is good as I hate looking at the big old
pump. You
> don't think it will damage anything will it?? Guess I will have to
prop it
> with a sturdy structure of some kind???

Sacramento valley, that doesn't get very cold does it ?
My sister said they get wind storms in Tombstone too.

Yes, It's bound to cover your pump. Is it ''housed"?  

The Lady Rose in Tombstone was planted near a shed. Now over 110
years later, the shed is gone. They now hold her up with posts and
strong pipe. I'm thinking of making a trellis of sorts for mine out
of pipe, against the house.  This rose is thornless, and my sister
said it was growing all over buildings.  Just from seeing some of her
pictures it didn't look too damaging, but I would keep my eyes on it.
 They also prune it hard, in Arizona. Truck loads of greens hauled
out each year. They say they don't fertilize this huge one either.
From the pictures (sister took) the ground is just packed dirt. They
water it in the summer just once a week with a slow running hose for
12 hours. 

Sincerely,       
Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
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