Re: following on roses, orchids etc. (was 40°C)

"Vinciguerra, Alessandra" wrote:
> 
> Dear all:
> The 100 roses will be planted in the rose garden at La Landriana.... And, answering to Moira, it > is not so uncommon in Rome to grow them, they just go dormant during the > summer, unless you water them. There is also a very nice rose garden in > Rome.... I have to rely only on the experience I am slowly
> aquiring about this. For instance I find > that the moschatas  are surprisingly drought resistant, if you grow them on  clay. At home some Penelope and Felicia only got four deep soakings during  last summer, and they did well. 

They are most attractive roses and the originl Pemberton musks almost
all have a wonderful scent. I have found Penelope, Felicia and Cornelia
all will do well in quite heavy shade, where most roses would not be
happy.

> As for climate, Moira: yes, we used to have a couple of showers during the
> Summer months until some years ago, but this apparently has stopped, no rain
> for months now.   I am so sorry for your plants, Moira, let's hope they will
> recover when spring comes. Let us know if your Vriesias Rhodos survived.

 Yes I am myself pretty sorry looking at my poor damaged plants, (By the
way Vireya not Vresia - I think the latter is a genus of Bromeliads).
Vireyas are the tropical Rhododendrons which come mostly from South East
Asia, with a single outlier in northern Australia. They have wonderful
clear colours from red to white and also in the yellow-gold range, make
great pot plants (many are epiphytic in the wild) and flower almost all
year round. They have been extensively hybridized and the odd one is 
obviously quite hardy, as a couple have come through the frosts
successfully with their leaves still green and growing. I just hope the
rest are not as dead as they look, but will revive like the Fuchsias
usually do. One of my "dead" Fuchsias is already sprouting tiny green
leaves from almost every node. I only hope this enthusiasm isn't
premature, but at present the temps are well up, with 10C the last
couple of nights!

Moira

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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand, SW Pacific. 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Time
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