Re: roses for hot and dry climate
- Subject: Re: roses for hot and dry climate
- From: &* a* M* <t*@xtra.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:04:35 +1300
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From: "Chantal Guiraud" <chantal.guiraud@modulonet.fr>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
I agree with you about the banksiae 'Purezza' that I planted 2 years ago.
It's a pure jewel and no mildew on it. I'm sure it'will take Portugal
climate, because over there the winters are milder than here in
Montpellier. Here we are in the olive tree area and not the orange tree
area as we're used to mention.
Chantel
I was very interested to see how many tea roses were in your list of
varieties for a warm climate. The locality where I live has mild winters
but also cool summers, rarely rising much beyond 25°C even in the warmest
weather.
I once tried a tea rose climber (I can't remember now which variety) and
though we had a good sunny year I scarcely ever saw a bloom open properly.
They almost all balled . I kept on trying to get decent flowers for two more
years with no better luck and then read somewhere how teas need really warm
conditions to open properly so I gave up the struggle and gave away the rose
to someone who lived out on the west coast where the climate is warmer both
summer and winter. I gather that the move made all the difference and I
regretfully decide tea roses were not for me.
I have however grown New Dawn successfully for many years, but though the
flowers are very pretty I do not much .like its horrible thornyness !
Moira
Tony & Moira Ryan, Wainuiomata New Zealand
Climate ( US Zone 9). Annual averages:-
Minimum -2°C; Maximum 28°C Rainfall 2000mm
