Re: Was 1999 Perennial Wish List/now shade tolerant roses:-Reply

>>> "MARILYN DUBE'" <maridube@teleport.com>
12/29/98 09:56am >>>
wrote:
Susan,  I wish you would list the roses in your
garden that do well in
shade.  You had done this earlier this year, and I
though I had coped your
list, but I can't find it.  

At your request, madam (direct copy from much
earlier post):

I have a 70 x 100 ft. lot and live in 6b, the Pacific
Northwest (for cultural purposes) so it is "primo"
rose country, but also WET!  Most of my roses are
old roses, almost no hybrid teas.

I have grown under trees, competing with tree roots
(about 5' away from mature trees):

Cornelia, Penelope and Moonlight, all hybrid
musks; Golden Showers, Voodoo, Handel and Don
Juan (teas) and Souv. du Dr. Jamin (an old climber
that REQUIRES shade to keep its incredible
burgandy color).

Against the north side of my house, which gets very
little light I have grown:

Mdm. Gregoire Stachelin (gets little direct light,
growing slowly, but growing) and

Darlow's Enigma (absolutely no direct light and
positively thriving and blooming like crazy, even
now).

In the northeast corner of my house, which gets no
light but is not under trees are:

Awakening (a climber and sport of 'New Dawn')
and
Zephrine Droughan.  Warning here, Zeph is
growing and blooming, but suffering from powdery
mildew (which she is notorious for).  I think in a
better location she would do better.

Roses still growing and blooming in spite of major
competition from mature shrubs, perennials, etc.
(getting very little direct light, certainly less than the
5-6 required, and very little elbow room) are
Climbing Iceberg,  Louise Odier and Gruss an
Aachen.

Most of my roses are own root roses purchased
through Heirloom Old Garden Roses in St. Paul,
Oregon.  Their catalogue marks roses that are
shade tolerant (and there are bunches of them); the
catalogue is worth its weight in gold to a rose
grower.

Susan Saxton

For mine is just a little old-fashioned garden where
the flowers come together to praise the Lord and
teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
Celia Thaxter
1835-1894

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