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Re: Pairing for leggy rose

For not-so-leggy roses (like Meidelands and The Fairy), I'm using dianthus
Bath's Pink and dianthus Tiny Rubies. I like Bath's Pink best, I think. For
lowing growing roses, a good companion. 

I've not yet found a good pairing for leggy roses - in my zone, species
geranium don't do well in the full sun the roses require. Though I think
veronica and silver mound artemsia are good ideas. With a New Dawn climber,
I'm using lavender under it and Russian sage beside it. 

Has does everyone feel about lavender with climbing roses or leggy roses?

Any other ideas for pairings with roses like climbers? 

Rosemary in Lexington, KY
zone 6

At 04:30 AM 6/15/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who respoonded to my request for a companion for my leggy, pink
>floribunda.  Suggestions from list members were:
>- Veronica incana with nearby blue scabiosa
>- Perovskia (Russian Sage)
>- Artemisia "Powis Castle" and Polemonium "Hopleys" ("Jacob's ladder") or
>Geranium pratense "Striatum" or Hesperis matronalis
>- Bronze fennel
>- Centaura or blue flowered sage
>
>I think I'll go with the Artemisia and Veronica, with maybe some geraniums in
>front. (It'll be a year or two before any of these items is very
interesting).
>I think the Perovskia and Jacob's ladder will be a bit TOO tall, although I
>would like to grow some sages.  I already have a small clump of centaura
>growing next to the rose. The bronze fennel sounds interesting.  I can't find
>it in any of my books so I don't know what it looks like. The main problem is
>NOT ENOUGH ROOM to grow everything I want!  (Anyone else have this problem?!)
>
>Happy gardening.  (I'm off to plant a couple of hanging baskets now!)
>
>Sheila Craig
>Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4/5)
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>Someday I will burst my bud of calm
>   And blossom into hysteria
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