Re: winterizing roses
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: winterizing roses
- From: L* M*
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 18:24:35 -0600
- References: <0.75f8d83c.2559d75b@aol.com>
At 06:16 PM 11/09/99 -0600, Barb wrote:
>The best solution is ... that I am not replacing HT roses with HT, but am
>investigating hardier varieties. I planted a Floribunda 'Betty Prior' this
year,
>so we'll see how she does. I've had a David Austen, 'Bianca' for three years,
>but it gets weaker and weaker each year...I may not see it next spring. An
even
>better solution, move to real rose country!
Barb
Since you are in zone 4, you might want to try the hardy varieties
developed by Ag. Canada for their Explorer and Parkland series.
I'm in zone 3 and grow Parkland roses Cutherbert Grant, Winnipeg Parks, and
Hope for Humanity and Explorer rose John Cabot. This year I'm also trying
Morden Blush (another Parkland.
These roses need only snow cover for protection. The last couple of years
we haven't had much of that and I haven't lost one bush.
The Canadian Rose Society web site (
http://www.mirror.org/groups/crs/index.html )has tons of information and
pictures.
Leslie
zone 3 southern Manitoba
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