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'Wasagaming' rose Reviews & Comments
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Well...my patience is beginning to run out. This May and June were not so rainy but still the flowers balled. Lots of promising buds but that is really all. Very vigorous though.
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Did you give it more chances? If so, did it improve? In a probably warmer climate, balling has not been a problem with this rose, but I am curious about your further experience.
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21 MAY by
Fredrik
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Hi Stefan,
No, I gave it up. It needs much drier conditions than I have. I know DC is very humid in summer but also a lot warmer so it might work. Good luck! Best, Fredrik
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Thank you; I'm sorry to hear that it never performed well for you! We have bouts of many different kinds of weather here in the spring before summer's heat and humidity dominate--wet, dry, hot, cold, humid, windy, and sometimes all of them in rapid succession--and luckily, none has yet proven to be a serious problem for this rose. However, I am interested in its breeding potential and curious about the limitations, whatever they may be.
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According to Corn Hill Nursery's website, 'Wasagaming' is hardy to Zone 2b, and can get rather bigger than six feet. "This plant will top 10ft if left to its own devices and no pruning. Its stems can be as thick as tree branches." I've ordered one for 2024 (from Fedco Trees, though it's now sold out there), and will report back on its performance in the Midwest...
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Available From - Christianson's Nursery & Greenhouse
http://www.christiansonsnursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Rose-List-Final-format.pdf
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The Ross Rambler and Other Hardy Roses
The editors
American Rose Annual 1935
Correspondence from Frank Skinner, Dropmore, Manitoba included in the article.
"Rosa acicularis has given me only one fertile hybrid - R. rugosa x R. acicularis. This hybrid, however, has given rise to a number of fertile progeny, using pollen of some of the better garden roses. One of the most promising of these at the present time is R. rugosa acicularis x Gruss an Teplitz. At its best this hybrid gives very double flowers of the size, color, and fragrance of the old Cabbage rose, but with the tips of the petals slightly reflexed. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the flowers of this rose are not good as they might be. Of course, the exceedingly hot, dry weather we have had during the past two summers may have been the cause. The fact that it is fertile and has set seed to other roses of the same breeding gives rise to the hope we will soon step forward in our quest for a race of really hardy northern garden roses."
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Thanks Paul. Reference added.
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