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This is the outstanding performer in my high-prairie garden just east of the Rocky Mountains (Zone 5).
After three years, the plant is about 4 feet tall and wide. From early June until sometime in October, it is full of flowers. And the foliage is gorgeous. So far (knock wood!) there has been no winter damage, despite some night temperatures below -20 F.
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#1 of 6 posted
4 OCT 04 by
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i AM INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENT ABOUT aBBAYE DE cLUNY. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ROSE AND I WOULD LOVE TO GROW IT BUT NEVER DREAMED OF TRYING IT IN MY ZONE 4 SOUTH DAKOTA LOCATION. DO YOU DO ANYTHING SPECIAL IN TERMS OF WINTER PROTECTION? ALSO I'M WONDERING WHERE IT IS IN TERMS OF NEAR A HOUSE, OUT IN THE OPEN. THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.
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Nothing ventured, nothing grown *grin* Still, Zone 4 makes me nervous on this one. One of the parents, as you probably know, is Just Joey, which some people think is hardy into zone 5, but is not reliably so. Several of the roses in the "family tree" are hardy only to zone 7, so that might give further pause. I bought this as a kind of lark because of interest in the Romanticas, but its hardiness has been a huge surprise to me.
Interestingly, Larry at Northland Rosarium has this on his list, and he sells hardy stock. I'd definitely get it "own root" and would try to site it v-e-r-y carefully.
The bush away from the house, a little west of a fence that probably shields it from the brightest morning sun. Our lot is quite small and the cramped subdivision we live in probably improves the microclimate at least half a zone in some parts of the garden. I haven't done anything for winter protection to this point, but that might change because we expect a hard winter.
Isn't being on the edge kind of fun, anyway? *grin* You can see that my photo has a lot more pink than many others; it's a pretty true to life representation of the buds and blossoms that absolutely cover this bush. (Oh, dear. I started out cautious and now I seem to be leading you to temptation...)
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#3 of 6 posted
22 OCT 04 by
marichen
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hi!
I live in germany (nothern part) climate zone 7b and my exierence with abbye de cluny is that is not very tolarant to rain. it is indeed a very beautiful rose but in areas with much rain it is sad to see how the buds turn into mumies.
marichen
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#4 of 6 posted
8 MAY 07 by
Nan W
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This has been the best performer in my garden (zone 5-6, SE Michigan), except for when it rains, and then this past winter. It spurts up to 6 or 7 feet, is filled with blooms which look gorgeous against the dark green foliage. But it does ball in wet weather. I have had it for 3 winters, and never winterized it (it is in a protected spot, against a brick wall). Then, this winter we had a very mild period in January when everything started budding out, but got a big surprise when things went back to normal freezing temps in February. All of my six roses suffered, though all have since shown tiny new growths way at the bottom -- except Abbaye de Cluny. At least so far! I am looking for another apricot colored, very floriferous rose with a more classic HT shape to the bloom -- I bought this before I realized I didn't like the cupped form (and that it wouldn't do well in our damp summers).
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Nancy,
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience !
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#5 of 6 posted
8 MAY 07 by
Nan W
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This has been the best performer in my garden (zone 5-6, SE Michigan), except for when it rains, and then this past winter. It spurts up to 6 or 7 feet, is filled with blooms which look gorgeous against the dark green foliage. But it does ball in wet weather. I have had it for 3 winters, and never winterized it (it is in a protected spot, against a brick wall). Then, this winter we had a very mild period in January when everything started budding out, but got a big surprise when things went back to normal freezing temps in February. All of my six roses suffered, though all have since shown tiny new growths way at the bottom -- except Abbaye de Cluny. At least so far! I am looking for another apricot colored, very floriferous rose with a more classic HT shape to the bloom -- I bought this before I realized I didn't like the cupped form (and that it wouldn't do well in our damp summers).
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