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Initial post 10 NOV 04 by Unregistered Guest

I'm trying to find a very old version of a no care vineing miniture rose. My Grandmother had a country fence beside her house that was covered in them. They were never pruned or treated with anything and grew furiously. She lived there in the mid to late 1800's and I saw them when my father took over the house and property. The house was located in Southern Illinois. Any ideas?	REPLY

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Reply #3 of 3 posted 17 FEB 08 by AzRobin

Climbing Cécile Brünner was my first choice also. I have one climbing a stucco pillar that is now being trained to arch around the ceiling of one of my patios. I hold up the soft canes with small metal cups/discs that adhere with household silicon as to be easily removed if necessary. I also paint them the same color as my stucco so they aren't shiney and visible. There is a small loop on the outer part of the disc to thread through a long garden twist-tie, garden tape or string. Works great!

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Initial post 6 MAR 05 by Unregistered Guest

Reply #1 of 8 posted 9 MAR 05 by Unregistered Guest

Your best bet would be to discuss this with your local rose society and/or nursery. I've always been told that zone 5 is an excellent zone to grow roses in. Find roses you like and check with the mail order or nursery supplier you are dealing with, what zones they do well in. Alan	REPLY

Reply #4 of 8 posted 25 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

Thank you very much for your comments on my question about roses it has been very helpful. I will try to let you know what I find out.	REPLY

Reply #5 of 8 posted 25 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

Alan thank you for responding to my question about the best zones for roses. I think it just depends on what kind of roses I buy. I bought three new bushes last summer and they are beautiful and did very well. Although the ones I have out front are it seems struggling and I think that maybe they could do better if they were somewhere else so I'm thinking very seriously about making a whole new bed for them. What do you use for black spot?

Reply #2 of 8 posted 21 DEC 05 by Anonymous-2162

As most seasoned gardeners can tell you, all areas of Zone 5 are not the same. Some can have searing hot, humid summers, some can have horribly cold winters (with or without snow cover). Some are milder and in the middle. Without knowing where you fall in this catagory, the best advice I can give you is (a) talk to your county agent-they can tell you what is currently working for others, locally. (b) Check out what nurseries are offering locally. This doesn't always work, but most nurseries are honest in that they'll offer plants that are fairly compatible to the area.
That being said, most once-blooming (as well as remontant) roses do well in cooler climes. Classes like species,albas, gallicas, and damasks actually do better, there.
Whatever you decide, welcome to rose growing! Be careful! It can be addictive ;^)

Reply #6 of 8 posted 25 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

Thank you for the response to my question about best zones for growing roses. It has been very helpful. What have you found that works best for you with black spot?	REPLY

Reply #3 of 8 posted 24 JAN 06 by marrukurli

I have Firefighter, Love, Chrysler Imperial, Double Delight, and Mojave growing in zone 5. I noticed that of those, Love isn't very cold tolerant, but it is hardy! I almost lost it to blackspot. They all seem kind of prone to it, except Firefighter which is a bit more disease resistant than the others. And Firefighter has a scent that's out of this world. Been told Double Delight has a scent, but mine doesn't. The colors change as it gets spent and that's actually very pretty.

Reply #7 of 8 posted 25 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

Thank you for the response on the best zones for growing roses. What is the best way you have for that works for you in fighting black spot and other diseases?	REPLY

Reply #8 of 8 posted 25 JAN 06 by marrukurli

GardenSafe brand fungicide/miticide/insecticide works great.	REPLY

What is this ? most recent 19 JAN 06 SHOW ALL

Initial post 16 JUL 04 by Craig

Reply #1 of 6 posted 23 SEP 04 by Unregistered Guest

Reply #2 of 6 posted 23 SEP 04 by HMF supporting member

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Reply #4 of 6 posted 2 MAR 05 by Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL

Reply #5 of 6 posted 17 JAN 06 by Anonymous-2162

I agree that it looks like 'Golden Celebration'	REPLY

Reply #6 of 6 posted 19 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

Too few petals to be Golden Celebration. I would go for Graham Thomas.	REPLY

What is this ? most recent 19 JAN 06 SHOW ALL

Initial post 14 DEC 04 by Wieslawa

Reply #1 of 5 posted 29 DEC 04 by Unregistered Guest

That's a good picture of the flowers but could you give us more information? Such as how big is the whole bush, does it bloom all summer, have a fragrance, many thorns? The colour is unusual so with a little more information, you should be able to get it identified.	REPLY

Reply #2 of 5 posted 29 DEC 04 by Unregistered Guest

My rose is a shrub of 7-8 feets (2,5 m) high with a once spring blooming (May- June). The flowers have et very strong and pleasent frangrance. The flowers fade with a time and they don't fall down after blooming. It has a very few thorns.	REPLY

Reply #3 of 5 posted 4 JAN 05 by maria mera

it seems to be "Chanti". I have the same rose, and the tag said so, i have been trying to find more information about it...no luck. Mine is 1,80 mts. let me know if u find out someting.I am in New Zealand	REPLY

Reply #4 of 5 posted 17 JAN 06 by W. Macklin

It looks like either a Gallica or Hybrid China. Look under those catagories in the HMF lists, however there were originally so many Gallicas, that many are still unidentified.	REPLY

Reply #5 of 5 posted 19 JAN 06 by Unregistered Guest

It looks like a Hybrid Gallica probably with a China Hybrid. There are sooo many of them. But it is a place to start!	REPLY