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What are the best roses for a zone 5?
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#1 of 8 posted
9 MAR 05 by
Unregistered Guest
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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
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#4 of 8 posted
25 JAN 06 by
Jennifer
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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.
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#5 of 8 posted
25 JAN 06 by
Jennifer
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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?
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#2 of 8 posted
21 DEC 05 by
Anonymous-2162
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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 ;^)
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#6 of 8 posted
25 JAN 06 by
Jennifer
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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?
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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.
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#7 of 8 posted
25 JAN 06 by
Jennifer
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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?
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GardenSafe brand fungicide/miticide/insecticide works great.
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