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'Jacob's Ladder' rose Reviews & Comments
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Whenever this rose is in bloom, every visitor to my garden bypasses every plant I consider to be lovely and choice to makes a beeline for this rose. People love it. No scent at all to my nose, but bodaciously healthy. I grow it as a large free standing shrub about 6-7 feet tall. It doesn't need to be supported except that sometimes huge trusses of bloom weigh a cane down. It doesn't really belong in my garden of old fashioned roses but it has become clear to me that I will never be able to remove it.
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15 SEP 08 by
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Jacob's Ladder is extremely thorny ! Eash rose is a different color !
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Thanks, now send us a photo or two!
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22 JUN 07 by
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I have a Jacob's ladder rose which was originally planted in 2004. The first season its blooms were quite abundant and primarily coral in color iwith red accents on the petal tips. In 2005, I moved and transplanted the rose. It did not bloom the remainder of 2005 or in 2006. (It is planted in full sun). In spring 2007 it has filled with blooms only one time, and the color has changed to a rich magenta/light red. I know soil conditions can effect bloom color. Is there any soil additives I can use to return to the coral color? Also, any adivice on getting more blooms? It is very stemmy and has lots of new growth/height, but does not appear to producing any more buds.
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Trish in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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23 JUN 07 by
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Trish,
It sounds to me like the transplant may not have had much to do with the rose's change at all. Did you prune the rose down to the ground in autumn of 2004? If so, then you may have made the fairly common mistake of pruning the rose too low, therefore removing the graft. Most roses are grafted into a much hardier rootstock before they're sold, and many people think that roses are supposed to be cut down to the ground every year, which can easily result in cutting the rose graft off. It's a possibility that you or whoever was taking care of the bush did that, and what you've been seeing the past three years is the rosebush used as the rootstock. Unfortunately, if this is what has happened, than there's nothing you can do to bring back your Jacob's Ladder. However, it may be that it's some sort of soil condition that's causing your rosebush to do this, although I doubt that it is considering all of the different symptoms you've described. I hope I've been able to help you understand what's happened to your rose better!
Mikayla
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25 JUN 07 by
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Mikayla,
That is a definite possibility. The rose was harshly pruned after the transplant. Thanks for your thorough and helpful reply.
Trish
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