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'Limberlost Pink' rose Reviews & Comments
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Is Super Jane thorny or not? There is contradictory information on the description page at the moment.
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It can be either. In the Breeder's Notes, Kim has put:
"This rose can express canes completely without ANY prickles. It can also express canes covered in the dense, small prickles from its mutliflora heritage, and even canes with large, hooked, climbing tool type prickles."
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#2 of 2 posted
10 MAR 17 by
cakemiks
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Fascinating! Thank you for the info. Apologies for not noticing the Breeder's note in the first place; I will read more carefully in future. :)
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I planted an own-root band of 'Super Jane' in May 2010 in my Zone 5a garden in central Illinois. 'Super Jane' proved to be a hardy grower and grew to about 18" in its first season and even bloomed once. Since I spray for blackspot on a regular basis with Bayer Advanced, I can't comment as to its resistance against BS.
'Super Jane's' winter hardiness is rated as 6b, so I did provide some winter protection of dried miscanthus grass thrown over and around the bush. We experienced a stretch of -10F nights, coupled with the Great Snowzilla event of February 2011 where we had 18" of snow and high winds. Central Illinois had 48" of snow so far for the season, which is extreme considering we usually only get about 17" for this same time period. When I peeked under the grass yesterday after all the snow had melted, I found that 'Super Jane' had lots of green cane and had not suffered any ill effects from all the cold temperatures and high winds. The dried miscanthus grass really provides great insulation.....
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#1 of 8 posted
25 DEC 11 by
 Chris
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How did Super Jane do this past summer, after Snowzilla? I'm thinking of planting it in 5b connecticut.
our "poor" northeaster corner.
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'Super Jane' did just fine after 'Snowzilla'. I just had to do a little light haircut and she was one of the first to bloom in the garden. She will be 3 years old this year, so I'm expecting alot of growth out of her. I did not do any winter protection at all other than oak mulch, so we'll see how she fares this winter. I had three great flushes this past summer. I'm interested to see how much I'll need to prune in the Spring.
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Thank you for the report, Terryjean! I'm thrilled Super Jane has done so well for you and am watching your reports to make sure my dear friend learns of how "her rose" does for you. Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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#4 of 8 posted
25 DEC 11 by
Chris
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it's interesting that so many of these new roses are available at a very reasonable price and great condition from Burlington Roses. I got a very nice Jeri Jennings from her last year. She seems to feature a few lovely recently devoloped roses.
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Burlington is a very good source, Chris. The owner is a very talented, intuitive rose person who accomplished much of the breeding and propagation of the old Sequoia Nursery for many, many years, and is one is the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. It's been my pleasure and honor to have known her for several decades. I'm honored she offers several of my roses and I make it a point to see her whenever I make it to her area or she to mine. Thank you for supporting our precious, independent sources, Burlington in particular.
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#6 of 8 posted
25 DEC 11 by
Jay-Jay
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Kim, I didn't know that Annie Laurie had such a beautifull sister!!!
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Hi Jay Jay, thank you! Yes, she's Annie Laurie's sister. I'm glad you like her. I sent budwood to Hans this summer. Hopefully, he'll have plants of it next spring. A lovely lady here in the US wants to send her to friends in Britain in memory of her friend and their relative.
I'm blessed to have been able to have my roses named for such wonderful lady friends. It's a further blessing to have them lovingly used to remember and honor loved ones. I love that connection and think about them as I enjoy studying the roses. Annie and Super Jane have a few other 'sisters' who aren't known yet.
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#8 of 8 posted
25 DEC 11 by
Jay-Jay
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I also like its earlier name "Limberlost Pink"!
I think, one has to wait untill next fall, before they are ready (fullgrown) for shipping.
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