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This rose is only 3 years old? amazing! I was always thought by people that it needed quite some time to grow
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#1 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
BelénL
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Yes! I think it likes a lot the place where is settled. :)
I hard pruned it these last two february, leaving only the main branches, guiding them horizontally.
Also I quilt the base with bark chippings in winter and fertilize it with earthworm humus in late winter, after pruning it.
It is an amazing rose!
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#2 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
 Jay-Jay
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And it seems to like Your Climate. Is Your soil mostly clay?
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#3 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
BelénL
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Yes, it is pure clay.
Thanks for your message!
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#4 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
Jay-Jay
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A lot of HT roses seem to like clay with mulch and (natural) fertilizer.
The best performing High Teas and climbers I saw in the past on sea clay... or Löss.
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#5 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
BelénL
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Many thanks for your reply @Jay-Jay
I know, thanks to a gardener from Madrid that is very active posting in her blog, that for her experience, many roses from Dave Austin's grow much more in a mediterranean climate than in UK, and here the max height is higher than what is described in Dave Austin's web.
Maybe the sun, maybe the soil, you know, sometimes you don't really know! ;)
I am super newbie with roses... in fact, Pierre de Ronsard is my first rose and the one who has started my interest in roses.
Just a month ago I have acquired a Lady Banks Lutea Plena, a Purple Skyliner, a Perennial Blue and a Madame Alfred Carriere. All Climbers / Ramblers!
So I hope being contributing more in the future and have my interest in roses and gardening growing... as they are...
Very happy to share knowledge with you.
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#6 of 9 posted
4 JUN 21 by
Jay-Jay
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As You might notice at the photo's of Mme Alfred Carrière... I'm a big fan of her, the rose I mean.
Started to flower yesterday in our garden. It can become huge and the scent contains a hint of elderflower.
Nice to make some refreshing lemonade, or tea with the flowers.
When I make elderflower lemonade (some call it beer, because of a hint of alcohol and the fizz), I often add some roses like Mme A. C., Rose de Resht or a heavy scented rose like Étoile de Hollande Cl. or Nachtfalter.
Please feel free to contribute to HMF! Most appreciated.
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#9 of 9 posted
5 JUN 21 by
BelénL
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Really? you do lemonade with flowers? Sounds Delicious! Definitely, I have a lot to learn!
Thanks again for your warm welcome
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#7 of 9 posted
5 JUN 21 by
jedmar
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Not only in Spain, but most Austin's grow to 2m or more even in Switzerland. I am inclined to think that the 3-5' mentions on the David Austin site is for commercial reasons - people with small gardens would not buy large, tall roses.
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#10 of 9 posted
5 JUN 21 by
BelénL
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Oh! that's interesting, thanks for sharing. I think I am going to be really cautious in the future with new acquisitions :)
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