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Love the strong fragrance of this rose but be warned - for those who want repeat-bloom this is NOT a rose to get. It is extremely vigorous, extremely thorny and one of the true BS-resistant roses.....One magnificent Spring flush - The rest of the year - I call 4-5 blooms "non-existent" repeat, lol. Mine is now 6 years old, not a single BS splotch to be seen..... Those who got repeat bloom, I am jealous!!!
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Does your soil have a natural supply of potash? If it is deficient in this nutrient, you might not get as many blooms.
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not sure about potash but might as well throw in some extra banana peels in it to encourage to repeat, but on the other hand, this rose is too vigorous and I don't want it to get bigger than it already is! lol! and when it does have a flush, massive clusters of bloom.I just think its genes are the issue. My Cornelia was this way as well. Just one massive Spring flush the rest awkward end of the tips blooms. But Laguna compared to Cornelia even worse for amount of re-bloom blossoms. It's also a bit dangerous to "train" Laguna too - so that is another warning for rose growers. I wanted thorns to keep away rabbits, haha, and boy do I need plated armor to deal with that thing! Do you have this rose? it's not listed in your plant selection? Would be curious if you had decent repeat bloom! Go ahead and comment if you had good re-bloom that way other gardeners can reference.
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Sorry, 'Laguna' never came my way.
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30 APR 18 by
 Jay-Jay
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You're back in sight/back on the site after a long time of retreat!
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Lol, Jay great to see you again. I missed your wonderful passion for roses and also a few of the dedicated organics folks! One has gotten so frustrated with some of the vindictive pesticide-advocating personalities on rose forums that she withdrew. It is such a shame, because she has so much valuable and wonderful insight, experience and thoughts about roses. For myself, on the other hand, I changed professions and have to travel a LOT to NYC so have nightmare/high-pressure deadlines! Will PM to make sure your email has not changed! Hope everything is going WONDERFUL for you this season! Cheers to all who remain gentle, loving, and organics-concerned. We need those folks in these terrible times. The U.S. is not heading in a good direction, and the environment is being severely impacted and damaged. Off-the-record, I am filled with dread and sadness with the regard to the latter.
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