'AUSblossom' rose reviews and comments

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'AUSblossom' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 24-570 most recent 4 OCT 12 SHOW ALL

Initial post 6 MAR 08 by bob diller

This rose was a black spot magnet, and an utterly weak grower. Never attained a size more than 1.5 feet and finally died. The blooms were very forgettable as well. I'd be interested in running accross a good specimen somewhere and see if I'm being too hard on this rose where the blooms are concerned. I have an organic garden and do not spray, so this rose may indeed do well in a garden that sprays, but I still think a good rose should have enough vigor to outgrow a case of black spot and this rose seemed to have no vigor at all. I think it is out of Heritage, which oddly enough is a very good rose for me (alas the blooms on Heritage shatter too soon).

Reply #1 of 2 posted 22 FEB 09 by Unregistered Guest

I could scarcely grow any hybrid teas whatever if I tried to grow them without spraying.
"A good rose should have enough vigor to outgrow a case of black spot..."?
The only roses I have ever seen do such a thing were the Pink Knock Out roses I have growing all along the front of my house. So many, many other roses, though, if they get black spot and it is not treated, defoliate, which of course shocks and ennervates the rose. If that happens several times over, and over several seasons, then one might as well shovel-prune the plant.

Three hybrid tea roses that have been exceptionally resistant to black spot for me are Sun Sprite, Friendship and Compassion. Scarcely ever have I seen any blackspot on those.

My hat is off to you if you can grow a significant variety of hybrid teas without spraying.

Do you Japanese beetles where you are? If so, what are you doing about them? They just last year became populous in my area, and I sprayed for them. I know it's a bad thing for the bees and the beneficial insects. No doubt about that. But for me it's either spray or don't grow roses.

Reply #2 of 2 posted 4 OCT 12 by mtspace

Interesting. I grew it in zone 6b in NJ, also without spraying. It got about half a day of shade and grew in poor soil at the drip line of some very greedy trees where only daylilies and Peach Blossom would grow. Whereas all my hybrid teas planted in better conditions died of blackspot, I never noticed the problem on Peach Blosssom.	REPLY