Where in California or in the US do think has the best rose climate?
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Comments (11)Zone 8a Virginia? I grew up in zone 7b coastal Virginia, so you must be close to Virginia Beach. CHINAS, TEAS, & NOISETTES are the best roses for your climate. They can handle the hot and humid summers without missing a beat. Many (but not all) of them also have superior black spot resistance. Other good rose classes include the Hybrid Musks, Polyanthas and some of the Shrub roses (like Belinda's Dream and Carefree Beauty). A few of the Hybrid Rugosas might do well but only if you have sandy soil. The Antique Rose Emporium (in Texas) and Countryside Roses (in Louisiana) are two recommended vendors. Each carries the kind of roses that will do well in your humid, black spot prone, climate. Good luck, Patrick Here is a link that might be useful: A Southern Garden...See Morebest climate in the U.S. for Roses???
Comments (35)Iowa is not the best either. I think we have every rose enemy, blackspot, powdery mildew, RRD, occasional spider mites, Japanese Beetles, crown gall, I am sure others too. Gardeners seem to admire someone who can grow clean looking roses, because most people can't do it. So if you are looking for a challenging environment, try Iowa. My parents are now in Arizona, and in the spring time their roses look great, and are tall with lots of flowers, and no diseases. They have a drip system for watering. My sister in Colorado Springs probably has an almost ideal environment. It is not humid. The summers are not as warm. They do not have disease issues like we do here. They might have critter issues, esp. deer. But you need to water, and she doesn't, and the roses I have seen there in mid-summer are disease free, and flower free. Regular watering would turn that around....See MoreBest Austin roses for Northern California/Orinda area
Comments (6)Thanks for the information--I'm also comparing with what they say in the Austin catalog, which is that Ambridge rose, Carding Mill, The Alnwick Rose and Winchester Cathedral all end up on their hot/dry climate rose list and Sharifa Asma is on their hot/humid list. I'm finding this hard to believe for Alnwick rose though, since these blooms seem to wilt in the heat of my St. Louis garden. I see someone in Texas has had good success with Scepter'd Isle and Ambridge rose also I wanted to get one of the smaller ones Austin sells as a container plant rather than bare root, since it will be a gift and my friend may want to keep it potted for a while. I'm tending to think given the color scheme they have in their yard that he'd like a white/cream or pale pink one, maybe: Scepter'd Isle Eglantyne Sharifa Asma Winchester Cathedral. Let me know if you have any opinions/info about any of these....See MoreBest roses for full sun in a Mediterranean climate?
Comments (12)Welcome, Erica! I garden in Sacramento, which has a Mediterranean climate, too. It can be intensely hot here, although it cools down in the evenings, thank goodness. Some rose blossoms scorch in the summer heat, particularly red or semi-double flowers, but adequate water really does help. Yellows often bleach out. I wouldn't worry about dappled light in the winter, or the intensity of the summer sun. There are many roses that will do just fine, and keep pumping out the blooms throughout the summer. Teas, chinas, tea-noisettes and hybrid musks are all reliable, virtually evergreen and in frequent, if not constant, bloom. I work with two different gardens - one is a collection of old found roses in the Sacramento cemetery's Historic Rose Garden. The soil there is sandy and well-drained, and there is room for the roses to get huge. At home, soil is silt/clay, and there is much less room. You can look at Helpmefind roses and see what roses are in each garden (Sacramento Historic Rose Garden and Anita's garden), and ask me about how specific varieties are doing. Polyanthas do well too - Perle d'Or and Marie Pavie are particular favorites. Chinas are good. Some of the early Hybrid Teas, such as Mme. Caroline Testout and Kauserin Auguste Viktoria, are in nearly constant bloom. The Austins are a mixed bag. They tend to grow much taller than English sources say, and the flowers may not be as big or intensely colored. For example, I've seen William Shakespeare 2000 in New Zealand, France and Sacramento - it was drop-dead gorgeous everywhere but here, where it is much smaller and washed-out. Enjoy. Looking forward to hearing about your choices, and how your garden develops! Anita...See MoreBenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
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