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Hybrid Musks

Posted by esthomizzy London (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 22, 05 at 12:28

They sound too good to be true. Are there any nasty surprises awaiting me? I have quite a small garden which is north facing (although it doesn't seem too overcast to me I daresay the roses might think differently) so I need to pick and choose roses quite carefully and repeat/continuous roses which will climb a bit (trellis coated fence) which can tolerate some shade sound like just what I need.

This is my current working list to decide from

Reds
Altissimo
Nur Mahal
Parkdirektor Riggers
Skyrocket

The top 3 seem similar (single) so I should probably get this down to one or maybe two.

Yellowy Gold
Golden Showers

Pale Yellowy
Celine Forestier
Danae
Pax
Penelope
Out of these I'm favouring Celine Forestier and Danae

Whitish
Prosperity
Mme Alfred Carriere
Like the look of both can't decide

Pale Pinkish
Cornelia
Kathleen
Sally Holmes
Narrow Water
Felicia
Out of these I'm favouring Cornelia

I also like the look of violette although it's not a climber or repeat/continuous but it is an unusual colour. I was quite keen to have New Dawn but I heard it can get quite big and that it can often stop repeating.

Advice or comments on any of these or suggested replacements welcome as I am a novice rose gardener. Realistically I can probably get only 5 or 6 roses into the space I have so I want to avoid ones that don't give me maximum benefit.


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RE: Hybrid Musks

  • Posted by AllGold Liège - Belgium (My Page) on
    Mon, Jan 24, 05 at 13:23

Hi! (just for information )Have you seen the choice of "news" Hybrid Musks on : www.lens-roses.be ???
It seems that these news varieties are more disease-resistants and are "non-voracious feeders", unlike their
"old" parents...

Friendly !


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RE: Hybrid Musks

Wow some of those look amazing. Now to dig out my dictionary so I can understand what is being said about them.

thanks
esthomizzy


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RE: Hybrid Musks

Hi Esthomizzy,
Hybrid Musks are some of the very the best roses for partial shade. "Penelope" is very elegant. "Cornelia" gets huge here in California-10 feet tall arching canes and 6 feet wide.
"Narrow Water" is a very nice rose but I'm more enthusiastic about "Nastarana" because it has much more fragrance.
M.A.C. grows quickly, even in partial shade, it has good fragrance and is white with blush shading. It can be grown as a climber or a shrub.It can be pruned to a 4 foot tall shrub.
I have the Hybrid Musk "Lavendar Lassie" -it has great fragrance, but it is really a medium bright pink with some lavendar shading-it may be more lavendar in your climate.
I love the deep violet-purple of "Lavendar Dream" No fragrance but a lovely and distinctive color. I'd like to know what you decide on. Luxrosa


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RE: Hybrid Musks

Esthomizzy,
Concerning Hybrid Musks and shade;
I experimented with growing plants in partial shade, and I found that I could improve the growth of a plant dramatically by keeping it in a pot, rather in the ground in the same area. This keeps the roots warmer and even 20 inches of elevation toward the sun made the difference between a plant having no flowers and a bushy healthy flowering plant.
I keep all my new roses in pots for at least one year and for several months in the area in which I'm planning to plant them. If one location in my garden doesn't provide enough sun,for a particular rose then I can easily move it. Luxrosa.


 
 

 

 


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