I have a small yard ( patio home),but over the winter I lost some stuff and now have room for a rose that can actually be any size up to 8 ft. So if you could have only one rose ( not a climber since it will be against my neighbors brick wall) what would you get?
favorite rose for Texas
Since all I grow are antiques, I can give you three choices that are antique, easy care, repeat bloomers and smell great. My favorite is one called Maggie, a fuchsia color that just covers the bush several times a year. This one I have at my front gate where it gets no supplemental water, fertilizer and is planted in plain yellow clay. The bush is reasonably compact.
Another choice would be Westerland, a gorgeous deep orange, smelly rose that blooms several times a year. I also have it planted at my front gate in the same conditions as Maggie. My Westerland is leggy, popping up behind lower plants rather than out in front.
A third choice is Katrina Rose, the Rose that survived being under salt water for weeks after the hurricane ravaged New Orleans. Tons of little blooms in a pale pink, and repeat blooms profusely. It sprawls near the gate to my back yard, it could be a climber but is very attractive as a weeping bush.
If I had to choose one for me, it would be Maggie. I am in love with those blooms.
Thanks Joy. I will be making a list of everyone's favorites and checking all of them out at Antique Rose Emporium where I usually get any roses for my garden. If I' m lucky they will have one planted in their display beds so I can see what they look like full grown.
If you like, stop by the farm on your way in or out and you can see mine.
Theirs will be in better shape, lol
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I will not hesitate recommending the same 3 roux croux mentioned but I think the most imp consideration is to select a DRY site. In humid Houston, the roses the didn't make it for me died from excessive moisture. I think humidity goes a long way in fulfilling roses' moisture requirements, so water until established, then let them fend for themselves.
any of the TX superstars will do. Go to TAMU site to see list
I have many roses and have grown roses in Houston, the Valley and North RX.
The one that has done the best for me is Archduke Charles. He blooms continuously
and prolifically, with variegated blossoms in shades of pink to rose.
I also have Maggie, purchased from Antique Rose Emporium, but for me at least,
she only blooms for a short window of time around Mothers Day.
I'll check this one out. Thanks!