Weaverville, NC (Zone 6b) | December 2010 | negative
ATL - 7B. I bought this plant bare root from a big box retailer, and I have to say that while the blooms are beautiful, red with a blue t...Read Moreint, they have not fared well here in our full sun large container garden. The black spot, the aphids, the japanese beetles have all taken their toll, and they usually look, honestly, absolutely dreadful. My husband and I try to garden using environmentally-gentle methods, and despite weekly neem oil treatments and a nearby beetle bag this rose has consistently looked more dead than alive.
I purchased two at the same time, and decided to plant the second one at our community garden, where it received even less care than here at home. It appeared to die off in the fall from the accumulated neglect, but now that the bugs are gone it is suddenly putting out fresh new leaves at the base. Honestly I don't know what to do with them at this point.
Scarlet Knight: Spacing, about 18 to 30 inches apart. Average size is 4 feet by 4 feet, and cold hardiness is -10F to -20F. Plant in f...Read Moreull sun, where it will receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight Daylight Savings Time.
Bred in France. Won the All-America Rose Selection in 1968, the Madrid Gold Medal in 1966, and the Court of Show Honor in 1999. ...Read More
Parentage:
Seed: Happiness × Independence
Pollen: Sutter's Gold
ATL - 7B. I bought this plant bare root from a big box retailer, and I have to say that while the blooms are beautiful, red with a blue t...Read More
Scarlet Knight: Spacing, about 18 to 30 inches apart. Average size is 4 feet by 4 feet, and cold hardiness is -10F to -20F. Plant in f...Read More
Bred in France. Won the All-America Rose Selection in 1968, the Madrid Gold Medal in 1966, and the Court of Show Honor in 1999.
...Read More