I came upon this rose at a discount store (Big Lots) and it was in pretty terrible shape. Was marked at 80% off so I thought there wasn't...Read More much to lose if it didn't make it. (spent a whopping 75 cents on it)
Planted it in a 5 gallon bucket (we are getting ready to move, so hence the temp container) and drenched the roots with a banana slurry I had made beforehand.
I used normal potting mix with a dash of sphagnum peat moss, perlite, kelp powder and compost.
No extra coddling to speak of except to be careful while watering and not splash the plant excessively.
It has rewarded me by growing in leaps and bounds! It has done quite well with no problems (as of yet!) to speak of.
The growth pattern seems to be more of a climber though, then bush type. I guess I shall see.
I do have one question, as this is actually the first time I have attempted a rose -
will a rose bloom the first year it's planted or is it more common to get blooms the following year?
I imagine that it might also depend on the "species" of rose also.
Thank you to anyone who can answer this question for me!
Bred in the United States. Won the Geneva Gold Medal in 1955, the RNRS Gold Medal in 1956, and the Portland Gold Medal in 1957. ...Read Morer />
Parentage:
Seed: Fandango
Pollen: Floradora
I came upon this rose at a discount store (Big Lots) and it was in pretty terrible shape. Was marked at 80% off so I thought there wasn't...Read More
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Bred in the United States. Won the Geneva Gold Medal in 1955, the RNRS Gold Medal in 1956, and the Portland Gold Medal in 1957.
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