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     Jeri Jennings (Jeri) Bug Squisher Username: Jeri Post Number: 244 Registered: 01-2006 |
Ohhh . . . Too bad about Smith's. It's the better part of 20 ft. here -- or would be, if it were upright, rather than sort of lying on the hillside. Jeri | ||
| stephen scanniello (Steprose) Bug Squisher Username: steprose Post Number: 362 Registered: 01-2006 |
New Jersey is a very special place. Mutabalis get's large, but not to the size you have. gets pruned by nature to about 3' every year. except, this year, no damage from winter. Smith's Parish is more delicate, however my speciment from Malcolm Manners is starting at about 1' tall this season. | ||
| Jeri Jennings (Jeri) Bug Squisher Username: Jeri Post Number: 241 Registered: 01-2006 |
I'm often amazed by the tender things you can grow. Is it ocean influence???? If you can grow Mutabilis, you can also probably grow Smith's Parish, yes? Jeri Jennings | ||
| stephen scanniello (Steprose) Bug Squisher Username: steprose Post Number: 359 Registered: 01-2006 |
cold climates, like NJ, too. this is my favorite rose for adding to a perennial border. The foliage and the multi-colored flowers are a great addition of color. | ||
| Jeri Jennings (Jeri) Bug Squisher Username: Jeri Post Number: 236 Registered: 01-2006 |
Carla, EVERYONE in warm-climate areas should grow Mutabilis. It's one of those roses that will make you look like an expert -- EFFORLESSLY. Jeri | ||
| Carla Parker (Carla14) Bug Squisher Username: Carla14 Post Number: 8 Registered: 04-2006 |
Jerri, that knocks my socks off! I have to consider getting this rose!! | ||
| Jeri Jennings (Jeri) Bug Squisher Username: Jeri Post Number: 190 Registered: 01-2006 |
You're surprised that it died? Oh, looking back on it, I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did! Repeated hard, HT-style pruning, done in Dec-Jan., in chilly, dank, very wet El Nino winters, when downy mildew ran-rampant? Shoot-fire! It's just surprising it lasted as long as it did. There are just some things you should not do to Teas and Chinas in MY climate. That's one of them. Would you like to hear about some of the OTHER ways I destroyed roses? <g> Jeri Jennings | ||
| Rozanna Tamplin (Rozanna) Bug Squisher Username: rozanna Post Number: 33 Registered: 09-2004 |
Jerri, I am surprised. Last year's hail storm broke my 7 footer so bad that it had to be cut back to about 3 inches tall - back up to 4 or 5 now. | ||
| Jeri Jennings (Jeri) Bug Squisher Username: Jeri Post Number: 189 Registered: 01-2006 |
I killed one, over-pruning it, so I am very happy that the new one is coming along like gangbusters. Jeri Jennings  | ||
| Rozanna Tamplin (Rozanna) Bug Squisher Username: rozanna Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2004 |
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