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Madame Isaac Pereire is still looking terrible!
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Posted by Lady_Jicky Vic Australia (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 2:40
OK, its been in less than a year and the other roses planted at the same time look great but Madame just gets long canes and NO flowers! What do I do now? What do I do with these long octopus like canes everywhere?
Maybe I should just pull it out??? |
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RE: Madame Isaac Pereire is still looking terrible!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Have patience-I am sure the Mme will deliver for you-she just isn't pushy. :)
Great things are worth waiting for.
regards
sandie |
RE: Madame Isaac Pereire is still looking terrible!
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| I plamted my Mme Isaac Pereire in a tall (6 ft) rose tower, and as soon as the long whippy canes showed up, spiralled them round the tower, tying them in. New growths, on the end of each was at least one flower, often more, popped up. It does tend to look a bit leggy at the base, but I grow first lychnis, then feverfew, as well as a clematis viticella, and anyway, from about three quarters of a metre above the ground those huge strongly scented blooms just knock everyone out. It does tend to suffer a bit from black spot with me in the spring, but now (autumn) it is a knockout. It must be well over 6 foot now, after 3 years, and I am about to tie in some new whippy growth. |
RE: Madame Isaac Pereire is still looking terrible!
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I have had a bit of experience with the Madam. She is a Madam at times as she is such a big shrub that she seems to take up too much space.! Now I have her growing up a pole she looks much better and is much more controlled. Poles make perfect corsets for big madams!
She had bad black spot and was very defoliated in spring and I tried all sort of remedies until I finally realised that she was not getting enough water. Bingo!! lots of good foliage and repeat blooms.
cheers Deryn |
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