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Posted by jancol CQ Aust (My Page) on Fri, Apr 21, 06 at 8:46
| Hi (This question was also under mail order roses too). I have just added to my order fom Treloars, a veilchenblau, which is a climber and a purple colour. Has anyone got it and if so, how does it perform? Also if you order roses such as Julia's rose is it better as a bush rose or a climber?. I thought the golden showers was a repeat flowering rose and I have had it since mid 2005 but so far nothing. It is making vigorous growth bt not a bud in sight.Jan |
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RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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I have grown Golden Showers at several locations and it has always been a top performer. Held it's colour very well and was usually in bloom all season. Also blooming well the first year. Each time I have grown it was on a solid wall in full sun, so it got a lot of heat, however this was in a cooler climate similar to Tasmania. It was placed on a fan trellis growing upright. Fed it every 2 weeks with a soluable.
I have been looking for it, can you tell me where you got yours from?
Deb |
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- Posted by meryl2 Sydney/Blue Mts (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 22, 06 at 19:38
| I have Veilchenblau which I grew from a cutting taken (because I fell in love with it) from a very old Blue Mountains garden before I found out the name of the rose. Had I known it was a once-flowering rambler, I might not have bothered (because I only have so much room and want lots of performance in exchange for giving the space) but I am so glad I did. The spring display is wonderful. The rose now completely covers a very tall tripod. It is almost thornless (which makes training it a breeze), has attractive light green foliage and in spring completely smothers itself in clusters of small, semi-double flowers, which are violet-purple with white centres and golden stamens. It has a delicious, rather citrussy perfume. Its flowering each year is an EVENT. |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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Hi Peplill
Thanks for your post. Golden showers was amongst the roses I got from Mitre 10 last year. I have it against a fence in sun. I bought quite a few and as there weren't many climbers I bought as many different ones as they had. That was in Yeppoon near Rocky so I am not sure what they will have in this time but I have seen in in Treloars catalogue this year. I found it so hard to stop at five roses and then ordered the veilchenblau. Just hope they grow now. Jan |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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| Was looking around the web last night and found this page. http://w3.goodnews.net/~kkrugh/rose/veilchenblau1.htm You might want to look at it. Great photos of Vielchenblau and some other nice information. I am so impressed I am going to order one too! LOL Deb |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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| I've got Veilchenblau and I love it. The colour is beautiful. |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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Thanks everyone. I bought some more roses on Thursday from Mitre 10, angel face, champagner, duet and rotyal highness. 4 for $25.00 thought that was okay. Anyone know much about them?
jan |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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| I know that Champagner is lovely. Mine (the flower, that is) is on the small side but beautiful shape. Don't know much about the others. |
RE: vielchenblau & golden showers
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Hi Jan,
I have Duet. I only planted it last season but it has never stopped blooming. It is continuously covered with blooms and buds and is one of my healthiest bushes. I got a fairly bad dose of black spot in March, but amongst the roses not affected was Duet. Many Coast rosies ask me what it is.
Regards
Julia |
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