As a rosarian I added a couple of the pink version of the carpet roses to my
garden when they first arrived on the scene. In order to fairly test the
variety they did not receive any winter protection in the garden although
they were otherwise treated like the rest of the roses. With a couple of
relatively mild winters they performed well, however, as conditions returned
to more normal conditions the plants declined - and eventually disappeared
all by themselves. I didn't even have to shovel prune the remains - there
wasn't enough left to bother with.
Lois Ann Helgeson
helge006@tc.umn.edu
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From: mastgar-admin@extension.umn.edu
[mailto:mastgar-admin@extension.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Barbara A
Gasterland
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 9:57 AM
To: Master Gardener MN.
Subject: Re: [Mastgar] Buckthorn
I did not buy any of the Carpet roses but I remember how there was a
huge flush of marketing for them seemed like someone had spent alot of
money on ads etc. and not any info on the actual hardiness of them and
from my recollection many were lost thru the winter. As MG all we
could speak on was the great advertising but new nothing more about
them. I still see them out there in the nurseries but not like it was
from the beginning.
Maybe I'm all wet here and out of line. Any of you rosarians have any
comments and actual experience.
It's a known phenomenon to have introduction put out before the trials
are done sometimes. It is a lengthy and costly process to breed and
trial plants and then introduce them. Sometimes some of the steps get
cut short or eliminated.
Is there less of a chance for that to happen when it is a University
Introduction as opposed to a nursery introduction? I wonder.
Barb G. henn. Co.
On Monday, August 2, 2004, at 08:04 AM, George and Mary Devinny wrote:
> What exactly didn't you like about the carpet roses. I had three
> whites
> that last three seasons without protection and I thought they were
> lovely,
> no disease etc.
> Mary D Olmsted Cty
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