Rose Gardening FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Rose Gardening
This FAQ about Rose Gardening was compiled and written by Bill Chandler chandler@austin.ibm.com, Jolene Adams jolene@cchem.berkeley.edu, Brent C. Dickerson odinthor@csulf.edu, Karen Baldwin kbaldwin@veribest.com, with numerous contributions by others.
01 Welcome- Welcome to The Rose FAQ, a collection of six informative articles ...
- 02 Why won't my rose bloom?
- Here are some of the reasons that roses don't bloom....
- 03 How much sun do roses need?
- Roses prefer a full day of sun. Give roses at least 6 hours of direct sun ...
- 04 Which roses can be grown in shade?
- Many Hybrid Musks and some Albas can tolerate partial shade. A few ...
- 05 How much water do roses need?
- Roses appreciate lots of water. Water generously, at least 1 inch/week,...
- 06 How do I deadhead roses?
- Deadheading is cutting off flowers as they wither or don't look as good. ...
- 07 How do I prune roses?
- There are three main purposes to be accomplished when pruning roses....
- 08 How do I protect my rose bushes during the winter?
- Local advice is preferred for this question, but here are some ...
- 09 My rose has black spots on the leaves, what do I do?
- Blackspot is a fungus that causes black spots about 1/16 to 1/2 inches ...
- 10 How do I avoid powdery mildew on roses?
- This fungus forms a powdery white or grayish coating on the upper surface ...
- 11 How do I get rid of aphids on roses?
- Aphids are tiny insects about a 1/16 to 1/8 inches long, usually ...
- 12 What is eating holes in the leaves of my rose?
- Leaf cutter bees cut semi-circle shaped holes in the leaves of roses. ...
- 13 Which is the most fragrant rose?
- Here is a list of some very fragrant roses as recommended by posts to ...
- 14 What kind of rose do I have?
- When posting this question to the newsgroup, include as much ...
- 15 Are there any Blue roses?
- Though highly sought after, no blue roses exist yet. Some roses ...
- 16 Are there any Black roses?
- No true black roses exist. Some roses sold as black roses are actually ...
- 17 What are David Austin roses or English roses?
- In 1969, English Roses, often called David Austin Roses, were introduced ...
- 18 How do I propagate roses?
- There are two primary ways to propagate roses. Asexual reproduction ...
- 19 What is an ARS rating?
- An ARS (American Rose Society) rating is a yearly rating from 1(worst) ...
- 20 Rose gardening related abbreviations:
- Here are some commonly used abbreviations used when discussing roses:...
- 21 Rose Gardening: aphids:
- Aphids are tiny insects about a 1/16 to 1/8 inches long, usually ...
- 22 Rose Gardening: black roses:
- No true black roses exist. Some roses sold as black roses are actually ...
- 23 Rose Gardening: blackspot:
- Blackspot is a fungus that causes black spots about 1/16 to 1/2 inches ...
- 24 Rose Gardening: blue roses:
- Though highly sought after, no blue roses exist yet. Some roses ...
- 25 Rose Gardening: borers:
- Can enter the cane through the pruned tops. Prevented by sealing the ...
- 26 Rose Gardening: bud-pinching:
- When a Floribunda forms a bloom spike or candelabra - it is setting ...
- 27 Rose Gardening: cut roses:
- Cut flowers in early morning or after it rains, not when they are ...
- 28 Rose Gardening: deadheading:
- (see also hips: )...
- 29 Rose Gardening: fertilizer:
- Use a high Phosphorous fertilizer such as 5-10-5, 8-12-4 or 4-12-4,...
- 30 Rose Gardening: fragrance:
- Fragrance contributes much to the enjoyment of roses. It is also one of ...
- 31 Rose Gardening: fungus:
- Blackspot, powdery mildew and rust are the three most common fungus ...
- 32 Rose Gardening: hips:
- (see also deadheading: )...
- 33 Rose Gardening: Hybrid Teas: (abbrev. HT)
- Hybrid Teas are easily the most popular class of roses today. Hybrid Teas ...
- 34 Rose Gardening: Japanese Beetles:
- A shiny copper green beetle that can eat entire flowers as well as foliage....
- 35 Rose Gardening: leaf cutters:
- Leaf cutter bees cut semi-circle shaped holes in the leaves of roses. ...
- 36 Rose Gardening: mail-order suppliers:
- There is a whole section of the FAQ devoted to this, see part 3/6 of ...
- 37 Rose Gardening: mites:
- Spider mites are a tiny arachnid that appear like dust under the leaves....
- 38 Rose Gardening: Modern Roses:
- Refers to roses introduced since 1867 when the first Hybrid Tea was created....
- 39 Rose Gardening: mulch:
- Roses benefit from a 2-3 inch deep organic mulch such as pine bark, ...
- 40 Rose Gardening: Old Roses: ( abbrev. OR, OGR, see also English Roses: , Modern Roses: )
- Sometimes called Old Roses, Old-fashioned Roses or Antique Roses, these ...
- 41 Rose Gardening: once blooming: (see also repeat blooming: )
- Roses that bloom once a year, usually in the spring. Since, they bloom ...
- 42 Rose Gardening: own-root roses:
- An own-root rose is a plant whose rootstock (the roots) is the same ...
- 43 Rose Gardening: patented roses:
- A rose variety may be patented just like any other plant. A patent grants ...
- 44 Rose Gardening: Peace:
- Peace is the most popular rose in the world. It is a Hybrid Tea that ...
- 45 Rose Gardening: planting:
- Bare-root: Roses that are shipped in their dormant state with no foliage....
- 46 Rose Gardening: powdery mildew:
- This fungus forms a powdery white or grayish coating on the upper surface ...
- 47 Rose Gardening: pruning:
- There are three main purposes to be accomplished when pruning roses....
- 48 Rose Gardening: repeat blooming:
- (see also once blooming: )...
- 49 Rose Gardening: rust:
- This fungus is manifest by rust-colored spots on the underside of leaves ...
- 50 Rose Gardening: shade:
- Roses prefer a full day of sun. Give roses at least 6 hours of direct sun ...
- 51 Rose Gardening: soil:
- Roses like rich, well-drained soil. Raised beds are ideal. Roses prefer a ...
- 52 Rose Gardening: suckers:
- A sucker is a cane that starts from below the bud union. On grafted roses,...
- 53 Rose Gardening: thrips:
- Thrips are tiny insects that do cosmetic damage to roses by ruining ...
- 54 Rose Gardening: virus:
- There are several types of virus that affect roses, but the most common ...
- 55 Rose Gardening: water:
- Roses appreciate lots of water. Water generously, at least 1 inch/week,...
- 56 Rose Gardening: winter protection:
- Local advice is preferred for this question, but here are some ...
- 57 Mail-order Suppliers of Rose Products
- Email updates to: kbaldwin@veribest.com ....
- 58 Rose Nurseries: A-B
- ABBY ROSE
- 59 Rose Nurseries: C-E
- CARROLL
- 60 Rose Nurseries: G
- GEORGES
- 61 Rose Nurseries: H
- HARDY ROSES FOR THE ...
- 62 Rose Nurseries: I-L
- INGRAHAM'S COTTAGE GARDEN ...
- 63 Rose Nurseries: M-N
- MARTHA S. DAVIES ANTIQUE ...
- 64 Rose Nurseries: P
- PEPINIERE
- 65 Rose Nurseries: R
- ROSENGAERTNEREI ...
- 66 Rose Nurseries: S
- SEQUOIA
- 67 Rose Nurseries: T-V
- TATE ROSE
- 68 Rose Nurseries: W
- WAYSIDE
- 69 Old Roses: Introduction.
- The Hybrid Tea Roses, accompanied at length by the Floribunda ...
- 70 Old Roses: General History.
- Various wild roses grow throughout the Northern Hemisphere in ...
- 71 Old Roses: Gallica Roses.
- These are selections bred from the French Rose, R. gallica. A ...
- 72 Old Roses: Alba Roses.
- As is so often the case with roses, the precise origin of the ...
- 73 Old Roses: Damask Roses.
- Damask Roses are supposed to be from a hybridization between R. ...
- 74 Old Roses: Centifolia Roses.
- The genetic background of the much-beloved Centifolia roses is ...
- 75 Old Roses: Centifolia Mosses.
- These roses, originally a sport of the Centifolia, bear on ...
- 76 Old Roses: Centifolia Pompons.
- There are also several Centifolias which are to a greater or ...
- 77 Old Roses: Agathe Roses.
- One of the least-known groups, Agathes are seemingly complex ...
- 78 Old Roses: Turbinata Roses.
- The Turbinatas result from a cross called R. X francofurtana (...
- 79 Old Roses: Rubiginosa Roses.
- The Rubiginosa or Sweetbriar rose is a tall-growing rose ...
- 80 Old Roses: Canina Roses.
- The Canina or Dog Rose is closely related to the above, lacking ...
- 81 Old Roses: Hemispherica Roses.
- Will the day of R. hemispherica ever come? Or is it already past? ...
- 82 Old Roses: Foetida Roses.
- R. foetida has long attracted the attention of horticulturists ...
- 83 Old Roses: Pimpinellifolia Roses (including Spinosissima).
- These roses are extremely hardy, have attractive foliage with ...
- 84 Old Roses: Boursault Roses.
- The Boursaults are of the scandent or climbing habit, and ...
- 85 Old Roses: Sempervirens Roses.
- R. sempervirens is a climbing species from the Mediterranean area ...
- 86 Old Roses: Setigera Roses.
- R. setigera is a tough, hardy native of the American prairies, and ...
- 87 Old Roses: Wichuraiana Roses.
- R. wichuraiana is a wide-spreading cluster-flowered climber/...
- 88 Old Roses: Multiflora Roses.
- Though a few Multiflora climbers had been produced early in the ...
- 89 Old Roses: Damask Perpetual Roses.
- This group was the only repeat-blooming one known to the ...
- 90 Old Roses: China Roses.
- Chinas--selectively bred from R. chinensis--had been grown in ...
- 91 Old Roses: Tea Roses.
- Teas are so called because many discern in their blossoms the scent ...
- 92 Old Roses: Bourbon Roses.
- Bourbon Roses are named for the Ile Bourbon, now called Reunion, in ...
- 93 Old Roses: Noisette Roses.
- Just after 1800, John Champneys of Charleston, South Carolina, ...
- 94 Old Roses: Hybrid China, Hybrid Bourbon, Hybrid Noisette Roses.
- These crosses between Chinas, Bourbons, Noisettes, and the old ...
- 95 Old Roses: Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
- As the breeding work continued in the late 1820's with the ...
- 96 Old Roses: Old Hybrid Tea Roses.
- Ah, me. Here one is, a breeder in, say, the late 1860's, trying ...
- 97 Old Roses: Pernetiana Roses.
- Though the new HT's had definite yellow tinges from their ...
- 98 Old Roses: Mossy Remontants.
- While the HP's were getting underway in the 1830's and 1840's, ...
- 99 Old Roses: Polyantha Roses.
- In 1869, Guillot fils of Lyon, France, sowed seed from R. ...
- 100 Old Roses: Rugosa Roses.
- Rugosa roses are those derived from the thorny Japanese rose R. rugosa,...
- 101 Old Roses: Miscellaneous Roses.
- There are many small groups of roses we cannot cover here due ...
- 102 Old Roses: Middle Aged Roses.
- Increasingly without a home are the very beautiful Hybrid Teas ...
- 103 Old Roses: Current Questions/Activities in the Field.
- There are many questions in the field of Old Roses relating ...
- 104 Old Roses: Organizations.
- There are a number of organizations which would be of interest ...
- 105 Old Roses: Nurseries.
- We alas cannot list all old rose nurseries, and do not wish to seem ...
- 106 Old Roses: Books.
- All books published on this subject should be examined with ...
- 107 Introduction to Modern Roses
- Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Grandifloras are the common roses of the ...
- 108 Modern Roses: How We Got Where We Are
- The early crosses between Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, Chinas and Bourbons,...
- 109 Modern Roses: Hybrid Teas
- Breeders during the last third of the 19th century were all trying to ...
- 110 Modern Roses: Floribundas
- These roses, descended from Polyantha and Hybrid Tea crosses were ...
- 111 Modern Roses: Grandifloras
- The Grandiflora is a manufactured class--the class was invented for ...
- 112 Modern Roses: Color
- Before the Modern Roses, yellow was only known in some of the old ...
- 113 Modern Roses: Current Questions/Activities in Modern Roses
- Hardiness - R. wichuraiana crosses were made to introduce hardiness into ...
- 114 Modern Roses: Organizations
- American Rose ...
- 115 Modern Roses: Publications
- The American Rose ...
- 116 English Roses: Intro
- Written by Bill Chandler, chandler@onr.com ....
- 117 What are English Roses?
- English Roses, often called David Austin Roses, are a group of roses ...
- 118 What is causing the interest in English Roses?
- Interest in English Roses might be attributed to several of ...
- 119 What are some popular varieties of English Roses to try growing?
- Those who haven't planted English Roses before may want to try one of ...
- 120 What are some newer varieties of English Roses to look forward to?
- Here are some of the recently introduced varieties of English Roses ...
- 121 What is a good red English Rose?
- David Austin has had mixed success until recently breeding red roses. ...
- 122 What kind of care do English Roses need?
- The care of English Roses is similar to that of Modern Roses with ...
- 123 What are some of the problems with English Roses?
- I do not wish to give the impression that all English roses are ...
- 124 What is the genealogy of English Roses?
- When he was an amateur hybridizer, David Austin crossed the Gallica '...
- 125 How do I find out more about English Roses?
- S. Andrew Schulman has an excellent WWW home page with some beautiful ...
- 126 FAQ contributors
- The FAQ is compiled and posted by Bill Chandler at chandler@onr.com . ...
- 127 Disclaimer/Copyright
- This disclaimer applies to all parts of the FAQ. The FAQ articles ...
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