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 ...