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'Munstead Wood ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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19 MAR 21 by
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Susceptible to Powdery Mildew, my garden, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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Good to know, thank you Robert.
Would that we could get more people to share their experience with specific roses.
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Agreed. In this case I could have saved myself the time and expense of acquiring this variety. I have zero tolerance for Powdery Mildew. I'm surprised to find a variety this new to have problems, especially to this degree..
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It seems common in this pedigree, stemming from its origin. They are even fuzzballs here in Oregon.
Falstaff was one of the exceptions, but it has the rebloom of tic tac...
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#4 of 18 posted
16 AUG 16 by
ChrisBC
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I love this rose, but I have it now in my second garden (first year), and in both places it has been susceptible to mildew. Other DAs in the same bed (Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Poet's Wife and Scepter'd Isle) are free of it. So it seems a true susceptibility of this particular rose.
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When it was a tiny 1st year own-root... it had mildew when I made the soil too acidic with gypsum. Then I replaced the soil with fresh top soil (alkaline black clay). No more mildew after soil replacement with higher pH and higher potassium clay.
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This is super info to have on different varieties, thanks Straw!
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This rose does NOT get powdery mildew in the Great Lakes (Michigan).
This rose does NOT get rust in the Great Lakes.
This rose DOES possess greater black spot resistance than the equivalent fragrant crimson hybrid tea.
The health of this rose is quite acceptable. Thank goodness CA is not the measure and dictator of all things rosey.
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#8 of 18 posted
2 FEB 21 by
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Powdery Mildew can be an issue when humidity is low combined with warm days and cool nights, as we experience here in Spring and Fall.
If your climate doesn't experience these conditions, you're less likely to have an issue.
Of course, all climates have their challenges.
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#10 of 18 posted
2 FEB 21 by
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Veilchenblau, no offense taken, and thank you for your kind reply.
I took the chance to explain to others why their experience might differ.
Yes, your climate there is quite different from what I've heard.
I was communicating for some time with Simon Voorwinde a number of years ago. He did some nice work with roses. I understand he's doing some beautiful work now with bearded Irises.
I miss Lilia Weatherly! She was a dear person and so generous with her time and wisdom.
Best wishes, Robert
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#12 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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I have thought of trying Freycinet. It sounds like a good one, and I don't have any rugosas yet. No sandy soil around here though. It would have to deal with a certain amount of clay.
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#16 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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It's wonderful that Lilia's work lives on.
I just looked it up and the last time I communicated with her was 2006. She really was a special person. I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to make her acquaintance when I did. Tasmania certainly produces some keen rosarians!
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#15 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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'Tradescant' is gorgeous and fragrant, but in my climate it wants to get BIG. It grows here more like a climber, rather awkward and stiff. I'm sure if it were placed correctly it could be very pleasing.
The individual blossoms are stunning.I wish it repeated a bit more.
Munstead repeated better for me and was more restrained in habit.
In your cooler climate Tradescant might be a winner. Oh, and it didn't mildew for me! ;-)
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#18 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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I need help on this rose....
I got it in august in beijing with hot summer. it grows very light green and small leaves, and also does not flower at all....
the canes are very thin.but according to the pic others shared, the leaves should be dark green and big, and the remontance should be good.
I grow it with other 50 varieties together, only this one behaves weird...
why...?
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I have Munstead Wood for 6 years as own-root. My Munstead Wood has more blooms than the rose park's grafted-on-Dr.Huey, so it does better as own-root. It likes alkaline minerals. I almost killed it when I put too much acidic gypsum to break up my alkaline clay, and had to replace the soil with bagged alkaline clay before it pumped out 40+ blooms per flush. It needs high potassium fertilizer before the scent can be maximized. Potassium helps with thicker stems and more blooming. I use sulfate of potash with my alkaline tap water, but if I have too much acidic rain, I soak high-potassium-pea gravel into acidic rain water to supply potassium.
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#2 of 3 posted
4 JUL 20 by
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Calcium & potassium are also in bio char, or half-burnt wood-ash. I burn tree branches, then throw water on top so instead of getting white ash, I get black charred wood. Munstead Wood likes bio char (pH 8) after week-long of acidic rain (pH 4.5) here.
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Informational -David Austin Roses lists Munstead Wood as zone 5-11.
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#1 of 1 posted
26 OCT 19 by
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David Austin’s actually do very well in heat. There is a David Austin rose farm here in central arizona, and there is another in Texas that distribute across the US. I have 8 that have done very well in my garden and have several more new ones I am getting ready to plant this fall. That all being said, Munstead Wood was a VERY slow grower for me. Now almost a full 2 years in my garden he has started to take off and grow more and is putting out blooms pretty consistently. He seems to follow the sleep, creep, leap growth progress. I purchased directly from the DA website as an own root.
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