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Discussion id : 154-191
most recent 17 FEB SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 27 NOV by Fredrik
Perfectly cane hardy and thriving in Oslo, approx USDA 5a.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 27 NOV by Nastarana
I am glad you are able to grow and enjoy HC. Wikipedia states the climate in Oslo is humid continental. Looking at the average temp. chart for Oslo, I would make an educated guess that your hardiness zone is USDA 5b verging on 6a. Oslo sems to be located at the extreme north of the Vik inlet so maybe you don't get the benefit of the Gulf Stream?
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 17 FEB by Fredrik
You are right, it is not as mild in winter as the western area closer to the Gulf Stream. Probably also right about 5b rather than 5a but it will depend on what altitude the garden is located in Oslo. Big differences there.
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Discussion id : 153-656
most recent 24 OCT HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 24 OCT by Bug_girl
Mine roseballs a lot and gets powdery mildew easily.
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Discussion id : 146-122
most recent 24 SEP SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 15 JUN by Domenico 67
After several years, now I have a garden and I purchased a plant of Harlow Carr, but this time it's on own roots (bought it at Nino Sanremo, a 100% own roots rose nursery). Unfortunately, they hadn't 2 years old plants available of this variety, so it's a smallish 1 year old plant (but pretty thickly branched).
I bought it potted, by mail order, and it was quite late in the season... The first flush all got lost. After about one month, now it's back covered in blooms, and the first one just opened.
It has the quality to give flowers even on very thin branches, like the one which is blooming now. It's as beautiful as I remembered: a neatly formed shallow cupped rosette, with a little green button in the center (but sometimes it has more of a button)... and it's perfect even on such a thin lateral branch, on a 1 years old own roots plant. At the moment, the colour is a medium, very nice and very pure pink like its "grandmother" Comte de Chambord, or Chapeau de Napoleon, or a slightly paler Gertrude Jekyll... full old rose character. Foliage is slightly shiny though, so a little bit more modern looking.
Fragrance is old rose too, but with a little touch of sugary anise, like Heritage. It's already intense, but I suspect it will develop stronger as the plant will get more robust (central branches already are definitely stronger than the one flowering at the moment).
And the thorns problem, of course. Yeah, it's a little thorn monster, that's very true. Slightly arched thorns, very crowded, of various length and thickness (but on average quite long and thin), and some of them detach pretty easily... they're quite like some old Gallica thorns, but much longer and aggressive. It's a bush which is definitely needing care when you're handling it, because its thorns easily grasp everywhere, and yeah the thin branches grasp with each others, making it more difficult to arrange the branches as you want (or sometimes, making it easier when you want to block the branches on something ahahah).
But in my opinion, this is not nearly enough to make me think that I should get rid of this extreme beauty, of pretty unique character.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 24 SEP by BrianH
Thank you, Domenico 67 for your beautiful description. You have convinced me that Harlow Carr is first rate. It is now at the top of my list of must-have roses!
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Discussion id : 134-908
most recent 27 OCT 22 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 27 OCT 22 by ratdogheads
Cane hardy in zone 5a
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