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'Gigi™' rose Reviews & Comments
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Most of my Gigi roses defoliated from a spider mite infestation. I don't know if all miniature roses are prone to this or if this rose is especially susceptible. I like the bloom enough that I am washing down the leaves daily on the one plant that kept its leaves. It seems to be doing okay.
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Most roses will defoliate pretty quickly from heavy mite population, the miniatures are just easier targets because there are smaller distances and less plant matter for the tiny mites to traverse and conquer - and the short branching and resulting closeness of the foliage makes it easy for them to build their webs and really go nuts. I bought one of the small Gigi floral novelties (along with 3 other varieties) from a grocery store back in November and separated the cuttings and have them growing at the nursery. It's growing very well and I'll have blooms coming soon. I'll post some pictures here once they open! The Poulsen "grocery store minis" take a few weeks to establish when you split and size them up but once the roots hit the bottom the top explodes in growth. Very attractive plants so far, they will get spot fungi but I keep the nursery on a strict weekly spray schedule.
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Thank you for the reply. I recently separated the Gigi plants too. It was easier than I thought it would be. I'm hoping they will leaf out again. I'll look forward to seeing your photographs.
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Hi again! Just thought I'd update you on my roses. All of them are doing great and I stepped them up to 4 gal cans to really push them. The slowed a little after that then we had a hot dry week which brought mites out. A quick treatment of Sultan (cyflumetofen) and they were back on their feet shooting out growth like crazy.
I love how different in habit the different Poulsen minis are. In my group shot, Dora on the left is very low growing and mounding. Dark foliage offsets the nice bright orange blend blooms beautifully! Renata next to that seems to be more upright growing, which makes sense given its miniflora classification. Karina, the non-striped red seems to grow similarly to Renata but these cuttings have been blown over so hard by my watering assistant that I think they began growing upwards to compensate. New basal breaks should grow out to reveal a very nice bushy and rounded shape. And last we come to Gigi. Growing upright at the very end of the block they're finally starting to bulk up like the others! These had the latest start as real potted plants and were a pretty crappy specimen when I bought them in the store so I'm glad they've made it this far.
I'm excited to see what they do through the summer, because down here in NC the gauntlet that is our summer climate will sparate the truly tough roses from the weak. If they stay blooming and well foliated through our 95 degree weeks and 70 degree dew points then they have truly earned my utmost respect. I'll keep this post updated as the season progresses. I will probably overwinter them in the heated greenhouse before putting them through their first winter in 2016/2017.
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Beautiful. It's nice that you've been able to identify them. I'm so glad you added the photos.
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Miniatures have been historically prone to this, followed by polyanthas. Its the proximity to the ground. Roses that can withstand overhead watering a lot and dont succumb to fungals from this practice, tend to fair better, since spider mites hate water. Flower Carpet, for example.
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