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After the snow melted I noticed 6 of my rose bushes had the bark gnawed off them from the soil to about 6 inches up. My guess is voles. My question is can rose bushes survive after voles ate the bark off the canes? That is assuming there was no root damage.
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I believe I have this in my yard climbing over an arbor. It has never had a rebloom. I think this is a one time bloomer.
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19 MAY 10 by
 Cass
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Yes, it blooms only once in most climates; however, here near the Northern California coast, where summers can be cold and foggy, many ramblers will have have some scattered blooms after the spring flush.
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19 MAY 10 by
soul60s
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I wish it would here in RI. This is my best growing rose. I have hacked this thing down in the past, tried to pull it out of the ground and it still grew. I have since embraced the fact that it is never leaving my yard, trained it up an arbor, and now it is (when in bloom) a showstopper. I hate that it is a once bloomer though. Too pretty for just once.
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And in coastal areas of Northern California, it can be easily indentified even when not in flower by all the powdery mildew on the current season's growth. I've never seen any rose more susceptible to p.m. than Dorothy Perkins.
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21 MAY 10 by
soul60s
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It does get powdery mildew. That is it though. No blackspot or rust. I spray my bushes for diseases and insects a couple of times throughout their growing season. I've gone from using a 2 gallon sprayer to using a 15 gallon sprayer, in a wagon, with a lawnmower-battery-operated pump. It's so much better. No more pumping!
I just wish it would have another flush... or even a few blooms here and there. But after June...nothing. Very disappointing.
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21 MAY 10 by
Cass
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See Super Dorothy.
http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.6124
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In the description it says this rose is for zones 7b or warmer. I believe the Botania's Rose Book states it as 4b-9b. I am in zone 6 and this rose does wonderfully. Which zone is correct?
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15 MAY 10 by
jedmar
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Botanica seems correct, as a number of gardens in zones 4a and b have this rose.
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Hello Rosarians!
Quick question. I have the Botanica's Rose Book (2000 roses), big book, yellow rose on cover. I don't have it with me at this moment so I can't be exact but the last publication was, I believe, 2000. It is already outdated. All the roses for the last 10 years are not (obviously) included. Does anyone know when the next revision is scheduled to come out?
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Outdated? Already? Dear me. Doesn't the time fly.
Isn't it wonderful that HelpMeFind is never outdated.
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