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most recent 19 SEP 19 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 14 OCT 15 by jim1961
Hi all,

I'm trying a (own-root) Prairie Harvest rose here in our no spray Central Pa garden this year. So far this
rose has done very well in it's first season. No BS or PM... I'll report back at the end of next year...
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 19 SEP 19 by Planetrj (zone 11b/H2 pH 5.8)
Hi Jim,
I would like to know how your Own Root experiment went with PH. Did it flourish or sink like the Titanic?
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most recent 23 DEC 18 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 4 SEP 13 by jim1961
Hi all,

Sweet Aftons blooms blew within 24 hours here... I did not care for the scent either.
Blackspotted really bad here! In a no spray garden I had to shovel pruned it!
Bloom size was on average 3" ...

LOCATION: CENTRAL PA.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 16 MAY 18 by Lavenderlace
Hi Jim! I had ordered this because the relatives of Charlotte Armstrong agree with my nose so much. I'm SO curious about the scent. She hasn't arrived yet but I'll be sure to keep the shovel handy, LOL!
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 23 DEC 18 by sam w
Maybe you should look into some knockout roses.
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most recent 12 NOV 18 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 11 OCT 10 by jim1961
SADLY, I had to shovel prune Precious Platinum! PP did real well with disease resistance
until the 3rd & 4th years. Then it got hit hard with Blackspot and started losing all its leaves!
Can't have that in our no spray garden!

I'm on the border of zones 5b and 6a. Precious Platinum can get bad winter damaged canes here in some winters. It Varies.
It being a own-root rose I decided this past season to cut ALL canes flush with the crown.
It came back just fine and was 4ft X 4ft by late July, early August.
So, i'd say, protect some of the cane length in colder climates.
Precious Platinum produces many, many, canes.
Precious Platinum is a king of candelebras. They are strong stemmed though. I only dead-head to the first or second set of leaves below the bloom. Once in awhile more if needed.
Doing this still produces 4" blooms and lots more of them.
Precious Platinum has a mild scent.
In cooler weather the blooms last about 14 days on the bush before they fall off.
I have seen a few last 16 days before falling off.
Very hot weather the blooms will not last as long on the bush.
Has decent life in a vase.

LOCATION: CENTRAL PA.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 12 NOV 18 by jmile
In zone 9B and a no spray garden it has shown no fungus diseases. It is tall and magnificent with long stemmed long lived roses. I love it.
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Initial post 18 JUN 18 by jim1961
I'll be trying this in Central Pa zone 6a (no spray) here soon... Just ordered it...
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