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Initial post 26 OCT 18 by thebig-bear
Lovely photo. May I ask, how do you find this tea to perform in your garden overall? I'm in the UK, and I'm always intrigued to find Teas that cope well outside in the garden in our climate. Yours looks to be doing pretty well!
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Reply #1 of 7 posted 26 OCT 18 by Marlorena
Thank you, do give it a try... I planted it a few years ago in poor soil, dry and rubbly, I never water it, it thrives on neglect and tolerates full exposure [I'm in windy East Anglia]… can get hot and dry in summer.. it's one of my best roses, it grows wider than tall, about 4 x 6 foot this year..
..if I have to find fault, it's a bit narrow at the base, which means during full flush, if I get summer gales, I put a couple of stakes in, otherwise it gets top heavy...
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Reply #2 of 7 posted 26 OCT 18 by thebig-bear
Thats great, thanks so much for answering so quickly.

I may well take the plunge and put one in somewhere and give it a go! I have a Lady Hillingdon that seems quite happy outside, and I'm trying an Archiduc Joseph this year, but my Safrano has never been the same since I evicted him from the comfort of the porch!

Thanks again.
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Reply #3 of 7 posted 26 OCT 18 by Andrew from Dolton
Hi big-bear,

I just ordered 'Archduc Joseph' too, I've a position available in full sun against a corrugated iron shed that gets really hot. I'm evicting 'Duchess of Portland' who's a blackspot leper.
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Reply #4 of 7 posted 26 OCT 18 by thebig-bear
Hi Andrew,

Oh its lovely, a really nice rose. If you like Teas you will love it!
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Reply #5 of 7 posted 13 NOV 18 by Andrew from Dolton
Well 'Archduc Joseph' arrived and is now planted. I have moved 'Duchess of Portland' to a position where it is unlikely to infect anything else. I also moved 'Tuscany' from the same location and planted it literally on top of 'Complicata', I think the colour combination of the two growing interlaced will be quite striking. This has freed up a space to squeeze in another rose into a hot sunny position, I know it is a gamble but I'm going to try Rosa hemisphaerica, my partner's buying it for an Xmas present. I'm on a role now pushing horticulture to tropical extremes!
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Reply #6 of 7 posted 14 NOV 18 by thebig-bear
Hi Andrew,

I admire your adventure in trying Hemisphaerica! Its not an easy rose from all I've heard and read, but it is a most beautiful and striking one when seen at it's best, I've often wondered about it. Good luck with it!
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Reply #7 of 7 posted 18 MAY 19 by Andrew from Dolton
Planted last autumn 'Archiduc Joseph' so far has been very healthy and now has 15 buds.
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