Long Ago Roses July 2023

Ordered Sweet jane from an ebay seller.

Damage from Houston's December 2022 Arctic blast. Highs near 80 degrees the day before the acrctic front arrived. 40 mph winds, lows down to 16 degrees, stayed below freezing for two days. No ice, no snow. It has been warm (60s and 70s) ever since, so everything is starting to grow back and it's easier to see where the damage is and who is not growing back at all. I REALLY hope we don't have another major freeze this year or it may finish some of these off.

(Updates Added 7/5/2023)

=== Antique Roses

Anna Jung- died back to the ground - Definitely dead
Miss Atwood- died back to the ground -- Definitely dead
Niles Cochet- died back to the ground -- Definitely dead
Lady Roberts- died back to the ground -- Definitely dead
Cole's Settlement- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
Edith Perry- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
Sophie's Perpetual- definitely dead (potted plant)
Snowbird- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
Viridiflora- definitely dead (potted plant)
Georgetown Tea- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
William R Smith- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
Lady Pamela Carol- died back to the ground -- presumed dead

Baronne Henriette Snoy- severely damaged -- recovering
General Schablikine- severely damaged -- limping along
Mme Franziska Kruger- severe damage -- recovering a little
Rosette deLizy- severely damaged- limping along
Safrano- severely damaged- limping along

McClinton Tea- died back to the ground -- recovering (7/5- has died down again) - presumed dead

Lady Hillingdon- died back to the ground -- recovering well
Anna Olivier Bermuda Mystery Rose- died back to the ground -- recovering a little
Comtesse du Cayla- died back to the ground -- recovering a little
Duquesa- moderate damage -- recovering well
Madame Antoine Mari- severely damaged- recovering very well


=== Modern Roses

Julia Child- died back to the ground -- presumed dead
Oklahoma- died back to the ground - presumed dead
Abracadabra- died back to the ground - presumed dead

Apricot Nectar- died back to the ground - recovering a little
Spiced Coffee- severely damaged- recovering a little
Celestial Night- died back to the ground - recovering well
Belinda's Dream- severely damaged - recovering well
Liv Tyler- severely damaged - recovering well


I'm still in complete shock that I've lot so many roses to winter cold in the past two years. Nobody protects roses here in Houston, because it's not "supposed" to be needed. I have a big, open yard (with only 1 close neighbor) and those winds sweep right through. So now I'm cutting down whole 10 foot wide rose bushes and hoping they they 1. can grow back and then 2. survive our brutal summer in a weakened state.

After the freak winter storm in 2021 I had a few teas (Rainbow being a notable example) that died back to the ground and tried to grow back a little and even bloomed, only to be finished off by July. I'm hopeful that won't happen here. I didn't dig out any stumps and continue to give water and food, but the roses that I thought were dead, have not made a move at all to challenge that assertion.

Purchased from Heirloom May 2022

Oct 2023- planted in garden

5/11/2023- Has not been especially vigorous. Still a tiny plant at 1 x 1, not bushy.