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25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous-797
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I just purchased 4 bushes of these roses for the front of my house. They are facing West and it gets very windy. I live in Western Canada in zone 3a. What type of pruning is required for this rose and how often?
Also, what type of winter protection, if any, is required for this variety of rose?
Thanks!
Lynda
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R. glauca flowers on the previous year’s growth so you should only really prune to dead head in spring and cut out any dead wood. Can’t help on the winter protection unfortunately as I live in the UK and protection isn’t necessary in out climate
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It is in the Montreal Botanical Garden which is zone 5 in Botanica's Pocket Roses, Peter Beales wrote the species section of Botanica and states that it is hardy to zone 4. Zone 3 being the prairies south of the Calgary - Winipeg line.
When pruning take the old canes out to the bottom otherwise you get a cluster of new shoots like a witches broom! If they will grow for you the birds will love you in winter!
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