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My Sheer Bliss is a big disappointment this year. The growth, in general, is stunted and the blooms are greenish white and deformed. Is this a condition I can correct or has this rose reached the end of its life?
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How old is your plant?? Also, is it own rooted or is it a grafted rose??? Own root bushes tend to live longer as the graft of budded roses sometimes almost seems to "burn out" and the rose begins to decline and eventually die. A grafted rose generally does very well for 10-12 years and then you might start to see the decline has been my experience. An own root bush however can live for many years. I have neighbor with a Peace bush that is 40+years old and still going strong.
If your bush is still relatively young, your problem could be nutritional in nature. It could be that it needs more or a different fertilizer.
Lastly, I would suggest to check the root system out as best as you can to make sure there is no crown gall or any type of pest problem disturbing the roots.
I hope this helps,
Good Gardening,
John
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I notice you are not far from me in Calif. I live in the San Francisco Bay area ( silicon valley ). My Sheer Bliss hasn't done much at all past few years in spite of roses next to it thriving. It was lots better years ago; it may be time for me to dig it up since it got rust lately when almost none of my other roses did.
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Breathless is a beautiful, deep pink-colored rose with a strong, fresh fragrance. Its bush produces single blooms on long stems with healthy foliage. I'm sorry it does not appear to be commercially produced any more.
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I am still looking to obtain more plants of this rose for my garden. Why can't some grower take the initative and make propagation of this variety in order to make sales? This plant is a very strong, clean, upright type with wonderful fragrance. In desperation I am attempting my own propagation from many cuttings right now.
Should someone have this plant available in there nursery please let me know? I've been searching for a year now.
Best regards,
Eugene J. Haas
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17 MAY 10 by
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Any luck rooting your cuttings? How is the flower production? I can't belive this magnificent rose is so hard to fined either.
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I live in Zone 9A in Northern California and have 2 America bushes. They both have lots of buds this year, after performing only so-so in the previous years (when I didn't pay much attention to them). This spring, one has blackspot, the other is clean, though both are side by side and have been regularly sprayed. Go figure!
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America is a climbing Hybrid Tea. It's common for climbers to require up to three years to develop into the plant they are genetically programed to be. If they've only been in the ground about three years, their not performing well up until now makes sense.
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It was bred from hybrid teas, but America was introduced as a climber. There is no hybrid tea version of this rose.
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How easy is the dog rose to grow from seed?
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Roses aren't like pansies. They produce seed but each seed is it's own rose. Roses are propagated by cuttings..either grafting, budding or rooting them.
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Since the dog rose is a species rose, not a hybrid, I was under the impression that it could be grown from seed and remain true to the parent. Am I wrong in this assumption?
Anyway, I took the chance and am trying to grow from seed. Germination time takes 30 to 60 days so I guess I'll discover the truth this summer if I'm lucky.
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I have the dog rose growing wild where I live and the birds will tell you that they are very easy to grow from seed. I would agree with the birds as they have planted many seeds in my garden. Do be warned that this rose suckers madly and has a very short bloom period.
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Thanks for the warning. I planted the seed along a chain link fence at the back of our property where there is plenty of room to grow. Unfortunately, I didn't think about the birds and their propensity for re-seeding. Ummmm, I may re-think whether I want this rose or not. I was hoping to add a species rose for interest, but this may not be the one I should have selected.
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Hi! I can't find this rose to purchase anywhere and I would be happy to pay for some seeds or cuttings. I want this rose more for it's hips than anything! I plan to make tea and good vitamin C packed things to eat.
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For the record, this rose is bird-spread so readily it has become a declared weed in South Australia and I think also in New Zealand. I have a vague memory that its seeds may not sprout till the second year. But it's the same as Punch's advice to those about to marry: don't.
Rugosas and spinosissimas are good for hips, but again, if you are thinking of growing them on their own roots; don't. They sucker like mad.
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Margaret,. thank you so much for your tender advice. BUT! I WANT this rose! Nobody has it here and there are no birds spreading it. It would be a gift if they did. It is reputed to have the best tasting hips on the earth, and therefore, my quest exists!
Let it sucker!! I'll just plant more of it!
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Just click the BUY FROM tab on the rose page. The rose is probably sold under one of it's synonyms rather than by the name of 'Dog Rose'. Most likely is 'R. canina'
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I tried the buy tab. For $50 bucks including shipping I could get a weed that birds freely drop? Send me the bird!! Sorry, it just seems so silly that these places are selling a weed for so much cash.
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