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18 AUG 05 by
Anonymous-98081
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I love the Martine Guillot rose's appearance and am considering purchasing one for my rose bed.
Can anyone share their experience with this rose's disease susceptibilty, especailly to 'black spot?"
If you have grown this one, did you find it prefers a cooler climate and garden location, or will it stand up to full sun and hot weather in the North Carolina piedmont?
Be sure to include what part of the country you live in, and what the weather there is like.
Also, include any information of your rose care routine.
If you have grown this rose, please reply with regard to its overall size and whether the blooms make good cut flowers.
(Will they stand upright in a vase and how long do they last when in water.)
Thank you.
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#1 of 4 posted
14 OCT 05 by
L. Ross
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I have 2 1 1/2 year old Martine Guillot roses. They are very large and among the healthiest in my garden. We are in south Mississippi and our yard was badly damaged. The roses survived, and are a bright spot in an otherwise depressing landscape. I bought my roses from Wayside Gardens, but they do not seem to carry them any more. ??? They are also disease resistant--I have used a Neem oil on them regularly until late summer and have fertilized with horse manure. They may have a little black spot on them now, but it is not very noticable. I have not had much time to take care of them lately because of Hurricane Katrina. When I regularly used Neem, there was virtually no disease at all. We are in Poplarville, MS. I have some photos you might enjoy. I came across your posting while trying to find some more Martine Guillot to purchase, and so do not have experience getting photos on to this site. Feel free to contact me directly: clanross@hotmail.com I have sent photos as Email before and so could probably manage that. ;) Hope you have good luck with them. Sincerely, Laura Ross and family :)
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I just read your email. Thank you for taking time to reply in such a complete way.
I am now leaning toward getting another Martine Guillot. They are still available from Wayside Gardens, but not till around the first of the year.
I do have another question for you. Are the branches strong enough for the flowers to be cut and placed in vases? I have wondered whether the stems / branches are soft and droopy.
Thanks for replying, hoping to hear from you regarding the recent question.
Gloria Barnett
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#3 of 4 posted
14 OCT 05 by
L. Ross
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The stems of my Martine Guillot are not particularly soft and droopy, but they are not super stiff either. They probably would not make a very formal-looking, long-stemmed type of bouquet. I tend to go for the shabby chic, romantic-looking bouquets, and they are great for that. :) The flowers do tend to droop on the bush a little if it has just rained or maybe if it is extremely hot (we got that a lot this summer ;) ) but I have never thought they were particularly droopy. I am just a novice rose grower--this is my first real garden. There is another Generosa rose that is very long lasting in the vase. It is Paul Bocuse. It is a fairly narrow, upright kind of bush. It has pink-salmon colored blooms and they are the longest lasting of any I have (on the bush or in the vase). I have a 3rd variety of Generosa roses that I bought together with the other 2 from Wayside. I will have to look up the name, but they are wonderful smelling and very old fashioned pink-lavender bloom. Hope it all works out well for you. Sincerely,
L. Ross
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Thanks for the info. How's the scent on Paul Bocuse?
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