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'Peachy Bear' rose Reviews & Comments
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most recent 28 JUL 20 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 28 JUL 20 by myd
2020- I purchased this plant from burlington rose nursery, received on the first week of June, 2020. Plant was in excellent condition. I planted it in organic mechanics potting soil in a clay pot. I added 1/2 cup of bumper crop ammendment. Originally, I kept it in shade until it was covered in healthy leaves. Now it is in full sun, with some late afternoon shade. Today, july 28, 2020, it is a healthy plant, many leaves, no disease and two lovely flowers. These flowers are a nice size for a miniature. Big enough to be eyecatching, but small enough that they don't overwhelm the plant. The flowers start off peach and fade to pink. Very pretty.
I have been fertilizing lightly but regularly with neptunes own veg and fruit, and sometimes with foxfarm buds and bloom. I also watered it with pond water a few times (small garden pond, natural, no filters, fertilizers or chemicals, just goldfish plants and snails in the pond)

Edit- 6/24/2021
Heavy blackspot pressure right now and 2 rosebushes have defoliated. Peachy Bear still has blooms and has about 3/4 of the leaves it had before and I don't see any blackspot on the leaves. I am please with how it looks. The sawfly larvae is the only real problem with leaving holes all over the leaves, but that comes and goes.
The blooms start out a very pretty peach. They are fading to a very bright pink, almost hot pink. From far away the hot pink color is very eye catching although it is more intense that what I would usually pick for a rose. I am wondering if the kelp tea I gave it is influencing the bloom
color

10/23/21
Late September turned out to be the worst disease pressure here. Peachy bear lost leaves for about 2 weeks but then bounced back and now has some pretty blooms and lots of healthy leaves. The bright pink color I mentioned above mellowed out. Flowers fade to pink but it is not a hot pink. Overall, I really like this rose.
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