Wisteria among the roses ?
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Comments (7)Duchesse, Now you've gotten me to learn more. I always thought/remembered wrongly that the Mrs. Wilson who was the de facto president after Wilson was incapacitated was the Mrs. Wilson to whom he was married when first elected. I remembered his first wife had died, but thought that was significantly before his election. So now we see a Georgia connection and even more of a reason for the Atlanta Constitution to use such 'Atlanta Constitution society column gushy words' in this piece. Searching the Atlanta Constitution for info on roses has led to some descriptions of social events (with rose decorations) that are so sugary as to induce near diabetic comas in the healthiest of us. Here is a link that might be useful: Her burial (and a cemetery to check for roses)...See Morewisteria floribunda questions
Comments (14)I'm not at all sure there is a definitive resource on wisteria.....a good many horticulturists specializing in this plant are of the opinion that many common cultivars are in fact hybrids of sinensis and floribunda and are designated as x formosa. Apparently these two species will hybridize quite readily and the distinctions of the hybrids compared to the species are very slight, at least to the non-specialized or untrained eye. One can find various cultivars listed as either sinensis, floribunda or x formosa, depending on who is doing the classifying. Regardless, root pruning can't hurt and is often recommended to encourage a recalcitrant vine into blooming. I've encountered a lot of mature wisteria vines over the years and only one produced any significant shooting, so while possible, I'd have to say it is not very probable. IME, the thuggishness associated with wisteria in our area is due to its extremely rapid growth in season and the fact that it produces such a heavy structure and top growth that easily swamps or uproots too small support systems....See MoreThose hidden roses among the cannas
Comments (14)Thanks! I had a lady stop by this afternoon to ask me what kind of roses they are. I told her and she said her's didn't look anything like that. She's right, they don't they are about 6 ft tall and sparse on blooms. She said they'd never been pruned and of course she didn't know anything about feeding them. As I drive down our street every 2nd or 3rd house have red KOs in their flower beds and many look terrible. KOs may be easy to take care of but they still need some care. You can't just stick them in the ground and not do anything with them....See MoreGrowing tulips among the roses
Comments (3)I admit to not watering mine...but I have awfully light sandy soil...which tulips love, but roses less so...so probably the shade does them in...but now I am thinking on it, I have had a bunch of 'Vancouver' tulips (cream) under a Harkness climber of the same colour (Perpetually Yours) which have been together for the -past 5/6 years...so perhaps I am talking rubbish (again). And of course, some tulips are more reliable than others.My roses tend to tower above almost all the underplanted stuff because I have thing for enormous ramblers...but tulips are also hanging on near the Scotch burnet roses with a much neater canopy. So yep...talking rubbish....See Morefarmerray
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