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Apr 15, 2024 9:49 AM CST
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Name: Katy
Clovis, New Mexico, USA (Zone 7a)
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Hi. I would like to find out what alternatives I have for propping up heavy floppy roses. I have some short garden fencing that I made into a triangle-- this one is white, but it would be better if it were green. So here is a picture. The first rose was really large, so the branch was bent way down. These recent roses are not as big, but there is still that potential. The other picture is how big the roses can get.
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Apr 16, 2024 9:25 AM CST

Hi katy This is my first season ever to contend with extra large blooms. So I'm only sharing what I've done 'till present: I stick a fine stake near the blooming cane and then tie up the open flower just below the pedicel to it. Once done, after deadheading I pull out the stake. Yours look like a DA English shrub that tend to have drooping/down nodding blooms. In some of my hybrid teas, they have put out very sturdy canes that may not even need propping because the bloom atop is still kept in place in spite of their extra large size.
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Apr 16, 2024 8:16 PM CST
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Name: Katy
Clovis, New Mexico, USA (Zone 7a)
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It is Sweet Mademoiselle, Meilland, or Mademoiselle Meilland. It is very tough. It was out in a heavy storm and did not loose a petal, and yet, it needs propping. I wonder if those peony hoops are used for this? Something else?
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