Thanks for sharing your expertise, Lyn. How much do you cut back the potted big box store roses? Do you cut them back all at once, or a bit at a time? Some people deadhead roses the first year they plant them to concentrate the plant's energy on growth. Do you recommend that? It would take incredible will power!
I read Joannabananna's article, but will read the others as well.
Lyn said "You are not limited to just Canadian roses."
I should have taken a picture of all of my potted roses together. William Baffin has canes 6' tall and as thick as my thumb. The rest are several inches tall. The contrast between the huge William Baffin and the rest is striking.
I have only one other Canadian rose - Jens Munk. He is melancholic and prone to sulking. I am not sure if he survived. He was striking last year before being moved twice. A species rugosa might offer similar blooms on a less fussy plant.
Neither Bill nor Jens have blooms as fragrant or showy as the hybrid teas and floribundas, but they make a nice backdrop for other plants.
Others that are off to a good start setting new canes are Carefree Celebration and Westerland.
One reason that I am tempted by the roses in the stores this year is because it will be a while before mine bloom this year.
