yikes. I thought I had it bad.
My Portlandia is about 14" tall this year. I didn't even know it was where it was until I saw it bloom 2 days ago!
Rose (Rosa 'Portlandia')
My Tahitian Sunset didn't even survive my summer last year, let alone my winter...
Rose (Rosa 'Tahitian Sunset')
I've been thinking about getting a Folklore.. but I'd have to order it as I've never seen it locally.
Rose (Rosa 'Folklore')
My largest roses I have this year are my Oshun, which is about 4' tall by now, both Orchid Masterpiece (one is about 3', the other is about 4' but that one had a lot more mulch protection), Austrian Copper is about 6-6.5' long (never dies to the ground), and Theresa Bugnet, which is over 6'x6' (taller than me & wider than me), but she sits right against the house, so she gets LOTS of protection from the wind & snow.. where she's at NEVER gets a lot of snow.. only 2 times since I've bought the house have I seen more than 6" of snow in that area, and that's because we got a blizzard that snowed for over 2 days straight. Had drifts over 3' in some parts of the yard. Sheila's Perfume, one of my biggest roses last year, is barely about 12", Melody Perfume is probably 2.5' right now.. heck, I had completely forgotten that I had a Sunstruck until I saw the blooms buried in the vinca!! I think my bushiest roses I have right now are Ruby Voodoo (I *love* that rose), Julia Child, Scentimental (of course), Firefighter, & Lavender ... lavender.. oh fudge.. what is it called.. lavender something or another. Ruby Voodoo is probably about 2' around & 3' tall, Julia Child is probably 2' around and about 18" tall, Firefighter is probably 2' around & 18" tall... but, as I said before, considering everything was dead to the ground, not too bad considering only 2 months of growth (last snow was after Mother's Day). My pathetics, this year, are Star of the Nile (about 10" tall and a bloom the size of a half-dollar), Oranges & Lemons (about 8" tall, no blooms), Ink Spots (about 6" tall), Fragrant Plum (about 2-3" tall)... heck, I have probably 15 roses that are less than a foot tall right now. I need to feed them again.. may do that tomorrow afternoon if it doesn't rain today.
I think Meredith's roses look wonderful considering her environment!!! I'm betting that it's just going to be a very short season for her, just like it is going to be for me. I know that this month & next month are going to be it, then everything will wind down in Sept and call it quits in October. I'm almost 3/4 of the way through the first flush.. I don't know if the weather will hold long enough to have a 2nd flush this year.
