Container Rose

Hi folks. Just got an e-mail from David Austin Roses, you know, one of those circulars. Anyway, one of the things they were advertising was Container Roses. Can anyone tell me what a Container Rose is ? Cheers...freddy.

 

Its grown in a pot, rather than field-grown -field-grown ones are supplied bare rooted and have to be planted Nov-Feb, whereas container-grown ones can be planted at any time (although obviously they'd need a lot of watering etc. if planted in the middle of Summer!)

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/PottedRoses.asp?Theme=

£25 each is blinking expensive for a Rose, if you ask me!!

 

Hi Kristen. So it's just that, a rose in a pot. I thought maybe it was a 'type' I hadn't heard of. As you say, VERY expensive. Cheers...freddy.

 

I have always thought that David Austin roses are expensive - starting with the custom made square green pots they use! People speak very highly of them though.

We planted lots of roses '07/'08 and they were fantastic last Summer. They came from Cants and (just checked their web site) they are £6.90 each (I assume bare-rooted though, so only available Nov-Feb)

I also have half a dozen from a national paper's "Special Offer" and only half of them grew, they were covered in black spot, and generally pathetic.

 

Hi again Kristen. Just had a look at Cants, very good :thumb: Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of space left now in the 'cottage' area. I need to leave space for other plants. I have so much coming on, I dunno where it's all going to go ! I have around 6 or 7 roses, 4 of which are climbers( 2 over each arch). I planted them over the winter, so this will be their first year, I can't wait ! Cheers...freddy.

 

Hi WOO. I was aware of container grown roses. What I thought THESE were, was some kind of rose that was specially adapted to be grown in containers. I guess I was reading too much into it, and missing the obvious. Cheers...freddy.

 

No need to apologise, me ol' mate :thumb:

 

I don't think you can beat the quality of a David Austin rose, I think they are fab, and I've used them a lot in the past.

I look out for garden centre offers, where the David Austin roses are reduced, so rarely pay top price for them.

 

I too like the David Austen roses, and I think you do pay a touch extra for the name, but like Woo says you can rescue roses that aren't in good shape. Part of the reason why they are my second favourite plant is that they repay your care and attention and seem to perform like prima ballerinas just for you as a thankyou.

 

2nd favourite ?

 

The first being peonies Freddy, now the blooms on those things, and the scent of some of them is like chilled summer.

 

Peonies, nice, but don't flower long enough imo.