Saturday, May 30, 2009

Question about Souvenir Mme Drama Queen



Do you also read about your favorite plants on the Gardenweb Forums? I often see questions like the one I posted today - yes I know I am stretching it (a wee bit) to make the irony totally clear :-)

Question About Souvenir Mme Drama Queen:

Is anybody growing this rose? What are your experience with this rose? How tall and wide does it get and does it have good disease resistance?

I am particularly interested in experience from anyone growing a mature specimen of this rose in Denmark - bought from Rosaholic Anonymous inc. - When they got the good clone from Peter Beales propagated in 1997-2001 on multiflora rootstock (not R. Canina Pfanders since I do not like it) ,that Peter Beales got from Rosarium Sangerhausen - Only the one they got from the now closed Geswinds Roserai is to be considered - I think all the other clones are mislabeled! If anybody from Denmark don´t grow this rose - which I don´t believe (Since the books showed that Rosaholics Anonymous INC. sold 9 plants to 6 different customers - YES I KNOW WHO YOU ARE - did you really think you could hide this gem of a rose from ME)?

If no one in Denmark grows this rose I would be interested in hearing from experienced rosegrowers growing this rose in other areas (who have grown roses at LEAST 10 years and 2 months and are growing more than 50 different roses and are members of a royal Rose society (not a plain rose society - sorry - hope you understand :-( in areas with an UV index of 4-6 in May, and with an annual rainfall of 478 - 549 mm in normal seasons with no temperature extremes and 230 - 245,7 hours of sunlight in May, and planted in good clay soil (Ammended with 3,2 years aged Cow maneure with a PH level of no higher than 6,798)- not interested in replies from those with inferior soil and those who grow roses NO- SPRAY - in areas with higher than average blackspot pressure and little Rust but plenty of risk of powdery mildew and with no more than 42 leafhoppers pr square meter of rosebed and more than 57 aphids per rosebush/4 10 spotted ladybirds.

Would like to hear if it would do better with 5 hours of morning sun and partial/dappled shade from APPLE trees /not CHERRY trees! for 2,3 hours, before the deep shade comes. Or is it better with 7 hours of morning sun and 4,8 hours of partial/dappled shade on June 11.? Before I begin digging the 78 cm deep and 89 cm wide holes and ammend the soil with fish emulsion from the Atlantic Ocean /Not Pacific Ocean, since they have less potassium and mercury! And a no more than 8 days old alfafa tea and the new limited edition ultra fungi root grow Plus extra and perform the secret old pagan rituals come summer solstice. Also those growing the rose more than 30 km from shorelines facing west are also not relevant. Anyone?

I sure look forward to the answers! Since I am either extremely bored or excentric this saturday!

7 comments:

Sheila said...

I often read, ask and answer on the Garden Web Forums! A great way to get answers when there seems like there is no other place to find them! Good luck on getting responses to your questions.

Anonymous said...

Roseaholoics Annoynmous? with an annual rainfall of 478 - 549 mm in normal seasons with no temperature extremes and 230 - 245,7 hours of sunlight in May. This a joke, right? I think you are loosing it Niels!! But, we love you anyway!

Lzyjo said...

LOL! Hilarious!! GardenWeb is for the birds! I just don't bother with it anymore. There are some very kind and experienced people in the plumeria forum, but I won't post in the Tropical forum after someone was very rude to me fore asking a question.

Does that poster examine all of their specimens with an electron microscope?!

I am having a giveaway on my blog this week, check it out if you're interested.

JulenaJo said...

lol Well, you might be bored, but that was a funny post. Thanks!

lookin4you2xist said...

I think I have found a new blog =)

Pomona Belvedere said...

Gee Niels, with such easy requirements, I don't understand why you're not getting more detailed answers in these comments!

I'm off to join a ROYAL rose society (do I have to give up my US citizenship to do that, I wonder? Oh well, surely it's worth it).

Niels Plougmann said...

GW forums is a great source of information and entertaining yourself with many dedicated gardeners - But sometimes I do think people worry too much - But I think I did the same as a novice!

PB: I think even Aliens can join A the Socalled Royal rose Socities - espepcially now that you just lost one of your own royalties - The King of Pop.