Olafhenny
06-25-2014, 01:50 PM
I either own or take care of about 40 carpet or groundcover roses, quite an interesting
experience. They differ widely in performance in accordance with their colours.
The white ones bloom first and the scarlet ones last, about 2 to 3 weeks later the other
shades follow the white ones in sequence of the darkness of their blossoms. All bloom
until hard frost.
The difference in vigour of growth is even greater. The white ones are again the
meekest, with the scarlet ones the most vigorous, in the same order as they start
blooming.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/14320157338" title="DSC05233 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3885/14320157338_5e6a3e22b0_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC05233"></a>
This photo shows the “scarlet variety”, rated variably 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm) in height. The top blossoms of this one are just over 7’ above
ground and some shoots are reaching even higher.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/14506768325" title="DSC05234 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5585/14506768325_038a2b2e1a_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC05234"></a>
Here is why: The roses (there are actually two of them) are using a flowering prune as
scaffolding to climb up on. Notice the branches sticking out from the top right of the
“rose mountain”
experience. They differ widely in performance in accordance with their colours.
The white ones bloom first and the scarlet ones last, about 2 to 3 weeks later the other
shades follow the white ones in sequence of the darkness of their blossoms. All bloom
until hard frost.
The difference in vigour of growth is even greater. The white ones are again the
meekest, with the scarlet ones the most vigorous, in the same order as they start
blooming.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/14320157338" title="DSC05233 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3885/14320157338_5e6a3e22b0_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC05233"></a>
This photo shows the “scarlet variety”, rated variably 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm) in height. The top blossoms of this one are just over 7’ above
ground and some shoots are reaching even higher.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/14506768325" title="DSC05234 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5585/14506768325_038a2b2e1a_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC05234"></a>
Here is why: The roses (there are actually two of them) are using a flowering prune as
scaffolding to climb up on. Notice the branches sticking out from the top right of the
“rose mountain”