Idaho Rose Society ROSE CARE Shopping for Roses

IF YOU SHOP WISELY FOR ROSE PLANTS, YOU’LL BE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL ROSE GARDEN. STRONG, HEALTHY, TOP-GRADE PLANTS MAKE THE FASTEST START. VARIETIES WELL SUITED TO YOUR CLIMATE WILL HELP ENSURE AN EASY-CARE GARDEN FOR YEARS TO COME.

MAIL-ORDER CATALOGS OFFER THE WIDEST CHOICE OF ROSES; THEY ARE PRACTICALLY THE ONLY WAY TO SHOP IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LESSER-KNOWN ROSES. YOU’LL ALSO FIND ROSES FOR SALE IN LOCAL NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTERS, IN HOME IMPROVEMENT AND HARDWARE STORES, EVEN SOME SUPERMARKETS. GOOD MAIL ORDER SUPPLIERS’ REPUTATIONS ARE BASED ON PROVIDING QUALITY PLANTS AND SERVICE. A GOOD LOCAL NURSERY OR GARDEN CENTER USUALLY STOCKS ROSES THAT DO ESPECIALLY WELL IN YOUR AREA. YOU CAN START YOUR ROSE GARDEN WITH BARE-ROOT PLANTS OR PLANTS GROWN IN CONTAINERS. BARE-ROOT IS USUALLY THE CHOICE OF EXPERIENCED ROSE GROWERS, BUT IT’S REALLY A MATTER OF WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR YOU. THE ARRIVAL SHOULD ROUGHLY COINCIDE WITH YOUR EARLIEST PLANTING TIME.

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Idaho Rose Society ROSE CARE Rose Growing in a Year

JANUARY - CATALOG TIME IS PLANTING TIME. CHOOSE NEW ROSE PLANTS AND PLACE ORDERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ROSE BUSHES SHOULD BE WHOLLY DORMANT AND THE GROUND SHOULD BE FROZEN NOW. WINTER PROTECTION PREVENTS REPEATED THAWING AND FREEZING WITH RESULTANT HEAVING OF THE SOIL AND EXPOSURE OF THE BUD UNION TO THE ELEMENTS. CHECK SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS; DEEP WATER IF IT HAS BEEN A SNOWLESS WINTER.

FEBRUARY - STUDY ROSE LITERATURE AND CONTINUE LANDSCAPE PLANNING. IF DRAINAGE IS A PROBLEM, CONSIDER FITTING RAISED BEDS INTO YOUR PLANS. ROSES NEED SUN FOR AT LEAST HALF A DAY AND CAN USE FULL SUN. MORNING SUN WITH AFTERNOON SHADE IS PREFERABLE. DO NOT PLANT ROSES NEAR LARGE TREES OR HEDGES. REMEMBER TO UPDATE ROSE BED MAPS WITH NAMES OF NEWLY PLANTED BUSHES. CONTINUE TO DEEP WATER IF NEEDED.

MARCH - WHEN SOIL IS WORKABLE, AFTER SOAKING BUSHED FOR 24 HOURS, BAREROOT ROSES CAN BE PLANTED. ROSES MAY ALSO BE TRANSPLANTED WITHOUT SHOCK NOW. VISIT LOCAL GARDEN CENTERS AND SELECT ANY TOOLS NEEDED, ESPECIALLY PRUNING SHEARS. STOCK UP AND PLACE DATE OF PURCHASE ON CONTAINERS OF INSECTICIDE, MITICIDE, FUNGICIDE AND FERTILIZER SO AS TO BE READY FOR THE SEASON. PRUNE ROSES WHEN FORSYTHIA BLOOMS IN YOUR AREA, USUALLY THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH OR FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.

APRIL - PRIME BAREROOT ROSE PLANTING TIME CONTINUES. MOUND UP SOIL AROUND NEWLY PLANTED ROSE BUSHES TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION. AFTER TWO WEEKS, WASH SOIL AWAY GENTLY A LITTLE AT A TIME, TO PERMIT NEW GROWTH TO BECOME ACCLIMATED. REMOVE OLD LEAVES, TRASH AND OTHER DEBRIS. WHEN PRUNING ALWAYS SEAL CANES WITH CANE SEALER, WOOD GLUE, OR FINGER NAIL POLISH TO PREVENT CANE BORER DAMAGE. DEEP WATER ROSES AS NEEDED.

MAY - WATCH FOR APHID INFESTATION! IF ONLY A FEW ARE SEEN, TRY SQUISHING THEM OFF BY HAND OR KNOCKING THEM OFF WITH A STRONG SPRAYS OF WATER. IF TOO MANY APPEAR FOR THIS, USE AN INSECTICIDE SPRAY. IT IS BEST TO WATER ROSE BEDS PRIOR TO SPRAYING AND AVOID SPRAYING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO FOLIAGE. IN COOL, DAMP SPRINGS, SPRAYING FOR FUNGUS DISEASES CAN BEGIN AS SOON AS LEAVES ARE OUT. ORGANIC FERTIZERS CAN BE APPLIED TO ESTABLISH BUSHES (NOT NEWLY PLANTED ONES) MONTHLY STARTING ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. WATER DEEPLY, BEFORE AND AFTER APPLYING FERTILIZER.

JUNE - CONTINUE WATCHING FOR APHIDS, THIRPS, AND SPIDER MITES. BEGIN DEEP WATERING ONCE A WEEK. FERTILIZE FOR THE SECOND TIME. DISBUD HYBRID TEAS FOR ROSE SHOWS. CUT SPENT BLOOMS PROPERLY TO PROMOTE CONTINUED FLOWERING. WHENEVER ROSES ARE CUT, APPLY CANE SEALER TO THE CUT END OF THE CANE. BEGIN REGULAR PREVENTATIVE SPRAYING ACCORDING TO DORECTIONS FOR POWDERY MILDEW, BLACKSPOT, ANTHRACNOSE, AND RUST.

JULY - CONTINUE DEEP WATERING SCHEDULE (ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SPRAYING). KEEP UP MONTHLY FERTILIZING. CUT SPENT BLOOMS AND SEAL CANES. OFTEN SPRATING FOR DISEASE IS NOT NEEDED DURING THE HEAT OF SUMMER. DO NOT SPRAY WHEN TEMPERTURES ARE OVER 85 DEGREES. APPLY ADDITIONAL MUCLH AROUND BUSHES SEVERAL INCHES DEEP TO CONSERVW WATER AND KEEP THE SOIL COOLER.

AUGUST - POWDERY MILDEW MAY BEGIN TO REAPPEAR IN THE LAST HALF OF THE MONTH. FERTILIZE FOR THE LAST TIME THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST. DO NOT ENCOURAGE NEW GROWTH, AS THEY MAY NOT HARDEN OFF BEFORE ANY EARLY DAMAGING FROST. TAKE CUTTINGS TO START NEW PLANTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

SEPTEMBER - WHEN REMOVING SPENT BLOOMS; CUT IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE BLOOM SO AS NOT TO STIMULATE SUCCULANT GROWTH WHICH WOULD BE INJURED SEVERLY BY FREEZES. STOP DEADHEADING BY THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. THIS WILL SEND A SIGNAL TO THE ROSE TO START TO GO DORMANT.

OCTOBER - REDUCE WATERING SO PLANTS CAN BEGIN THEIR HARDENING OFF PROCESS IN PREPARARION FOR DORMACY, BUT DEEP WATER PRIOR TO PREDICTED HARD FREEZES TO LESSEN DAMAGE TO ROOTS WHICH WOULD OCCUR IN DRY SOIL. ALLOW ROSE HIPS TO FORM.TAKE TIME TO PLAN AND PREPARE NEW ROSE BEDS. SPADE OR ROTORTILL DEEPLY, MIXING IN ORGANIC MATERIALS AND LET LAY ROUGH OVER DORMANT SEASON.

NOVEMBER - WATER ONLY IF THE GROUND APPEARS DRY BUT WATER THROUGHOUT THE WINTER AS TEMPERTURES ALLOW. CUT CANES BACK TO TWO FEET TALL AND TIE TOGETHER IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT BREAKAGE BY HIGH WINDS OR HEAVY SNOWS. DO NOT CUT OLD GARDEN ROSES AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE GROUND FREEZES, APPLY WINTER PROTECTION.

DECEMBER - APPLY DORMANT SPRAY TO SANITIZE BUSHES AND GARDEN AREA. NOW THAT MOST GARDENING ACTION AHS SLOWED TO VIRTUAL STOP, IT IS TIME TO SHARPEN AND OIL PRUNING TOOLS, CLEAN SPRAY EQUIPMENT AND STORE IT IN A DRY PLACE FOR THE WINTER. CONTINUE TO CHECK SOIL MOISTURE AND WINTER PROTECTION.

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Idaho Rose Society ROSE CARE Best Roses for the Treasure Valley

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Idaho Rose Society ROSE CARE CLASSES OF ROSES

Alba These elegant plants thrive even under difficult cultural conditions, producing gorgeous bouquets with rich perfume. Alba roses are spring bloomers. Bourbon "The Victorian Rose" — large flowers with intoxicating fragrance, all through the season! Buck Rose These cold-hardy shrub roses have big flowers, most have good fragrance and all are easy-to-grow. Developed at Iowa State University. Limited quantities available. Centifolia "The Cabbage Roses" — blossoms are distinctive cabbage shape, very globular. Chinensis The original "Everblooming Rose." Most all chinensis roses can be traced back to Fa Tee Nursery in Canton, China, early 1800's. Climbing Roses From the classic tea rose to the charming country garden blossom, a climber will add grace & nostalgia to any garden. Use on walls & fences, pillar & post, trellis or entranceway. An added bonus is that they require very little pruning. All are repeat bloomers unless noted. Damask This ancient class of roses dates from biblical time. Lots of fragrance—non-recurrent bloom. David Austin's English Roses New and exciting hybrids of Old Garden & modern bush combine nostalgia with fragrance and repeat bloom. Taller plants make great climbers or pillars. Hardy in zones 5-9. Floribundas Ideal for borders or containers, Floribundas will provide an almost constant show of color, since they bloom more freely than teas and Grandifloras. They are also lower growing. Hardy in zones 4-9 (with proper protection in colder climates). Gallica The Greeks grew these fragrant, nice compact roses. Gallica's are noted as the "striped rose." Most are non-recurrent, but tolerate shade. Grandifloras Grandifloras are tall elegant plants that bloom repeatedly during the season, and generally feature clustered blossoms with stems which are slightly shorter than those of hybrid teas. Hardy in zones 4-9. Guillot Generosa Roses The Arena Rose Company of Paso Robles is exclusively introducing these new "Generosa" Roses from the Guillot (GEE-oh) family of Lyon, France. This famous rose family has introduced such roses as La France, Gloire Lyonnaise, Irene Watts, and many, many more over the past 150 years. Hybrid Foetida These roses are the origin of the modern yellow rose. They are appreciated for their growth habit, not their fragrance, which is rather unusual! Hybrid Moyessii Large spreading plants serve as excellent background shrubs, and they are very winter hardy! Hybrid Musk Hybridized by an English clergyman, Joseph Pemberton... whose first roses in 1913 were 'Moonlight' and 'Danae' Flowers all season, even in the shade! Hybrid Perpetual Add style and grace to your garden with these easy-care upright growers. All are recurrent. Hybrid Rugosa Tough but beautiful shrubs, with showy red hips in fall and winter! Hybrid Spinosissoma The "Scotch Roses " are trouble-free, and will bloom early in the season. Hybrid Teas Hybrid Teas are tall, elegant plants producing the classic long-stem rose. They produce individual blossoms and flower repeatedly during the season. Hardy in zones 4-9. Landscape Roses These roses are selected from a variety of classes, based on their ease of care. They are disease-resistant, require little pruning, grow quickly to fill a space, and provide a long seasonal show of color. (Renaissance Roses are new shrub roses from Denmark.) Miniature Roses Perfection on this scale can't fail to captivate! Minis are great in containers, make lovely borders, and solve the space problem for the rose enthusiast with a small yard or balcony! Hardy in zones 5-9 (with proper winter protection.) Miniature Tree Roses This 18" trunk topped with tiny blossoms is perfect for a pot, patio, deck or balcony. Just add a bow to make a special gift for any occasion! Hardy in zones 5-10. Moss Mostly from Victorian England, these are Centifolias and damasks with highly scented mossy sepals. Many are non-recurrent. Hardy in zones 4-9. Noisette These deliciously scented ramblers were the first roses to be bred in America. Most are great climbers. Almost all are recurrent. Polyantha A perfect, easy-to-grow selection for pot, border, or small garden. Masses of flowers! Portland These roses, most of which are a subset of the Damask group, are distinguished by having foliage right at the base of the blossoms. Species Species roses will add a grand touch to any landscape. A must for the old-fashioned rose enthusiast. Non-recurrent. Great rose in "deer infested" areas. Standard Tree Roses The standard tree rose has a 36" trunk and full-sized flowers. They are very elegant lining a walkway or as a feature amongst other plantings. We offer over 100 varieties this year! Hardy in zones 4-9. Tea These ancestors of modern teas originated in China. Notice the delicate form and colors to the flowers.