I've had this rose for almost 6 years and she is absolutely gorgeous. She consistently blooms in early spring and has at least 20 to 30 blooms going from late March to early June.
Hi, I just bought an Elmhurst rose in a 4 inch pot. How big does this rose get? thanks
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6 JAN 06 by
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Mine I keep to 6 1/2 feet high or less. I keep the width to 3 1/2 feet. It has lots of bloom - often about 40 blooms on. I can cut some for friends a few times a week and still have lots on the bush.
I finally found an Elmhurst at a local nursery in 2000. I had been looking for one for 4 years. Deb wasn't very thrilled with the photo on the tag. Once Elmhurst bloomed, she was in love. Elmhurst has been a good rose for us. It gets 5 feet tall x 4 feet wide. Foliage is usually thick. Elmhurst has looked lanky a couple years. Both times were when we had temperatures in single digits in May. Elmhurst had a tough time recovering from that and didn't get as thick as I like even by the end of the season. It gives us 2 to 3 dozen blooms per flush and turnaround time is average, about 6 weeks. I rate fragrance as mild but it can be a bit stronger occasionally. Blooms open slowly and look good over a week. Deb gets lots of comments when she takes a bouquet to work. Petals are delicate. If we have high winds, petals will bruise pretty bad.
Elmhurst is not cane hardy and is one of our more tender roses. I mound it every year. Spring growth is early and vigorous. That leads to Elmhurst getting hit hard by late frosts.
Blackspot is not a problem here. Elmhurst didn't take after Granada in fragrance but did seem to inherit the tendency to get powdery mildew. It will get pm very bad if neglected.
