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'Morden Centennial' rose Reviews & Comments
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I really don't get the description of this rose being very disease resistant. I have mine planted in a no-spray section of my garden. It is very winter hardy, so in Spring there is alot of live wood. The Spring bloom is usually spectacular. But after that it is all down hill. It is now early August and is totally defoliated from blackspot. I would shovel-prune it, but every Spring it redeems itself.
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In the NOTES section of the rose page, you will find that this rose tested very well for disease resistance in the Montreal Botanical Garden.
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And the Montreal Botanical Garden continues to recommend this rose as resistant to blackspot, powdery mildew, and rust:
http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/info_verte/roses/cultivars.htm
I have read before that there are several strains of blackspot fungus. If so then it's possible that the one the gardener in Connecticut is dealing with is different than the one found in Montreal.
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If I recall correctly, one major race of North American black spot is commonly not found in Canada. Perhaps the west coast of British Columbia is an exception, but I imagine it has to do with the cold or the freeze dry effect of the winter winds.
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9 JUN 08 by
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We've had Morden Centennial roses for about 15 years now, and are quite pleased with them. We purchaed 15 plants for our lake cabin in far northern Minnesota (about 60 miles south of International Falls). Our cabin is officially in zone 3, but winter temperatures have been recorded as low as -50 F, so it's a pretty extreme climate. The plants survived, but didn't really thrive, for about 6 or 7 winters.
Eventually, we realized that the climate was just a bit too harsh for these roses, so about 8 years ago, we dug up 10 survivors, and brought them south with us to our home in Minneapolis, MN (zone 4). All 10 of the plants that we moved have done well, and present a beautiful display when they are in bloom.
The plants are in our boulevard garden, (the 6' wide space between sidewalk and street in our front yard), so they endure a large dose of sand and salt in wintertime.
I'm posting this comment in early June, following a cold, wet spring, and the roses are just starting to bud out. I'm looking forward to a month of glorious pink blossoms that will greet me each morning and evening when I head out the door to walk the dogs.
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It's a beautiful rose, but mine gets blackspot and does not want to repeat.
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3 JUN 07 by
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Jun 2007 this rose is available at SummerWinds Nursery in Mtn. View, CA for $30. i could not detect any scentt, however the cascading canes/branches would like very nice in a hanging basket! The roses were a deep pink that have a yellow 'eye' that is visiible at its blooming end. Very nice looking plant that has many buds!
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