Would this rose benefit from support by a fence or obelisk, or is it self supporting? Also, how much sun does it need? Sun is at a premium in my garden. Would it work in 3-4 hours of direct sun, or does it really need a full 6 to 8 hours? I'm in upstate South Carolina. Thank you!
Wonder of wonders, now the "Arcadia Louisiana Tea" has been in the ground two years, almost all the blooms opened this April. It don't know if that is the result of more maturity of the plant or the 5 days of unseasonal 95℉ heat we had this month.
Good question! I suffer a serious lack of data. I've never seen a Gloire de Dijon whose identity I trust. Of its first generation offspring, I grow a few, some of which couldn't be more different from one another: Elie Beauvilain; Baronne Henriette Snoy; Phyllis Bide, Souv. de Mme Leonie Viennot, and Mme Berard. My Bouquet d'Or is struggling.
The two most unique characteristics of he blooms of this rose are how deep they are and the large size of the receptacle - - more specifically, how wide the mouth.
I'll look at them this weekend at the canes and foliage. I have a bad picture showing the new growth is quite reddish.
