Roses that grow capably within containers? I live in the large desert and although roses seem to...
I live in the large desert and although roses seem to resembling our mild climate our "soil" is solid rock. I have reasonably a container garden of lavenders but would like to try my mitt at some roses. Is there a type that does economically in big containers. I use split wine barrels for the most part. And I am interested contained by full size flowers not the miniatures.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Answers: Heh fellow high desert gardener! Surely get the drift the soil problems.
Are you looking for long single flowered stems such as hybrid teas? Oh my.
You can grow floribundas, polyanthas, and maybe some hybrid teas surrounded by pots but they only survive one season previously needing out of container attention. The root systems briskly fill any container, making keeping the plants proberly watered difficult at best. Also you consequently have to verbs about overwintering the containers. With their roots above ground, they are more prone to winter cold. Many container gardeners cluster their potted plants together contained by a mild area, wrap the total cluster in straw bales or other pot insulating substance. The come the new season the roses are unearth, roots pruned, tops cut back and the in one piece thing reset within new potting soil.
I'd as you would expect avoid the climbing hybrid teas which are real monsters. I'd be looking at the floribundas mostly.
Could you form a raised garden lying on your rock pile? Being somewhat creative you can create raised areas (that don't look close to you buried the family elephant surrounded by the yard) from good soil, in good health amended with compost and later plant them up. At least you enjoy soil to work with.
Roses do better within the ground, so as another answer said is a raised bed possible? I am on clay 'soil' and the roses love it!! I hold found that roses do well contained by a pot for a couple of years, then they really call for to be moved on. So you can do it, but I suggest using proper rose planting soil to fill the pot and use a wet agent to make sure the rose doesn't dry up.