{"id":2963,"date":"2019-09-18T00:08:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T07:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-448\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:53:05","slug":"growing-roses-in-the-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/growing-roses-in-the-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"growing roses in the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I would like more information on <i>Rosa chinensis &#8216;Mutabilis&#8217;<\/i>,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>particularly regarding how it performs in a Seattle garden. I am most<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>concerned about black spot and any other diseases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am currently growing this rose for the first time, and it is blooming<br \/>\nprofusely. I have needed to keep on top of the aphids (hand-squishing),<br \/>\nand there are a few yellowed leaves which drop (and which I have been<br \/>\npicking up and destroying as soon as I see them). Here is what the book<br \/>\nRoses for the Pacific Northwest by Christine Allen (Steller Press, 1999)<br \/>\nhas to say about this rose:<\/p>\n<p><em>Few old roses flower so continuously&#8211;cold weather merely turns the buds<br \/>\na paler hue and, although they don&#8217;t then open, they remain fresh-looking<br \/>\non the bush for weeks. It hates cold wind, but will take a surprising<br \/>\namount of shade, forming an open, leafy shrub with soft red stems and<br \/>\nred-tinged foliage, impervious to disease.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would not go as far as to say it is impervious to disease,<br \/>\nbut my impression is that it is relatively disease-resistant. I am truly<br \/>\nenjoying the look and fragrance of this rose in my garden. Links to additional information:<\/p>\n<p>An article by Valerie Easton in the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.seattletimes.nwsource.com\/archive\/?date=20040324&amp;slug=gardenplanttalk24\">Seattle Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like more information on Rosa chinensis &#8216;Mutabilis&#8217;, particularly regarding how it performs in a Seattle garden. I am most concerned about black spot and any other diseases. &nbsp; I am currently growing this rose for the first time, and it is blooming profusely. I have needed to keep on top of the aphids (hand-squishing), and there are a few yellowed leaves which drop (and which I have been picking up and destroying as soon as I see them)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/growing-roses-in-the-pacific-northwest\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">growing roses in the Pacific Northwest<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[144],"class_list":["post-2963","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-rosa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}