Golden celebration rose
duncan.smith775
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Hi
We were given two Golden Celebration roses, one a shrub and one a climber last summer. They are both in a sunny position and are full of healthy green foliage. Unfortunately we have very few flowers which when they do appear are so heavy they bend the branches almost to the ground and only last for a couple of days. We have grown roses before with great success but are very disappointed with these. Does anyone have any ideas what we are doing wrong.
We were given two Golden Celebration roses, one a shrub and one a climber last summer. They are both in a sunny position and are full of healthy green foliage. Unfortunately we have very few flowers which when they do appear are so heavy they bend the branches almost to the ground and only last for a couple of days. We have grown roses before with great success but are very disappointed with these. Does anyone have any ideas what we are doing wrong.
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David Austin roses do seem to suffer a lot from this problem. Mine took about five years to buck up.
As Joyce says, wait a few years (until the roots have developed) and things will get better.
They really should tell customers to expect this.
By training the long stems to near horizontal along a trellis or wires attached to a fence, you will get bud break along the length of the stems and thus more blooms. The canes will strengthen up over time and be better able to support the big blooms, especially with some support.
So you are not doing anything wrong, as others have said, it usually takes 3 or more years for a David Austin rose to settle down and behave how you would expect it to, but this is definitely one of the more wayward Austins...