Twisted Peace

13 years ago

Ok. I know I know. You all warned me about pegging!
But this is what I did to my Peace Lcl.
It blackspotted so badly last August that it totally defoliated. It's a very pretty bloom and quite lush but terribly ugly thorny canes blowing in the winter wind.
Somebody's gonna get an eye put out--maybe one of the painters who have crushed all of my wintersown containers.
Anyway, I digress.
For your viewing pleasure: TWISTED PEACE.

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Comments (8)

ilovemyroses
13 years ago
I've somewhat done the same to mine! and it looks no better!! don't know what will happen, but thought i'd give this a try before I cut it down severely. it is in a far back corner so it isn't an eyesore. a body bag i threw in the dirt one late summer.
NewGirlinNorCal
13 years ago
I did this with my Mr. Lincoln and it turned out great from a flower stand point but I'm sure glad it wasn't in the front yard- it didn't look real hot. I can see the shrub from any windows so it didn't matter. I think it takes a whole heck of a lot of space to get a pegged shrub to look nice. Wish I had the space...
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kittymoonbeam
13 years ago
I hope you get a great spring show
harborrose_pnw
13 years ago
Well, you never know until you try. I hope you get a lot of blooms too. Ouch on those wintersown containers. I hope they can be salvaged ...
jerijen
13 years ago
My concern is -- those canes will very likely eventually die back to the highest point.

You can draw canes out HORIZONTALLY, but when you pull them down like that, they die.

I had it happen enough times to make me very sure I would never do that again.

Jeri
ilovemyroses
13 years ago
Noted, Jeri. I'll recalculate!
sherryocala
13 years ago
Roserich, I concur with Jeri - sort of. Duchesse d'Auerstadt basically self-pruned canes that hung downward, but Bow Bells did fine when I looped her canes last year in bigger loops than yours. I guess pegging the canes increased her bloom some since she didn't just bloom at the top, but mainly it brought all those tall canes down into a nicer bush look.

I think a more productive and attractive way for your Peace would be to tie the canes out in a fan shape either on a trellis or individual stakes. Then you won't suffer cane dieback and you'll have more blooms. Assuming the BS doesn't kill her and she just stays naked, I would grow a clematis on her. They're nice and leafy, and as long as you don't get a real huge one (stay in the 6' to 8' range, it shouldn't overpower the rose. If you have other roses close beside her maybe the fanning arrangement can be accomplished behind the other roses. Getting Peace's canes running horizontally or at 45 degrees will be much better, I think. Let Twisted Peace be untwisted.

Sherry

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Poorbutroserich Susan Nashville
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks. I can't fan them out due to current construction. Also, as a once bloomer she'll be moved in the autumn. I will set her free in a couple of months. I will post a blooming photo.
Tried to salvage the containers but I had ID based on master list keyed to location. SO what survives will be mystery seedlings!
Susan