Teasing Georgia - How Do I?

18 years ago

Calling all experts - I have Teasing Georgia, a little over a year old but already outgrown its 6ft trellis.

I have tried twining the branches over the trellis but it has a tendency to grow up into the sky! Do I still try to tie these limbs to the trellis? If I prune them, will I be destroying potential blooms?

This rose, is beautiful but huge! I'd be grateful for advice as to pruning

Jeanne

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buford

18 years ago

Yes 6 feet is not going to cut it... I have mine on a 7 ft Monet umbrella trellis and it spills over easily. Last spring I did prune out some old canes down to the base and one as 18 feet long!

Try to keep the bush to the main canes. Tie those to the trellis. The new growth will be from 'laterals' coming from the main canes. Once these bloom, trim them back to the first or second leaf set from the main cane. That's the only way to keep her in check. I find that TG blooms in flushes and not a lot during hot weather, so you should only have to do this 2-3 times a year.

I wouldn't be afraid of cutting her a lot. She likes it and will put out new growth easily. But do time the pruning and cutting back to after she blooms, so you can maximize the amout of flowers you get.

Here's a pic of mine on the umbrella trellis:

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Noni Morrison
18 years ago
Mine grows long branches with clusters of beautiful blooms at the tips. I think you might want to relocate this rose or find a bigger support for it. Mine covers a wire fence for a large area...totally gorgeous! I love this rose! It is seldom without bloom over the summer with 2 huge flushes at least. THey also make decent cut flowers if picked just as the buds are opening.
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rosarama
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks to you both. Liza - relocation is not an option - I'd have to cut about 6 bags of growth in order to do that,
Buford, I will try to follow your advice. Yours is a really beautiful plant - my trellis looks exactly like yours - ireally don't recall if it's 6 or 7 ft.
When I lean to post pictures, I'll post a picture of mine. It has bloomed all summer but never a lot at any one time - but it is never out of bloom.
Thanks again, BTW, I think we share a birthday -9/9 - belated Happy Birthday.
Jeanne
buford
18 years ago
rosa, it took me a few years to realize that TG was not going to behave. I knew nothing about roses and didn't know that Austins get much larger here than in many zones. So the first year she was just a bush, then next year a full bush then the next year, I put her on a little trellis, then a small obelisk then I finally got the umbrella trellis. It's kind of like having long hair and putting it up in a bun. Just looks neater and feels better.
cindyabs
18 years ago
My Teasing Georgia is currently in a pot awaiting a new rosebed. She is 18 months old-got her from a band and she like the other roses were in a failure to thrive locale, so they are all being moved. Anyway, her canes are about a foot long, EXCEPT for one that is about 3 feet long!! What should I do with that one cane-cut it back?
buford
18 years ago
If it makes it easier to move her, you can cut it back. She will put on lots of new long canes next year.
rosarama
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks, Buford, the analogy of the bun is very helpful. I just finished spraying her but did not prune since she has so many buds. Hope I'll be able to post pictures (when my daughter visits and shows me how )
Altho' she's just over a 18 months old she is as big as yours.