What healthy, full plants! Do the flowers start out yellow? How many plants is this, and how old? They make quite a beautiful statement!

Sunny

Good to hear from you Marlorena! (I dont think I see you much on the Perennials forum?)

For sure thanks Sunny. It is hard to believe for me that these 8 specimens were planted around June 2015.

Here is how it looked back then:

Rouge... hi again,.. no not too much on perennials these days... I see that rose does well in zone 8 too... I think I'd buy one if I saw it here... it's nice to have something colourful like that... Canadian bred rose are quite fascinating, there are some really good ones that I see on these forums quite often... I hope you are enjoying your 150th [I hope I've got that right]... and that's obviously not your age..

Thanks for the early bday wishes!

Wow that is gorgeous !!

Very well done. I like seeing the before and after photographs. Your home looks beautiful with this hedge. It's hard to believe this delicate looking rose is hardy to zone 2B.

They just keep getting better Rouge. Your place is gorgeous.

Very nice, I always enjoy a good multicolor. I also like the before and after pics.

Very nice but I have a question: my Campfire rose always seems to get long stems leading to a very untidy look as they stick out all over the place. Yours look like much more rounded shrubs. Do you prune yours way back in the spring? Mine is fairly cane-hardy so I don't prune back much, but then I get the longer stems all over the place.

Thanks!

rosesmi5a

The flowers are supposed to open yellow with pink edges, and then get more pink later. But I find that mine open yellow, pink, or even some whitish and it's always a big mix of colours.

I agree that as you can see for me there is "a big mix of colours".

I do not prune back significantly in the spring...I am more selective. So far I am finding less of the long stragglers this season so maybe it is a maturity issue?

P TW

It is normal for Campfire in the beginning to want to throw canes sideways canes. Mine are not a rounded shrubby shape. Rouge is a bit of an expert gardener or at the very least an exceptional gardener. A great pruning job. I was going to add a photo for you my computer won't let me at the moment.

I for sure am not an expert gardener but i am definitely an enthusiastic one!

That's so pretty!!!! Great job. I love the before and after too!!!

Love these! I have 4 coming from a nursery delivery. How far apart are these planted?

I have one, planted last year. The jury is out on it still. It's a neat rose with the colouring. Just don't know if I love it yet. But your multiple use of it here, is quite stunning! I wish I could be that decisive with one rose. My problem is I want to get one of each of kind & colour! Good to know about the growth habit - I found mine to be an odd shape last year. How have you found the rebloom on it so far?

How have you found the rebloom on it so far?

HalloBlondie, I understand completely about your concern re a "mass planting" (I wouldnt be able to put up with so much rose foliage in a prominent location on our property but CF is a very good rebloomer.

UPDATE:

This is the 3rd season of these roses in our front yard. Until now they have been disease free as advertised but I am having several whose leaves are yellowing and subsequently falling off!! It is so unexpected. These rose have had lots of natural moisture this season and get lots of compost. I am at a loss. (No black spotting just bright and total yellow).

I would love to hear some suggestions to help minimize this problem.

is this happening on lower leaves only? I've seen this happen on several different kinds of plants where you get a thick upper canopy & they shade out the very lower leaves....because they're no longer getting enough sun to function, they shut down & are shed by the plant.

Thanks for the reply wirosarin. It is mostly but not exclusively, the inner lower leaves. This did not happen last season but it is true they are larger plants. It is disconcerting.

Another possibility could be a winter damaged cane that has run out of stored energy. It would also begin to drop leaves it can no longer feed. However you will know if this is happening because the cane will also slowly start to yellow.

These plants are my 'babies' ;) and get regular doses of quality homemade compost mixed with thoroughly rotted sheep and alpaca manure. Plus CF are known to be extra non fussy roses. I have 8 of them right out front and I try now try to avoid looking at them as I walk past...who would have thunk, me trying to ignore some of my (previously) favourite plants!

Rouge, I'm in a different zone, however I see the yellowing leaves too and believe as others have said it's a normal shedding. As long as they ALL don't turn yellow and fall off! lol Just here and there and located lower and inside the bush. Love your before and after photos. Really beautiful.

As long as they ALL don't turn yellow and fall off!

I won't know as I purposely won't look their way for say...2 more weeks ;)!

Did you prune back your CF much this spring? I found mine to look mostly cane hardy. So perhaps these are old canes just dying off now?

It has also been so wet here in southern Ontario I would not be surprised if that is a culprit. I am not seeing this kind of yellowing leaves on my CF though. I am getting a second wave of blooms just days away from starting!

Those are gorgeous! I have a single one planted next to my walkway. One of my favorites :)

The same here. It happenes mostly on my grandiflora roses. They grow very tall and bushy, the sun can't penetrate the lover inside leaves. Your roses are beautiful.

Now starting tomorrow its second flush: