It took 90-degree temps for my Savannah to wake up. I wonder if it is the night temperatures rather than the day temps or if it is something entirely different. All my other roses broke dormancy two months ago. Well, in truth, Savannah did put out a few tiny leaves, then didn't budge until a week ago.

Savannah is definitely taking her time waking up one of the very last to put on buds.

That being said she's got gorgeous foliage so healthy looking I'm thinking of pulling everything else out and just planting Savannah because she is not a pain in the butt like a few others who shall remain nameless.

I just purchased a 2 gallon Savannah from my local Walmart for $15. Here is a pic of one of the fully opened blooms they are massive and smelled divine I couldn’t pass one up. I’ll post a picture of the plant I got when I get home.

I finally got my Savannah from Hortico...obviously no flowers yet, as it's a bareroot. :)

That looks gorgeous, Christian!!! :) I can't wait to smell mine!! Eeeee!!

Carol

Here’s a full bush shot of the Savannah I chose. They were all large healthy plants.

Now I just have to find her a spot in the garden. :)

What a great rose she is.

Wow, Christian, that's a nice healthy rose bush!! Nicer than any I've gotten here. Good job!

Carol

That's pretty amazing that that came from Walmart that is a great looking rose. Last year I got a Fiji from Walmart who knew that they sold Kordes roses at Walmart .

I got one Saturday from local nursery. Can’t wait to enjoy the blooms and bush. I planted it beside Heritage, hope it looks good there.

I just planted my Savannah bare root! Can't wait for it to grow!!

Carol

Christian - I could have got a Summer Romance rose at Canadian Tire, but it said that it smelled of apples...and I hate that fragrance. :) But looking at your blooms...I'm very much impressed!! Gorgeous blooms! And I look at all the bushes that way too!!

Wow Christian, that is amazing!

I went over to Walmart today needed a few more million solar lights lol and I needed a doorbell for our nice new paint job so I was looking at the roses of course the usual knockouts and a bunch of things from star and I didn't see anything from Kordes I don't think

But, I may go grab a Bolero. The one that I got from Regans is really taking its time leafing out

The other 4 that I got all look ready to set buds but the bolero is just putzing along maybe I'll go get another one. I have bet I can find a place for it.

Wow Christian, that is amazing!

I went over to Walmart today needed a few more million solar lights lol and I needed a doorbell for our nice new paint job so I was looking at the roses of course the usual knockouts and a bunch of things from star and I didn't see anything from Kordes I don't think

But, I may go grab a Bolero. The one that I got from Regans is really taking its time leafing out

The other 4 that I got all look ready to set buds but the bolero is just putzing along maybe I'll go get another one. I have bet I can find a place for it.

Seattle area Home Depot stores appear to be carrying Savannah this year. I got two for $12.98 each. Pots were 1.5 gallon. The plants were a nice sized. I didn't see a graft, so they're probably own root.

Was your Savannah rose rosesnfriends being sold by Star Roses when you bought it from Home Depot?

Christian, how did the blooms do in a vase? Good vase life?

Christian- wow!! Stunning. You are so lucky!! Our Walmarts/Lowes/HD don't ever offer anything you'd want to buy. The best I ever found at Lowes one year, and one year only, was Bolero. Does she smell as scrumptious as she looks? I have 2, one own root which suffered severe cane dieback this winter and a new purchase grafted from Palatine. Hopefully one will flower for me.

sharon

Don’t be discouraged over the severe canes winter damage. I had the same thing happen to my roses & they are now leafed out & forming buds.

thanks Jazzmom- She is growing so that's good. No buds yet but hoping to see some soon. I generally don't see any rose blooms until end of June, early July so fingers crossed I'll see some roses once summer hits. I do have tiny buds on DA Queen of Sweden and Windermere plus tiny buds on Zaide and Earth Angel so I'll be seeing some flowers :-)

sharon

I had moved my Earth Angel when it was dormant in late April. It was the only rose with minimal winter damage. Any leaves it had on it, started to drop. It is now adjusted to its new home & leafing out properly.

My poor Earth angel looks terrible I. I guess I didn't water it enough . I thought I did but the inside was all crispy the outside everything was limp. We got a huge rainstorm last night and it looks better today . I also gave it some B 1 yesterday and some kelp hopefully that will get it going.

rosesnfriends.. our home depot surely has savannah and a lot of other nice roses...cant pass savannah ..will get it!! it smelled aaahhhhh

Krisitine- B 1? I never heard of using this and that it helps with transplanting shock. I'm so glad that you mentioned this. I learn so much from all the knowledgeable rose growers in this forum. Do you just use when transplanting a rose or throughout the summer? I've been lucky it's been very cool here so the roses aren't suffering much by way of transplant shock but my Anne Henderson from Palatine is really struggling with crispy leaves. I wonder if that would help.

sharon

Sharon, I had an old Rosarian friend who gree several hundred Rose's and he always B 1 when fertilizing. I had forgotten all about that until we moved to this house and in the shed was a bottle of B 1. I figured it was worth a try.

He had quite a stew of Ingredients.

I don't remember it all but it included Super Thrive which he swore by.

Krisitine- I have super thrive and also have Pro-tekt which is supposed to help with transplant shock as it's an anti-desiccant. I sprayed the leaves and drenched the soil. I'll see if I can locate my super thrive too. Hopefully this will help. She seems to be recovering, having a few new leaves emerging. Fortunately this is the only rose out of the dozens I transplanted that is struggling. Because it has been cool here my roses aren't suffering from the amount of transplant shock that has occurred in past years. One plus of this rather cool spring.

sharon

Yay, Savannah, finally

Oh my goodness!!!!! So many flowers/buds!! And the first picture is swoon-worthy!! Ohhhh!!! I hope my bare root Savannah eventually looks like yours...even half as good would be good enough. :)

Carol

Man, I hope mine looks like that someday! Gorgeous! Kristine, either she loves you or she knows that you love her. Blooms like that can only come from love. :)

Thank you but I can take no credit. I think this is just a great rose in zone 8

@Kristine LeGault 8a pnw do the flowers last well in the heat? I am planning to have 10 Savannah in front of my west facing house. Thanks!

Savannah is a very tall upright bush. it can get over 6ft tall in one season’s growth. it will make a great hedge.

I agree with Karen that it gets large and would make for a lovely hedge

Thanks Karen and Kristine. Does the color fade under the afternoon sun?

Here in Cincinnati it holds its color well. Rosie, Where in 6a do you live? You can also add that information to your name as it's very useful. Zone 6a covers a wide variety of Habitats.😉

I am in Boston. Thanks for the advice. I will add that to my name. I am asking about the color fading because I plan to have them facing west so they will only get afternoon sun.

Savannah is a good bloomer for me but its flowers flatten really fast in hot weather which make them not too attractive. Maybe you should try one bush first and see if you like it enough to plant 10 of them.

Moses is the one who first alerted me that sellers on HD can have good deals on mail-order roses.

This offering just appeared on their site w/i the last few days - it's a two-fer.

Unfortunately, I don’t have room for one, much less 2.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/BLOOMABLES-Bareroot-Scentables-Sunbelt-Savannah-Hybrid-Tea-Rose-Bush-with-Pink-Flowers-2-Pack-HD1414/324547914

I am stil here, sadly, Savannah is not She became a behemoth with less and less bloom production

I have a friend with Savannah - love the blooms but it is an extremely tall rose. I just bought one, still deciding on a place for it. Can it be pruned and kept to a smaller size and will it still bloom well?

Judith

Yes, Beverly is tall and bushy with lots of blooms. I call her a ”bully” in my garden cause she takes up so much space.

My Savannah was a giant of a rose, tall and wide. Honestly, the older I get, the smaller and more manageable I want my roses. I tried wacking Savannah back but she wanted to be a big girl. Multi flora seems to get really big for me

Oops, I posted about Beverly. I’ve had 2 Savannah’s in the past and they weren’t great performers.

I live in hot zone 9b. I have 2 Savannahs that are in all day sun (from sunrise to sunset). They thrive in the heat! And I keep my bushes short. I don’t like V shaped rose bushes, so I trim them back to a shorter shrub style. I ordered mine from Heirloom Roses.

Savannah is definitely a big rose! She does very well for me and helps screen out my neighbor's yard. She was one of the 1st roses I planted here. I have the same experience as @Kristine LeGault 8a pnw, in that roses grafted n multiflora grow very large! Savannah grows over 7 ft every year. I found a good size bird's nest while pruning her last week.

It's a good thing I love her because it'd be quite a chore to remove her!

@Andrea zone 9b

Does Savannah repeat well for you, your newish NorCal neighbor (that’s me!) would like to know. That was my problem with her in Texas, a good spring flush then a monster stingy thug the rest of the year,

Ben, Savannah blooms from spring to fall for me in zone 9b. My 2 bushes get all day sun (from sunrise to sunset). Mine are more

Mine are more peachy colored than pink, but that’s ok. They also make great cut flowers.

Markay - beautiful Savannah bush!! What a statement piece!!

When we recently pruned Colette, we found two birds' nests. The finches like to nest in her. And they've pooped on my head to say hello at least once. Diane