It is small but a most glorious color

It is one of my favorite color

Do you have a full bush shot of your Fiji rose Kristine??? (It does not have to have blooms on it...) Is yours ownroot? Thanks!

Anybody that has a own root Fiji please share your experience with it... Thanks!

My first Fiji has done extremely well for me. It is about 4 feet high right now, healthy and flowers continuously. My Fiji number two.was born with failure to thrive syndrome. It’s 17 inches tall right now the same as last year. Very seldom blooms but is healthy. They sit right next to each other so go figure.

Then there is Fiji number 3 from Regans that came with crown gall. Sad as all of the roses soaked in the same bucket of water. The advice was to reseal the other roses in bleach water and that they should be fine.

Then for the galled Fiji I was asked if the gall was intact. Yes it was. I told to remove the gall soak in bleach water for 3 days to a week then plant.

So I’m happy to say that I’m pretty much done. I will likely get a few more from Northland. I’d also enjoy a few more of the Canadian roses If I can fined them.

I have some spectacular roses and a few crappy ones. It's getting to scary out there. The more money that some folks try to make it seems to many short cuts are being taken.`

I agree Patty!

Thanks for sharing your experience with Fiji...I'll report on our Fiji's at a later date...

My 2nd year Fiji is 55" at its' tallest point, I just measured it. It's very healthy, the blooms last a very long time, I cannot detect much scent & I Ioathe the colour! I prefer bluey pinks & reds, mine has a yellow undertone, it looks almost coral. It's like a beacon in my garden. I will probably re-home it this Fall.

Thanks for sharing smithdale1z8pnw! Your Fiji is 45" larger than our 1st and 2nd year Fiji's...lol

I also meant to say it's own-root. Most of my roses are own-root and are usually very slow growing, Fiji is the exception. For example my Fimbriata is 8 years old & barely a foot tall, why I tolerate this is baffling.

Fiji is the slowest growing own root I ever planted here so far since I first started growing roses..lol...

I'm glad to hear your Fiji is growing fast though! Awesome!

8 years old and only 1 foot tall...Wow! I'm afraid I'd be calling on the rose reaper..lol

Jim, I am pretty sure mine is grafted. I bought it at Walmart and it was ready 2ft tall. It is about 3 ft tall now. When the sun comes up I will go get a picture.

It had a great spring flush but has been slow to repeat.

This is from June

It isnt much bigger

Your Fiji looks real nice Kristine! I was wondering about the repeat...Yours might be concentrating on growing roots now...Hopefully...

Our oldest Fiji (2) years had a Spring flush but no blooms since...

I love your Fiji, Kristine.

Our one Fiji rose in the ground will bloom for the FIRST time since planted soon... (Planted May of 2017).... Drum roll please...lol... (looks like rose slugs chewed on the bud though...lol..But I'll take it...lol

And its having a growth spurt in our warmer than usual weather we had for the past few days...Finally, finally after a year and 3 months in the ground...lol

YAY

Now that was worth waiting for, congradulations.

Yay Jim . Spectacular !

Mine is putting on new blooms on the back side of the bush where I can't see them

Made a decision to get rid of one Fiji rose... That deed is done!

Just not much happening with own root Fiji roses here...

I'll keep one Fiji rose just to see if it ever amounts to anything here in our climate...

I have a small bed that isn't used much so it is in there... Plum Perfect will be joining it next year...

Jim it is interesting to see how Roses behave in different places. I have one Fiji and it is a very nice healthy plant here own root. It hasn’t bloomed much after its spring flush tho so I am a bit dissappointed. My husband really likes the color so I will give her some more time.

Yea ours are not blooming or growing much.... Please report back in the future on how your Fiji is doing...Thanks dianela7bal ...

One of my Fiji did not overwinter successfully here in zone 8, the other three all had partial die back. This is quite unexpected as we had a mild winter this past year. I moved the remaining three into a 25” pot in Feb and let them recover. Now they are blooming with astonishingly doubled form, packed full with petals, perfectly quartered. I’m surprised as I haven’t seen this character of bloom from any photos or Kordes catalogs.

Any updates regarding winter hardiness and blooms will be appreciated.

So strange... sorry your Fijis are duds. Did you get them from the same place? I have one own root from Heirloom that I got last summer, planted in a huge pot, and it's growing and blooming well. Hot pink with lighter outer petals, no fragrance but otherwise a great rose. Healthy and no winter damage, outside of Atlanta.

I got all three grafted from my local nursery. They came in 2.5 gallon pots. Their foliage stayed bullet proof clean until late September. Then bs a lot and completely defoliated.

our own root fiji and plum perfect died...i did not have much luck with either of those kordes roses here...

I only have one Fiji and I have been watching it for scanty rebloom. Zone7b no die back. Our winter was mild with the low temps maybe in the high teens.

Jim I am so sorry those two roses didn’t make it for you. Where they own root? I really had higher hopes for Kordes’ cold hardiness.

Here is mine on her 2nd year in the ground. I had her in a pot for a year and it didn’t like it. I think it is maybe 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall. My biggest issue has been extremely low re-bloom.

Our Kordes were own root dianela! Kordes should be fine in your zone 7 I would think...

Our two Fiji's had low rebloom and just would not take off and grow...Both gone...

Awww Fiji, what to do. You are another huge Kordes full of foliage, so much foliage that your flowers are hidden within your lush greenery

You are so healthy but I really want to see your beautiful blooms

Do you stay or do you go?

Kristine how old is your Fiji? Mine here has stayed under 5 feet with no pruning needed. It has taken 3 years but this year it has been spectacular. The first blooms in April 15 and still going. Maybe yours needs a bit more time to look fantastic. My Korde’s seems to need more time before blooming well than I like.

Mine is 5 and has been fabulous but the last year it started blooming inside the center of the bush hiding the flowers.

I love the color and it is super healthy .... But?

What u going do Kristine??? I see a but...

I see a shovel in poor old Fijis

I should probably save a space for a Dave Bang rose

Ohhh Kristine😮 that would be very tempting for anyone. Those are such gorgeous roses. I still remember your post on those beauties.

His roses should be ready at K&M this summer. I keep checking but I don't see any yet.

I bought my Figi rose at Walmart on clearance 4 years ago. It is a totally disease resistant, reliable variety. I throw a handful of osmocote on it in the spring. No insecticides, chemicals or sprays Occasional deadheading. It receives overhead watering from sprinkler system. This rose blooms profusely. Minimal winter die back in zone 5 of Colorado. Heart song rose did not survive the winter. Grand Amore dies back to the ground in winter, but does come back and looks decent. No disease or fungal issues on this one either. Figi is by far the most floriferous of the 3. It's a very low maintenance rose right up there with my knockouts. Highly recommended!

@Lollie S zone 5b Thanks for sharing your experience with this rose! I ordered it and THEN read this thread and got discouraged, haha. I am hoping my experience is closer to yours...

My Fiji is amazing

That is great to hear Roses In Clay ..... Awesome and your bloom looks great!

Some roses just do not like it here...lol...