Moving Darcy Bussell

8 years ago

Hi all-

Miss Darcy has been in ground for almost 3 years. She had a so-so spring flush then nothing. She hasn’t had much growth all summer and just produced one measly rose. I have a small yard so I’m thinking of moving her to a container since I have some other plants I’d like to try in her spot. I’m very quick to shovel prune if something isn’t working out but I feel bad since she’s a pretty rose and smells delicious. Just not sure the small spring flush is worth her taking up precious real estate.

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Tiffandrew-So.CA/9b

8 years ago

My poor Darcey's have been decimated by chili thrips! They had a lovely spring and beginning of summer but by mid July when the heat set in, they started getting tiny distorted buds and then wrinkly new growth. I had no idea what was happening so I kept pruning and fertilizing and they got worse. I finally realized it was chili thrips after some research and discovered they have arrived in San Diego. The Darceys were hit the worst out of my roses. I'm a no spray person, until I realized they can kill my rose bushes! I found an organic spray capt Jack's dead bug brew. I'm on week 2 of 3 of treatment. Fingers crossed my Darcys will survive this. I'm sorry to hear of your Darcy troubles. Until this she was trouble free and my best bloomer!

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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
8 years ago
I the same issue with my Darcy. Planted last fall and she bloomed like crazy. But, this year hardly anything . Mine seems to be in a great location as far as sun

I am thinking the soil may need to be reworked

I have such high hopes that I have a second one coming. It has grown and the foliage is clean but poor blooms and few of them at that.

I hope we can figure out what is happening with our Darcy's

Let me know how yours does
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dianela7analabama
8 years ago
Sorry to hear about Darcey not doing great. I have mine in morning sun and afternoon shade. This seems to keeps the color darker and they have grown a lot since being planted last fall. Maybe moving her to a morning sun spot will help. I also fertilize her a bit on the heavy side here and it seems to love that. Hope you can keep your Darcey and they start performing as they should.

darcey here with black spot from me not spraying this year.
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
8 years ago
dianela, your Darcy is huge and lots of blooms . It looks
dianela7analabama
8 years ago
Kristine I fertilized mine heavily with liquid fertilizer and also added cow manure. I don’t know if you have tried this yet on yours, but it might work.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
8 years ago
I have been fertilizing regularly, with either fish emulsion, kelp, Alaska Bloom. I just affed manure and alfalfa meal.

I dug a hole in the same bed for another Darcy that is on its way. I noticed a ton of rocks. I may need to dig her up and fix the soil.
lkayetwvz5
8 years ago
Well this was not what I wanted to read! I have certain roses written down and when everyone puts out a cheer for it I make a check mark next to it. Darcy Bussell has the greatest number of check marks and is on my order list! What happened?
dianela7analabama
8 years ago
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Hello Ikayetwvz5,

I am not very experienced so I’ll defer to whatever others like Kristine think on this issue, but I think this can happen with any rose. Some times even the best roses just act weird and don’t perform like they should. So many factors from light exposure to soil to just a bad plant maybe? I think overal if you like a rose and enough people in your zone can grow it well, you should give it a try and see what happens. I wouldn’t let this deter you from getting Darcey.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
8 years ago
I would absolutely still get Darcy. She gets great reviews. I even ordered a second one. I think my soil is the issue because several plants died in that same bed.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
8 years ago

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