Campanella Peach experience?

2 years ago

I have shared my attempts at rooting florist roses-- so far I've only been successful with Cherry Brandy and an unknown hot pink one.
I saw this today at Safeway and I'm sorely tempted to try Campanella Peach, gorgeous ruffly petals
I see Beth has a picture of hers on helpmefind.
Has anyone else grown it? I'm a little concerned the petals are very thin and might not do well in heat.
Carla in Sac

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Beth Hana

2 years ago

Carla, it was a very easy rose to root. I've had one bloom so far, and it was quite yellow. But the first blooms on the florist roses usually aren't real true. It takes a few bloomings to get them to look like they're supposed to.

I buy most of my florist stems from Safeway. I love that they have the names and the sell by date. It makes it easy to see how fresh they are. I rarely buy ones that have sell by dates less than 2 days away. If they aren't fresh, the leaves will fall off and they won't root easily. Altho I did recently buy a bunch of BARISTA stems that were expiring the next day. I just couldn't believe I had found it there, so I thought why not. Interestingly, I did get about 5 to root! Usually they are too far gone by then. But those were still supple and the leaves were tight.

In the last couple of yrs I've rooted well over 100 different varieties of roses. Sometimes I get only one to root out of the 12 in the bunch. Sometimes it's 5-6. Sometimes all 12. It's a lot of fun. I'm having a blast rooting them. Some tips for rooting them... make sure you tamp whatever soil medium you use very tightly, and when you get the stems put in the soil, make sure they are tamped down tightly again. Loose stems don't root. Leave at least 2 leaves on the stems, and I cut them at about 8" length. The longer cuttings seem to root better and make a nice sized plant faster. And keep them well misted! You should get roots in 3-8 wks depending on the temperature. Mine are in a greenhouse and I had to get a heater to put in there in this extremely cold weather. Right now they're taking 4-6 wks to root. Good luck!!

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rosecanadian
2 years ago
Certainly is beautiful...if you have the room...doesn't hurt to try. :)
BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
2 years ago
Carla

Where are you buying cut roses where they are labeled by variety?
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sautesmom Sacramento
Original Author
2 years ago
Hi Ben

Safeway does, for their Debi Lilly roses. :)

That's how I know it was Cherry Brandy and Free Spirit. (But now I can recognize Free Spirit whenever I see it because it's so unique. It's my favorite!)

The hot pink one I rooted was not labeled so I have no idea what it is.

Carla
sautesmom Sacramento
Original Author
2 years ago
Okay took the plunge, I'm going to try to get it grafted today so cross your fingers for me!

The other cool thing about the labels on Safeway Flowers is they have Sell By dates, so I can keep them for my records!

Carla
User
2 years ago
I have often considered do this for yellow HTs, because so many yellow HTs for the modern garden are not that great, but a problem arises beyond health and constitution issues.

In the greenhouse, they are a specific color and size. Outdoors, this is almost always drastically different. The color is either VERY much lighter or very much muddied. And the bloom size is often much smaller. Only a few roses have crossed the threshold into even southern gardens, such as Raphaela and Hot Princess. This is likely because they have a lot of color chemicals that degrade the least -- pelargonidin, peonin, and color suppression ("white").

I considered growing 'Coffee Break' out, but I know I would end up disappointed.
User
2 years ago
BenT: Most stores in the pNW have their roses labeled. Sometimes not, too.
sautesmom Sacramento
Original Author
2 years ago
Cherry Brandy has turned out to be one of my top performers over 100°, the blooms last forever and the heat doesn't phase them at all. It's a fabulous Rose, and its only drawback is no fragrance.
User
2 years ago
Very nice testing work. What diameter are the mature blooms? Or, I guess, best comparator to known commercial roses. Like, for example, compares to bloom size of 'Love'.
sautesmom Sacramento
Original Author
2 years ago
Oh Beth

I'm so excited you shared your experience with me! You're the superstar in rooting florist roses.

Have you ever gotten my favorite Free Spirit to root? I've tried-- and failed-- like six times.

The last batch, I grafted several of them, and so far they look like they might take! Finally!

Carla
Beth Hana
2 years ago
Yes I have rooted FREE SPIRIT and WILD SPIRIT. Got those at Safeway. But, I also get roses from Trader Joe's. Their roses are not labeled, but some are easy to ID, and they are less expensive than the Safeway ones. TJ's carries a lot of the "garden style" roses, (which FREE SPIRIT is in that category). I have several florist websites that I use to ID those roses. I've rooted ROMANTIC ANTIKE, COTTON X-PRESSION, SUNSET X-PRESSION, CORAL X-PRESSION (I think), MAYRA'S PINK, COUNTRY BLUES, COUNTRY SUN, HEARTS and a bunch others I can't think of right now. I currently have in the greenhouse SWEET 4 LOVE and (I think) MAYRA'S QUEEN. Also still have a couple from Safeway, CABARET and CHRISTA. Safeway hasn't had great selection the last couple months, unfortunately. I check every week when we go grocery shopping. It's my latest obsession...LOL
sautesmom Sacramento
Original Author
2 years ago
My favorite thing about Free Spirit is the fragrance, which smells like honeysuckle, much like Life of the Party.

Do any of the others in your list have great fragrance?