Laguna, does it repeat for you?

2 years ago

I've had Laguna for several years, does a big spring flush and then nothing, maybe a sporadic bloom in August. It throws huge, thorny canes and is in a location that gets sun all day with the warmth of a stone wall behind it and adequate amount of water. No disease, lots of basal breaks and I prune it to a few main branches.

In other words, I am doing everything right and it's apparently thriving but I don't get any decent repeat bloom.

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nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska

2 years ago

MT what is hardy as well as healthy for you depends on your zone and region, which you might consider adding to your name listing so we can help more. In my zone 6a dry Nebraska hot zone, Florentina is unstoppable and very clean with no blackspot ever and good repeat bloom. Some of the others like Mel's Heritage and Annie Laurie McDowell are exquisite roses but intended for further south from me (of course I'm trying them again anyway now that we are officially a gardening zone warmer). Honeymoon is similarly clean and reliable rebloomer in our zone, and Lady Ashe/Dixieland Linda has done well without as much rebloom. Westerland and its sport Autumn Sunset do quite well in my zone though they can get some blackspot.

Some roses with smaller blooms have a more reliable repeat bloom for me, like Lavender Dream or Fruity Petals (hate that name) or Grape Jelly or CanCan. The latter is probably my best rebloomer of the bunch. Cherry Frost is another small bloomed climber that is often available locally.

I've had good consistent rebloom from Lunar Mist and a lot of folks have good rebloom from Colette. I am very impressed in their first years from both Dream Land and Barock that I got from Palatine and both have rebloomed already which is pretty much unheard of in a first year climber for me. Pinata is also a good rebloomer in the bright colors though it doesn't get very big for me. Some of the Austins can repeat but their health varies a lot by where in the country you are - a lot of folks in the East Coast regions have trouble with many Austins.

Cynthia

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Comments (9)

philipatx
2 years ago
I have had Laguna for a year, and have yet to get a single bloom. Having said that, it is a climber, and a Kordes at that! (both Kordes' roses and climbers have a reputation for needing extra time to settle in and start performing, as a general rule) so I am willing to wait before I judge. It is considered to have good rebloom.
dianela7analabama
2 years ago
3rd year laguna today about to rebloom this year. They do take a while to get good rebloom
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
2 years ago
I've had mine 5 yrs. It is own root from J&P. It was supposed to be left at the other house but Noooo hubby grabbed it and put it in the truck at the last minute instead of PJP2 and another rose who was right next to it. So now I still have the evil laughing Laguna who has poor rebloom, wicked thorns, gets blackspot and some kind of leaf crud in the fall when nothing else does.
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
2 years ago
Mine is a champion bloomer in the spring then sporadic rebloom after that. It's as good as some other climbers once established after around 4 years, but not as prolific as - say- Florentina. Still, it's a keeper for me and doesn't blackspot nearly as much as Sultry describes.

Cynthia
M T
2 years ago
Thanks all, so it’s not just me. I might give this the heave-ho as it’s been at least 7 years that it’s been around. It’s very healthy for me even in my area with huge BS pressure.
What’s a good reblooming climber which is healthy? Seems like I don’t have much luck with climbers past the spring flush.
Markay MD-Zone 7B
2 years ago
two that have blooming on and off all summer are Annie Laurie McDowell and Raspberry Cream Twirl. I am in heavy black spot territory and both roses have a bit of black spot, but not enough to bother me or them. Raspberry Cream Twirl us only in it’s second season which makes all the blooms even more impressive.

Raspberry Cream Twirl

I believe Annie Laurie McDowell is in her 4th year.

some people love Quicksilver, but I have it next to Laguna and it blooms less and black spots more.

I’ve also been pleased with Lady Ashe so far. It is still very small, but wants to bloom.
oldworldroses z6aSW OH thanked Markay MD-Zone 7B
oursteelers 8B PNW
2 years ago
It took probably four years but my Laguna has two very good flushes that last a very long time
oldworldroses z6aSW OH thanked oursteelers 8B PNW
dianela7analabama
2 years ago
RaspRaspberry cream twirl has great rebloom and good disease resitance. Mel’s Heritage is a strong rebloomer in my garden with great disease resitance. Florentina and Peach Melba rebloom better than Laguna.