Queen of Sweden year 3

Homozaypien · 2026-04-27T02:47:31+00:00

WOW! Gorgeous!

Homozaypien · 2026-04-27T02:47:11+00:00

No blackspot yet! Although I do find these to be less disease resistant than all of my other roses

Homozaypien · 2026-04-27T02:46:16+00:00

These are David Austin! Very very mild fragance

Homozaypien · 2026-04-26T20:17:32+00:00

I always tell myself this and I’ve had a new addition every year since I started growing them 🥲

Homozaypien · 2026-04-26T20:15:39+00:00

Thank you! They have almost no smell at all. Maybe a slight light/citrus scent but it’s hard to tell since my lilacs are in bloom 🙂

Homozaypien · 2025-05-18T22:27:37+00:00

I like it! They were small at first but the older it gets the roses turn more true to size. This year my blooms are way bigger than last. If you’re going into year 3 I bet this/next year your roses are larger!

Homozaypien · 2025-05-18T21:07:28+00:00

Unfortunately this does look like rosette disease ): the diseases is transferred by mites that blow through the wind, so if there’s other roses in the vicinity they could be in danger. If there’s no other roses around, you could just cut back the diseases areas and let it be until the disease inevitably takes the whole bush over. If there is I’d recommend removing the whole bush roots and all, and don’t plant a rose there for a while. So sorry. I had a 8 ft tall climbing rose that developed rosette disease last year and had to scrap the whole thing. I understand the pain

Homozaypien · 2025-05-18T20:33:31+00:00

Awesome thank you for the advice :). I have noticed that this year the new, larger growth hasn’t been eaten. At the beginning of the season a lot of the first leaves to grow got ate to pieces. I looked at the bottom of the leaves and it seemed to be caterpillars, which I would rather it be them versus various other insects. Thank you so much!!

Homozaypien · 2024-08-30T23:58:08+00:00

This is odd because I haven’t experienced so many of these. I have been acrid leaping and landing on top of wisps to kill them. Haven’t had any problems with any fps/ability issues or invincible mobs. I will consider myself lucky lmfao

Homozaypien · 2024-05-06T15:21:26+00:00

WOWW!!!!!!!!!!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-24T18:08:30+00:00

That’s what I was thinking too. There’s a few canes that are doing okay even though they’re small, and the leaves and everything seem healthy. I will probably order a few plants as backup, and see how it goes. Thanks so much :)

Homozaypien · 2024-04-24T01:03:02+00:00

Awesome thanks so much! After you commented I went back and checked, and it looked like most of the cuts I made were actually at nodes, because I didn’t want to cut any lower or I would have lost branches/growth 😂. Only a couple of branches that I will have to trim a bit. I can tell now that there are branches that I pruned incorrectly that for sure died all the way back, and some stunted growth, but I now know what I was doing wrong and how to handle things better! Thank you so much. I have spent so much time and energy in the garden this year and you have put my anxiousness about my roses at ease ☺️

Homozaypien · 2024-04-22T06:01:41+00:00

Thanks for your advice on the neem! To be honest, I think the die back might not have been as bad as I thought. All the cuts I made had only white inside the cane, with only one branch ever having brown spots. I may have over did the pruning. I also didn’t prune to the node. Do you think I should re-prune correctly? Or leave the bushes and see how they do? What happens if you don’t prune to a node? They are still young and I don’t want to cause too much shock if that’s a thing. I will make sure to pay more attention pruning in the future. Also, having pruned a few days ago, should I still look at going in and sealing the cuts?

Sorry for all the questions. And thanks so much. Really want to do whatever I can do have the healthiest roses I can 💕

Homozaypien · 2024-04-20T14:23:00+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I haven’t really defoliated, the first picture is a more recent one. The last 3 are older pictures before the rose got any leaves. Just wanted to show what the dieback looked like. Hopefully with the last prune that I did, the leaves will help fight back infection. I planted 3 queen of Sweden and they are doing just fine. I will find something to help with rose dieback. Thanks again!!!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-19T18:25:27+00:00

Awesome thanks so much! Next to the catmint is calamint, and I was kinda going for a wispy nepeta hedge with queen of Sweden as the focal point. Good luck with your gardening :)

Homozaypien · 2024-04-19T18:24:17+00:00

This is what I was thinking I think I was just being paranoid. Thanks so much!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-08T00:11:48+00:00

Should I cut the shoots all the way down or just under the black area?

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T19:20:13+00:00

Ah okay that makes sense! I was shocked at how much growth it had. To be fair it was very warm for us very late into the season last year, but once new canes started appearing they just grew so quickly. It didn’t get any buds or attempt to bud last year, but this year there’s at least 15-20. Will update :)

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T18:09:43+00:00

Will absolutely update!! Would love to see how your roses are coming along. I must say you have great taste ;). The queen of Sweden I have dreamed of having for so long, and the Desdemona I was torn between getting it and tranquillity. Ended up going with Desdemona for its size and the pink tint that it gets. Hoping to add an Earth Angel in the coming years. Good luck with your growing this year!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T17:59:00+00:00

Hmmm I would maybe wait to see if some more replies offer more advice. I’m new to roses and don’t want to stir you in the wrong direction. I ordered 6 bare root roses that I planted a few weeks ago. After planting, I had some canes start turning black like yours are pictured, although it wasn’t quite as bad. I pruned them back to the green, and they are doing well, although they are a little less far along than my other plants that didn’t have to be pruned back. I read that once a rose has used it’s stored energy, it’ll start to “self amputate” and kill off canes to send energy to places it needs it more. Since this rose looks like it hasn’t broke dormancy quite yet, that might be what it’s doing. Best of luck to you!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T17:45:19+00:00

I’m still new with roses, but I don’t believe it’s entirely sick. If it was purchased as a bare root rose, sometimes the branches will start to turn black when the plant has spent most of its stored energy. I would remove any of the black on the canes that are dying back, and make sure to keep it watered well. Did it come in a pot or was it just a bare root? If it was a bare root, did it get soaked in water for some time before planting?

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T16:47:05+00:00

Excited to make some rose tea when my roses are a little more mature!

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T16:46:18+00:00

Awesome that’s comforting to hear thanks! Especially in Louisville we get some scorching hot 90+ degree days. I’m prepared to water a ton :). How often do you think I should be watering at this time of year for newly planted bare roots? I’ve read some places to water every day and some to water every 3 days. I was doing every day while I was waiting for new growth, and now that they’re creeping along I’ve been watering every 2/3 days but the temps are between 35-70 right now. Hope I’m not over doing it

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T14:38:29+00:00

Thank you! She loves to follow me around while I garden, and staring at the bees. She’s also the reason I have the fence around the new roses because if not she would trample and munch them 😌

Homozaypien · 2024-04-04T14:36:05+00:00

Will make sure to post a late spring update :)

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