My Prince

[aimeekitty]

This is one of the English roses I bought, "The Prince".
another photo
I'm going to cut the bloom off today before planting (assuming I can figure out how to plant them? Feeling a little intimidated right now...!)

Also Madame Alfred Carriere and Felicia (HM) came! I'm a little worried about these spots on the leaves though, should I be? NEWBIE GARDENER!

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[taperkat.livejournal.com]

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1163.html

IF it's anything it's black spot. It looks pretty normal though to be honest. Our knockout roses at the Nursery gets spots like those, especially when they've just come in. If it's just on a few leaves, then just prune back those leaves and destroy them. That shouldn't hurt the plant any.

You are planting with bone meal/fertilizer, compost, and mulching over the top right? <3

side: Did you order all your plants online? If you did, that's fascinating; i would never purchase a plant before I could see it and inspect it myself!

[poisonedwriter.livejournal.com]

Those spots look like Black Spot - a treatable fungus that's a pain in the butt and contagious to your other roses. Go ahead and take care of it now before everything gets complicated.

[etherealtb.livejournal.com]

Oy, vey! You're really stretching my memory banks, but I *think* it is white spots you have to worry about, I think brown sport are pretty normal in all plants. But PLEASE don't take my word for it and double check with the company you bought them from or your local nursery. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to answer any questions, as they want you to be successful so you will buy more plants! LOL.

That said, the flower looks FAB and (at least in that picture) looks like it matches your nail polish! :)

[etherealtb.livejournal.com]

P.S.
Looking at the pic again, are there little wholes in the leaves? I can't really tell from the pic. I ask, because there are little bugs (who's name I can't remember) that like to eat rose leaves and you might have to get some bug killer to ward them off.

Regarding planting them, my dad would always plant his roses in the ground *with* the black holding container, but would cut out the bottom of the container so the roots could spread out and grow. His theory being to disturb the rosebush as little as possible and to make the transition the least stressful for the bush. Again, that might not be appropriate for these old-fashioned bushes (although I planted the one I had that way) so check with who you bought them from.

[beesandbrews.livejournal.com]

Prince is indeed a pretty rose. I had one in Oregon. Lovely.

[sakurae.livejournal.com]

Those are so pretty :D My parents have a few bushes in their backyard but I've never known exactly what they are except they're pretty hardy.