Shade Tolerant plants including roses and rhododendrons sold in Albany County, NY. that are propagated and grown by Azalea House Flowering Shrub Farm with links to pictures, last edited Sunday, February 12, 2006 01:19 PM. Links to similar pages at bottom. Links to similar pages at bottom. Go to My Home page for special instruction on finding the plant you want.
At Azalea House Flowering Shrub Farm we grow flowering shrubs without fungicide in order to show true disease resistance. All of my picture links are available with information on what stage of growth all the plants are at, on my propagation and growing record page. Scroll down, find the plant your interested in, note the number to the left of its name, click on the link directly below the plant description, scroll down to the number. Its very fast, I do it all the time. Click here to go to my home page.
#1) ALBA MAXIMA or THE JACOBITE ROSE , Alba Rose, zone 4-8, 6x6, not-recurrent, spring3, AH-0/0(2004), double, white, ff, A sport of it is The 'White Rose of York' aka alba semi plena. Its odd to me that there is only one descendant of such a fine survivor. prune right after its finished blooming (late June to early July). Alba Roses are very upright and dont sucker as some other old garden roses do. Some of the older growth may be removed on mature specimens (in late June to early July locally) its best to be conservative with this removal as the best flowers apear on second year growth. Plants on their own roots may benefit from occasional hard pruning (locally in late June or early July) but flowers may be lost the following year.<1500
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#147) 'Alba semi plena' or Bonnie Prince Charlie's Rose or La Rose de York or White Rose of York ("Best Rose Guide" Phillips & Rix, 51, zone3(-40f)), ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 74, zones 3-8), (Sunset Book "Roses" White, 101), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 152, zones4-10, DR-0/0), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 32, zone 4), white alba, a sport of Rosa alba maxima, red hips in fall, zones 3 to 9, 6x6, semi-double 3 inch blooms in mid-summer only (flowers on old wood only). Alba Roses are very upright and dont sucker as some other old garden roses do. Some of the older growth may be removed on mature specimens (in late June to early July locally) its best to be conservative with this removal as the best flowers apear on second year growth. Plants on their own roots may benefit from occasional hard pruning (locally in late June or early July) but flowers may be lost the following year.<1600-P
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'Alberic barbier' ( "Best Rose Guide" Phillips & Rix, 150, zone 8(10f)), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 191, zones 4-10, DR-0/0), (Barron's, 44), ("Designing With Roses" Lord, 102, 104), ("Classic Roses" Beales, 42), Hybrid Wichuranna Rambler, light yellow, 15x15, june bloomer (flowers on old wood only), 3" flowers, shade tolerant (has been known to flower with only one hour of sun per day), fragrant, Varieties with no number are plants I dont have any in stock to propagate from, we will order them every year till we have enough. 1900
#2) ALBERTINE , CLIMBER (R.wichuranna x Hybrid tea rose) Rambler Rose, zone5, 20x15, not-recurrent, AH-0/0(2004), ("Climbing Roses of The World" Quest-Ritson, plate 2), ("Designing With Roses" Lord, 23, 68, sh117), ("Classic Roses" Beales, 72, sh:316), prune right after its finished blooming (late June to early July) 1921
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#3) AMERICAN PILLAR , ((Rosa wichurianna x Rosa Setigera) x Hybrid Tea 'Red Letter Day') Rambler Rose, zone5, 25'wide, not-recurrent, June-July/8, pink/white, AH-1/1(1995), STUPENDOUS bloom for 8 weeks in June to July with no repeat, Wichurianna Rambler Rose, the flowers are single carmine pink with a white eye presented in clusters, vigorous prickly canes can strech to 25 feet, The one I planted in the Yonder Farms Garden often puts out twelve feet of growth per year at only three years old (planted 1999). The plants I am growing into 2 gallon pots this year show no mildew or blackspot and are very vigorous producing twice as much growth as New Dawn (6/03). Disease Resistance at Azalea House No Spray Garden since 1995 almost no blackspot (1/) 25% of foliage shows mildew at edges of leaf in late August when its no longer in bloom (/1). VanFleet, 1902
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(114) CELESTIAL or CELESTE Alba Rose, Zones 5-8 (although its probably hardy to zone 3 as many albas are), 6'x4', not-recurrent, AH-0/0(2005), 3 inch pink double fragrant flowers and yellow stamens, Celestial or Celeste ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 88, zones 3-8), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:198), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 154, zones 3-10, 0/0) (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 33, zone 5), 6'X4', shade tolerant, june blooming, fff, never neads pruning unless its to remove broken or dead wood, Ancient Alba. Alba Roses are very upright and dont sucker as some other old garden roses do. Some of the older growth may be removed on mature specimens (in late June to early July locally) its best to be conservative with this removal as the best flowers apear on second year growth. Plants on their own roots may benefit from occasional hard pruning (locally in late June or early July) but flowers may be lost the following year.
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(11.42) CLIMBING ROSES LIST: ALCHYMIST (7.1), ALOHA (7.2), AMERICAN PILLAR (8.2), AWAKENING (9.2), CITY OF YORK (11.4), CONSTANCE SPRY (12.2), DOROTHY PERKINS (12.4), DORTMUND (12.6), DUBLIN BAY (12.7), NEW DAWN (17.4), PARADE (18.2), RED CASCADE (19.3), RHONDA (19.5), ROSARIUM UETERSEN (19.6), WHITE COCKADE (22.4), WILLIAM BAFFIN (23.1), ZEPHERINE DROUHIN (23.3).
(150) FLAME AZALEA
zone5, can grow as large as 12 feet, yellow, orange or red flowers, propagate with root cuttings late winter through may.
Rhododendron calendulaceum
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(139) Great Maidens Blush or Cuisse de Nymphe or Nymph's Thigh or La Virginale or La Seduisante or The Seductress or Incarnata or Maidens Blush ("Best Rose Guide" Phillips & Rix, 53, zone3(-40f)), (Sunset Book "Roses" White, 103), ("500 Popular Roses For American Gardeners" Barron's, 70) (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 34, zone 3-8), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 162, zones 3-10, DR-0/0), Alba rose known since the 1400's with arching branches around 6 feet. double pink flowers that are highly scented, June bloom. Alba Roses are very upright and dont sucker as some other old garden roses do. Some of the older growth may be removed on mature specimens (in late June to early July locally) its best to be conservative with this removal as the best flowers apear on second year growth. Plants on their own roots may benefit from occasional hard pruning (locally in late June or early July) but flowers may be lost the following year. 1500-P
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Kathleen Harrop ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 184, zones 5-10, DR-1/1), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:343), pink double, sport of zepherine drouhin, 10x6, shade tolerant, continuous blooming, Bourbon, Dickson1919. Bourbons are pruned while still dormant at the beginning of the growing season after its several years old. Main shoots are shortened by 1/3 and all others by 2/3. As plants age remove older wood. After flowers fade laterals are cut back by 1/3. 1919-P
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(117) KONIGIN VON DANEMARK or QUEEN OF DENMARK Alba Rose, zones 4-8, AH-0/0(2005), 5x5, not-recurrent, pink intensly fragrant quartered flowers, ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 167, zones 3-10, DR-0/0), ("Beautiful American Rose Gardens" Dorra, 153), (Scanniello, 64), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:201), ("500 Popular Roses For American Gardeners" Barron's, 76) (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 35, zone 4-8), Alba rose. Alba Roses are very upright and dont sucker as some other old garden roses do. Some of the older growth may be removed on mature specimens (in late June to early July locally) its best to be conservative with this removal as the best flowers apear on second year growth. Plants on their own roots may benefit from occasional hard pruning (locally in late June or early July) but flowers may be lost the following year. 1826
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(140) Leverkussen ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 184, zones 4-10, DR-0/0), ("Classic Roses" Beales, sh:224), yellow climber, 10x8, yellow, continuous bloom, shade tolerant, ff, kordesii x golden glow, Kordes1954, #0, 1954-P
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(75) PINXTERBLOOM_AZALEA (Locally referred to Pinkster Azalea)
/zone4_6'x6'_once3_pink
Species Azalea (Rhododendron periclymanoides) Native of northeastern US, 6 feet by 6 feet, pink flowers in spring, deciduous, often found in a fairly dry soil and open hardwood forests.
Am purcasing tissue cultured native species Azaleas & Rhododendrons to grow into one gallon pots and larger. Call 518-765-2917 and leave message for availability.
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(93) ROSEBAY_RHODODENDRON
/zone4_6'x6'_July3
Native of northeastern US and Canada, blooms in July locally, pink or white flowers, 6 feet tall and wide, hardy to zone 4,
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(147) SEMI-PLENA Semi-plena, Rosa x alba suaveolens, Rosa x alba nivea ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:202), first appeared in Europe during the 16 th Century or earlier. Semi-double white flowers with gold stamens, strongly scented, 8x5, 1500-P
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(67) ZEPHERINE DROUHIN CLIMBING BOURBON, zone 6, 1/1(1999), rep, double, pink, ff, zone 6, repeat blooms, double pink flowers, slight amount of disease when left unsprayed since 1999, good fragrance, introduced in India 1868. Smooth stems. As this is on its own roots it can be treated as a herbaceous perennial in climates where it dies back to the ground. It has shown itself capable of producing 6 feet of growth this year after being killed back to the snow line (8/23/03). Plants being grown from cuttings show only slight manifestations of mildew and blackspot with most foliage being disease free (6/30/03). Hybrids are: LYKKEFUND, India. Bourbons are pruned while still dormant at the beginning of the growing season after its several years old. Main shoots are shortened by 1/3 and all others by 2/3. As plants age remove older wood. After flowers fade laterals are cut back by 1/3. 1868-P
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I'm Andrew
Van Cleve, chief grower at Azalea House Flowering Shrub Farm, and
I grow flowering shrubs without fungicide to reveal truly disease
resistant plants. I am also providing time honored, proven shrubs
that are disease resistant locally. Come to my
plant sale May 15 to July 4.
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