Gardening

LiberalEsto

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3. I had a Mr. Lincoln for many years

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 07:18 PM

Apr 2015

It is a gorgeous, amazingly fragrant rose.

Unfortunately it succumbed to the brown stem canker that has been wrecking all my roses for the past few years.

I tried planting another one, and a late cold snap in April of last spring or the spring before (can't remember) killed it. Did some reading and discovered that Mr. Lincoln is especially vulnerable to late-spring cold.

Protect your new rose if there is a forecast for a chilly night. Bring it inside overnight if need be.

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I've just purchased a Mr. Lincoln Rose, [View all] elleng Apr 2015 OP

Mr. Lincoln is a hybrid tea dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #1

Thanks, dixiegrrrrl! elleng Apr 2015 #2

I had a Mr. Lincoln for many years LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #3

HAPPY to hear you had one, LibEst! elleng Apr 2015 #4

Here is some info that I just found online LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #5

THANKS! elleng Apr 2015 #6

We live in a supposedly "semi-tropical" climate dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #7

Thanks, dixiegrrrrl. Will consult this for next winter. elleng Apr 2015 #8

That is stunning! nt LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #11

Be careful......I have been known to spend days drooling over "rose porn". dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #13

Here are options for placement: elleng Apr 2015 #9

Roses do need full sun LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #10

Both spots get full sun 6+- hours a day. elleng Apr 2015 #12

I am SO sorry you lost those roses. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #14

I planted Mr. Lincoln in the ground this weekend too... FloriTexan May 2015 #15

How great that you have those 2, elleng May 2015 #16

Its a baby...so only about a foot ;) FloriTexan May 2015 #17