I placed an order for spring delivery of eight own-root banded roses. I ordered off the internet from a nursery that got good reports. I got one of every color. Louise Odier I got because it's an old garden rose and I really wanted to try one out. I'd seen spectacular photos of this rose with hundreds of flowers.
It arrived in March and was teeny tiny. I didn't expect them to be so small. But I planted them. Louise Odier is positioned in the foremost spot along the front curve of the new flowerbed, next to Heirloom. It's unfortunately not flourishing yet. It's getting a lot more shade than it would prefer. The jacaranda tree shades more than I realized. It's only put out a few flowers and the bush hasn't grown that much. I'm going to wait and see how it does in the next few years before giving up, though, or I'll transplant it if I find a good shade-loving rose to take its place.
I had high hopes for it in the beginning, because it was the first baby rose to put out buds. But it's stalled and stayed stalled.
EDIT: I dug up Louise Odier in January 2010 and put her in a pot out on the back deck. Hopefully the spring push and the extra sun will help her thrive.
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