Celebration of Roses, January 6: Cornelia
Link to HMF: Cornelia
Acquired From: Antique Rose Emporium
Own Root? Yes
Would I Grow Again? Yes
Notes: This is another one of my favorite roses. Fragrant, disease-resistant, loved by bees, remontant, produces hips, the perfect shades of warm pinks. I can hardly think of a single “downside” other than, like many Hybrid Musk roses, it doesn’t typically throw out many basals (new canes.) ‘Cornelia’ can be trained as a climber or pruned to be more shrub-like. It also strikes from cuttings fairly easily.
Yours is so beautiful!! Mine is going on 5 years old and every year I ponder getting rid of it . I don’t think it likes our heat. Such a nice shaped shrub though. I’d love to know what you did for the roses you took when you moved and how you decided which to take ! Thanks 🙂
Hi Jen! Hmm…pondering your Cornelia and although I’m not sure about the issue of heat I will say in my experience she is a heavy feeder–I think because she puts out so much growth and flowers in a season. I’ve found that regular applications of compost and organic food (I like to use Plant Tone) does wonders with this rose. Maybe that helps? OK so about the roses I took: you may have seen in my Year in Review post that I took a bunch that were still small (most in 1 gallon or treepots) and since then they’ve been hibernating in our garage at our new home. I wish I could have taken more but I’m happy I at least got some to go with me. I had to cut them back severely as part of the transport process so I doubt I’ll get very many flowers especially on the Old Garden Roses. I can’t wait until spring when I can pull them out and see which ones made it through!