Celebration of Roses, January 29: Tuscany Superb
Link to HMF: Tuscany Superb
Acquired From: Vintage Gardens. Also available from David Austin Roses.
Own Root? Yes
Would I Grow Again? Yes
Notes: It’s worth mentioning that the ‘Tuscany Superb’ I brought with me to North Carolina was a teeny-tiny, barely rooted little thing but in the course of a couple of years spread into a veritable thicket about 12 feet wide. Compare that to the mother plant I took the cutting from that was growing in my Pennsylvania garden it always stayed put and was quite small. The difference between the two gardens was the PA one was heavy clay and NC had sandy soil. Clearly, it prefers the latter. I was able to pot up one of the runners to bring back with me to the new PA garden but now that I’m back on clay it will probably revert to it’s earlier habit. (If yours is on a grafted rootstock, it will not spread like this.)
I would like to order Tuscany Superb and I have regular black soil in zone 5 WI. In your opinion would it be wise to order grafted on Dr. Huey or go own root? Thank you!
Hi Nola! I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “regular black soil”….but I try to grow roses on their own roots if possible. Tuscany Superb does spread and will eventually form a thicket of sorts and this is when she shines. If that’s not something you want than you could grow as a graft but of course then you’ll have to watch that the rootstock doesn’t take over. Between the two options, again, I’d go for own-root. Hope this helps!
Thank you!