Recently I received an email from a reader who had been Googling the "Shade tolerance of Peggy Martin roses." This person was directed to visit Sweet Southern Days. The question they asked was, "Is it still thriving and blooming on the trellis in part shade?"
They must be referring to a previous post featuring this very pretty rose. If you would like to see that post you can click on the below link:
http://sweetsoutherndays.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-katrina-rose-peggy-martin-rose.html
The above link showed the Peggy Martin Rose we have in the back yard.
And, I more recently posted the front yard arbor on the below link:
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1799317821178182526#editor/target=post;postID=5730271958972862409;onPublishedMenu=overviewstats;onClosedMenu=overviewstats;postNum=7;src=postname
The photo below shows the Peggy Martin Rose in almost full bloom this Spring. I love the story of this rose and how it survived even under flood conditions and was rescued over in the New Orleans area. The above links discuss more in detail about the history of this rose.
The below photo shows the same arbor as above, however this view was taken yesterday. The reader's email question was, "Is it still thriving and blooming on the trellis in the shaded area. "As you can see, yes, it is still very much thriving, however this rose is a "once blooming rose" and only blooms in the Springtime.
In this morning photo we see a lot of shade.
The below photo shows the plant in full afternoon sunshine.
And, from another view, we see it is bathed in full sunshine. This plant receives about 5 to 6 hours of full sun each day which apparently is sufficient for it to thrive and do well.
The below view kind of reminds me of a bad hair day. Yes, I have been trying to figure the best way to prune this rose, but have still not figured that out just yet. I don't want to prune it too much and cut off what could be beautiful blooms in the Spring.
We have had an amazing amount of rain in our area, so I have not even had to water this bush at all.
So I hope this answers the question as to how the Peggy Martin Rose thrives in partial shade ...
Thank you for stopping by for a visit and I send wishes for
a very happy rest of your week wherever you may be.
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