China, Bengale Rose, Earth Kind Rose 'Ducher'

I’m falling in love with this rose and it’s taken me some time. I got her to mix with my red Homeruns KOs. She didn’t do much the f...Read Moreirst couple of years, but now after surviving last winter’s freeze that killed my crepe myrtles, she has become this dense plush green bush, whereas my Icebergs are ugly bare canes having lost all their leaves. I love the twiggy growth of this rose. Almost thornless, and completely disease resistant and drought tolerant. Did I mention her dainty white fragrant blooms? A perfect landscape rose for the south that would trim into a neat hedge. Give her a couple of years to settle in.

Lost my three year old Ducher to a gopher this year. She tried limping back, but there was too much root damage. Gophers gone now so I bo...Read Moreught two more of these beauties. I got a lovely spring flush. But it appears that they are trying to recoup their energy for a final fall bloom. When established, these bloom all year. I remember my first one taking one year in the ground before I got a beautiful dark green rose covered in mildly fragrant pure white roses. So don't hesitate to give Ducher a try in really hot places like North Texas.

I planted 4 of these in June and they have exploded after limping through a dry, brutal summer. It's New Year's Day and my baby Duchers ...Read Moreare 3+ ft with literally dozens of blooms each. Gorgeous dark leaves and very prolific bloomers. An outstanding option for warm climates.

an Earthkind rose, very easy to grow, maintain and propagate. My shrubs are 4'x 4' and growing. I have one onto which I've draped clema...Read Moretis Jackmanii. Since vine is still young, not a stunning effect yet, but just a matter of time.

UPDATE: 3/18. Killed above Ducher while attempting to remove crape myrtles that had grown through the rose. Might have fatally injured a vital root. But I have planted a new one in a different location