John Cabot Rose

Lisa Wade

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Jul 23, 2003, 10:53:21 AM7/23/03

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I have a John Cabot Rose (Rosa 'John Cabot'). I was told that it's a
climbing Rose Bush. Is this true? It has grown several long stems which
still have no buds. All the buds are on the lower stems.
I also noticed a bug (small green worm) that has been feeding on the leaves.
Most of the lower leaves are now transparent.

Help Please!
Lisa

doug...@spamthezone.net

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Jul 23, 2003, 5:38:35 PM7/23/03

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It's a Shrub Explorer rose Lisa. William Baffin and Henry Kelsey are
Climbing Explorer roses (for example). Are you sure it's a John Cabot?
Give it some 15-30-15 soluble fertilizer and see if that gets the buds
to open over the next week or two.

My John Cabot has been putting on quite a show over the last few weeks.
I really like the colour.

Can you just pick off the worms? In situations with small plants, I
usually just make it a habit to pick off a few bugs each day, and
eventually the season moves on and the bugs are just a memory on a cool
autumn day.

http://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/shrubs/JohnCabot.html

Doug

Lisa Wade

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Jul 24, 2003, 7:39:26 AM7/24/03

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It's definitely a John Cabot Rose, I keep all my tags when I buy plants.
I'll try the fertilizer.
As for the worms, I've been picking them off. So far I've picked about 8 or
more. Will soapy water work?

Thanx Doug
Lisa

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Lessa

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Jul 24, 2003, 1:03:30 PM7/24/03

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Soapy water will work I have been using it on my roses for the last week or
two and it seems to be working

Lessa

Margaret

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Jul 25, 2003, 7:41:05 AM7/25/03

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Lisa, I also have a John Cabot Rose. On the tag when I purchased it, it was
described as a climbing rose although it will only reach heights of 5-6
feet. Ross Traverse (I think or one of the guys on the CBC radio gardening
show) also described it as a climber. Mine is certainly doing it's best to
comply. My brother-in-law bought two John Cabots, one for himself and one
for his mother. Her's is climbing, but he's pruning his in a way that it's
remaining a gorgeous shrub. It might be a difference in pruning habits with
different gardeners. I've been wondering though, as Douglas isn't the first
person I've heard say that they aren't climbers (barring pruning
differences), can there be another rose tagged as a John Cabot that *isn't*
a climber??

Margaret

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doug...@spamthezone.net

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Jul 25, 2003, 11:28:07 AM7/25/03

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Yes, it might well be a climbing rose. I see websites that call it a
climbing rose and others that call it a shrub rose. But if your tag
calls it a climbing rose then it's likely a climbing rose, barring
mistagging. Hortico lists both a John Cabot shrub (Svejda 1986) and
climber (Svejda 1978):

http://www.hortico.com/roses/collect.asp?cid=8

http://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/shrubs/JohnCabot.html

http://www.cornhillnursery.com/retail/roses/climbers/johncabot.html

Thanks Margaret.

Doug