Rosa ‘Bailim’

Summary

Chi™ is a vigorous climbing or free-form arching floribunda rose shrub with large clusters of true red rosettes. If shrubs are pruned back in winter, these flower clusters first appear on a rounded shrub, but as the season progresses, Chi sends out new, longer canes with additional sprays of vibrant red flowers like an explosion of fireworks. This form requires either trellising or a very wide planting space. It was especially sprawling in Irvine (see photo below). Plants were virtually never without some bloom from May through October. The form, however, during these intermittent growth spurts was often lop-sided and some might find this non-uniformity unappealing. Although there was the minor leaf damage from chilli thrips usually found on all our roses, these were disease-free in Davis. Chi was a very good performer on low water in Davis, nearly earning the Blue Ribbon™ award. Plants had acceptable scores in Irvine early on, but foliage was affected by the coastal “June gloom” weather, succumbing to powdery mildew, and began to decline sooner in the season than in Davis, becoming almost defoliated by October. This may also have been the accumulated effect of reclaimed water. This would be a useful rose in southern California, but should be planted further inland, away from summer overcast and fog, with good air circulation and higher quality water for best performance. Our data revealed no loss of performance on the lowest irrigation level; therefore we recommend irrigation on low water in WUCOLS Regions 2 and 3.

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