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'New Zealand' rose Reviews & Comments
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I should get to see how mine does for balling. It's been pouring rain for the last 12 hours or so, and my plant has one bloom just opening and some other buds on the way. The bloom that is just opening seems to be doing quite well so far. Weather was dry for the last week.
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24 AUG 16 by
 pminor
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Ooops
Full sail is the rose i have with pink petals like psrent nz
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24 AUG 16 by
pminor
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I have this rose in my garden on east side of coastal hills calif. Fog in mornibg. The flowers are so huge most ball badly. Did best in drought. Today foundmost interesting bloom which is still in bud but for 3 layers of petals open half of each petal in same place in rows have returned back to pink.
Very pretty.
Mosaic like
Definitly pink of parent. May try to post pic
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I have seen the scent of this rose commonly described as 'honeysuckle' and this is why I bought it. To my nose, the scent is not like honeysuckle in the least (or at least not like Lonicera Japonica, which I take as the classic honeysuckle fragrance). The scent is rather very similar to fresh linden flowers. Either way, it is very distinctive and very pleasant! As with many roses, the scent varies during the day. In the shade of a warm summer morning it seemed pure tea, but most of the time the linden fragrance predominates.
The flowers are huge and substantial, faultless in form, and almost too perfect to look natural!
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#1 of 5 posted
10 JUL 13 by
Jay-Jay
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But balls a bit in rainy weather.
It was a revelation for me in the garden of Member Aurelija: Villebranch Bramble.
A New Zealand from South Afrika; it thrived with shiny healthy leaves and sturdy upright canes, with lots of flowers and huge buds....
And YES with a very good sweet fragrance.
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#2 of 5 posted
10 JUL 13 by
Hamanasu
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Thank you for the information on balling. We have had unusually good weather since this rose started blooming for me, but I live in a part of the world - England - renowned for its rainy weather. I will report on the extent of the balling over here as soon as the rose is in its second flush - I can pretty much guarantee the weather will have turned by then!
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The scent will also vary greatly by climate, weather and time of day/year. it's entirely possible the nose detecting the honeysuckle scent is chemically very different from yours, too. It makes it difficult when shopping for precise scents, doesn't it?
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#4 of 5 posted
12 JUL 13 by
Hamanasu
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It sure does, though one can sometimes be pleasantly surprised, as in this case: the linden smell is delicious! In other cases, unfortunately, a rose celebrated for its fragrance has disappointed me.
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I don't know what linden smells like (we don't get it around here) but I've just sniffed the first bloom out on my New Zealand and yes, the scent is fantastic. To me at this time of year, it's a rich mix of old rose and musk. At least it is this morning. Very sweet, but not at all sickly.
I'll have to wait and see how bad it is for balling.
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