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'Marco Polo' rose Reviews & Comments
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I planted this rose (bare root) in Jan. And to no fault of its own, it got off the a really rocky start. First off I didn't remove the 3 To many canes on it that I should have. Then two days after I planted it, it actually froze in AZ for the next week. Then it got raided by rabbits...(poor rose) Anyway about a month later it started to TRY to recover, but the growth looked thin and spindely. Kinda like it got sprayed with weed killer. So I decided to cut off the 3 canes I should've when I planted it. Within a couple weeks the new growth started to look better so I added some fertilizer and I gotta say this rose is a fighter.. However its still Really small and the blooms are perfect Mini's..that are surprisingly fragrant. I'm hoping if it survives the summer it will be more true to form next season. If not, I got a mini marco
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Did it ever get bigger? I've had mine a month or so, and so far the first 2 blooms are tiny! Fragrance is delicious though, sweet and peppery at the same time
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8-9 feet tall - 5-6 feet wide after about 3 years (with minimal rose food) in the ground. Nice fragrance which can be very strong when picked for indoors. EXTREMELY vigorous (as the demensions indicate) but not with floppy canes like the Austins. The abundent leaves are like dark green glossy apricot tree leaves. Lots of flowers on long, strong thorny stems. Petal substance is good but the flowers are not so full when they open.
Los Angeles
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A very nice and delicate, but strong fragrance! Beautifull colour! Flower doesn't ball in rain. Not vigorous at my place.
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Initial post
25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous-797
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extremely healthy and hardy to zone 4-5 even in strong winters.
continuously flowering.
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