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    most recent 12 JUL 06  
    RoseRosa damascena Mill.
    Initial post 12 JUL 06 by ingrid
    Great rose for exclusion hedges in northern (Zone 4) areas. Thorny, vigorous growth. Blooms once, heavily and some what messily, dropping petals all over the place, in late June in Minnesota. Will rarely have a few repeat blooms at the end of the summer. The flower form is cabbagy, but the fragrance is wonderful. Some tendency to leaf spot and leaf drop when weather gets hot and humid; plants may look leggy by late summer. This is not a well-behaved, classic, formal garden rose; it is a rowdy plant that will need lots of pruning to keep it in bounds. Mine were easily 5' tall and would get taller if I let them.  If you like strong fragrance, lots of flowers and don't care about their form, and if you need to keep the neighbor's kids / dogs / ATV's out of your yard, consider this as a hedge rose.