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'Othello' rose Reviews & Comments
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I was convinced that this rose had a rich red color, today mine bloomed for the first time and it's pink. Anybody has any idea why? could be the cold temperature?
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The color looks about right for Gertrude Jekyll. What is the growth habit? 'Othello' is known for its' many branched, very thorny growth habit, which I, BTW, found very attractive. GJ, OTOH, grows straight upward like a gigantic hybrid tea. If your bush doesn't have large and numerous thorns it is not 'Othello'. The color of 'Othello" was for me a dark purplish red.
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28 MAY 21 by
smashzen
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Yes, it does have a lot of thorns, growing habits are a bit weird because this spring was the coldest in over 60 years. I live in central italy, so I placed the rose on a sort of "partial shade" in order to not fry the flower during peeks hours. I'm guessing the color is this pale because it has been abnormaly cold and rainy in the las month, but yeah, I expected too a purplish/crimson red.
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I think 'Othello' inherits some genetics from the China roses, so maybe it needs sunshine to deepen the color. First flowers of newly planted bushes are often a little odd.
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