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I had this rose in a pot in part-shade. I live in zone 9a. It is hot and humid here - and when it did bloom (which wasn't that often) the blooms balled and didn't open properly. I water and fertilize regularly, and my other roses in similar light conditions were doing fine. Perhaps this is a rose for cooler climates, where it might perform better.
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24 JUN 10 by
Darrell
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I thought I wrote those words, but since I'm not Carlene, those are my sentiments exactly. And I too live in the same zone.
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13 JAN 11 by
Chris
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this is all about the Frau Karl parentage and balling in the rain.
I still love the Frau, though, but she probably needs an awning to be happy.
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"It's not the heat. it's the humidity..." Gruss an Aachen and Frau Karl Druschki are happy in my dry-summer zone 10a.
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4 APR 12 by
MichaelG
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Here in southern Appalachia we have mild, damp conditions that favor balling in roses, and I have discarded a number of varieties for that reason. I have not had this problem with Gruss an Aachen or Pink Gruss. I wonder if the problem described above is peculiar to Florida and similar climates. This is odd, because the Florida climate is not particularly bad for balling.
In my garden, these roses, on their own roots, and with 5 hours of sun, quickly grew to 3.5' x 3.5' with excellent repeat bloom. The plant habit is graceful and compact, requiring little pruning. They are susceptible to blackspot.
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It’s very hot during the growing season here in Dallas, TX and Gruss an Aachen blooms most all the time. As much as any rose I’ve ever grown. For me, the fragrance is great too. Everything about this plant is graceful. Great rose for the garden, but the blooms don’t do well when cut and put in a vase, if that is something that is important to you.
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21 SEP 23 by
Chris
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with our record rain in New England this summer my Ispahan is probably 7 or 8 ft tall. Is it really Ispahan?
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It could be. Damasks can grow big, given sun and water. In my experience, they tend to spread and flop a bit,
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Available from - Edmund's Roses as Oso Happy Candy Oh!
http://www.edmundsroses.com
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We have added this synonym for the rose and also added it's availability from Edmunds.
Thank you.
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1 MAY 13 by
Chris
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Hurryup and get it! They[re discontinuing it and it's on special right now!
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#3 of 3 posted
12 MAY 23 by
zlesak
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Matt Douglas from High Country Roses thankfully is growing and selling it now.
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1 JUN 11 by
Chris
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NOT strongly scented!
If you want scent, get Blanc Double de Coubert.
It is so white it glows in the dark and has the strongest scent!
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Interesting. I found it to be medium to strong in the specimen I encountered in my local city.
I bet it's a sensitivity of individual noses and/or their ability to pick up on various compounds that make up scents.
Blanc Double de Coubert holds onto nasty old blooms
as they rot like discoloured, used tissues though...
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7 JAN 23 by
Chris
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my Blanc is dependable, not an issue with spent bloom. One of the fast cold front crashes nearly did it in a few years back. Fimbriata is part rugosa, part noisette. I don't know a lot of noisettes.
She is scentless but reliable. Its from Sequoia, that says something for Ralph Moore's nursery AND the cultivar.
I grow Snowden and that is part noisette and it did make it through the horrible gypsy moth infestation a few years back with concerted beheading of caterpillars a few years back. I can't say it has good scent but again, lacks scent despite being rugosda/noisette.
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