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10 JUN 11 by
donna
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I LOVE THIS ROSE! I bought it on a whim from Heirloom Roses, just to see what it was like-- as I could not fine much information on it. Absolutely lovely, sweet rose shape. But the fragrance was a surprise. It is unlike any I have ever smelled. Spicy, but so multilayered that it was like a bouquet of other flowers mixed in. Amazing. I have many roses, but none with this fragrance. It grows well, no signs of disease yet, and I always have my visitors smell the rose. I believe that this is a rose developed by Heirloom Roses for all of the qualities it posesses. If that is true, they have an excellent specimen here.
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Any info on vase life?
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Several days in a vase. Fragrance lingers the entire time. It's a terrific rose.
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Thanks so much for the review! I was curious about this one too. Do you mind me asking what kind of soil that you have and what zone that you are in? Thanks!
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I'm in Fremont, CA, where the alkaline clay soil enhances the anise scent to the extreme in many roses (and I hate anise). Almost none of the roses smell like the listed scent, which I think is based mostly on acid soil like in the majority of the US/world.
Do you have alkaline/clay soil in Portland and do you think April Love smells like anise?
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12 APR 12 by
donna
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The fragrance of this rose is amazingly clove like. It reminds me of the fragrance of dianthus pinks. It is a very simple, sweet formed blossom. She blooms her heart out for me all summer in quick flushes. I am very fond of her.
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3 MAY 11 by
donna
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In searching on clematis, the search seems to be broken at least regarding color. I constantly get the error message that nothing can be found.
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31 JAN 08 by
Unregistered Guest
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Is the Fourth of July Climber a good rose for an beginner level gardener in zone 7?
If not then what would you suggest?
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5 JUN 09 by
donna
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Absolutely, I would say. Here in Atlanta, it has few if any problems. There are a couple of leaves with blackspot, but not much. I spray occasionally to keep it healthy as possible, but in my garden (which is rather large) I dont have time to babysit high-maintenance plants. This one gets a little care, and does wonderfully. Throw some fertilizer around it now and then, spray for fungus now and then, and it pays me back with tons of blooms all summer long.
I also grow Pink Perpetue, which does well and blooms repeatedly all summer.
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