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This rose has it all: Strong fragrance, lovely non-fading color, plentiful, full, old fashioned blooms that are sun and rain tolerant and held erect on sturdy stems; abundant and attractive foliage, even growth, and has been impervious to blackspot (without spray) during hot and wet summer. Now we wait to see how hardy it will be. First year plant grafted on multiflora grown in z 5b NH in acidic loamy soil.
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3 NOV by
SDShine
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Hi, how did this rose end up doing for you?
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Remarkably hardy, cane hardy well above snow line. Amazingly not even damaged by a cold snap in Feb 2023 where we saw the lowest temps in years, - 18. It’s about 5’ tall, a strong, upright, rather slender bush.
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Growing in z5b New Hampshire. Hot humid summers, cold wet winters. Quickly forms a massive, well shaped bush covered with healthy dark green foliage. Wider than tall. Better than averabe black spot resistance. First flush is impressive, covered in creamy white voluptuous blooms and prettily pointed apricot buds. The blooms are held more erect than many DA roses. Petal substance is good, holds up to rain and blooms are long lived. Slow to repeat, scattered later bloom. Great background shrub for its size and ample healthy foliage, which oordinates nicely with its Alba neighbor. Reliably hardy.
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Can anyone comment on the black spot resistance of this rose in a rainy climate? Also the shrub shape?
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Blackspot resistance is very poor in rainy, humid New England. If I diligently spray fungicide, it can be a nice enough bush, without spray it completely defoliates. The shrub remains short and width is in balance with the height. Canes are twiggy, relatively thin, but usually capable of holding the weight of the blooms, which are full but not terribly heavy.
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Cane hardy in zone 5a
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