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lilbeastpdx (Portland, Oregon)
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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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After three years I am removing my Gabriel Oak. It's planted in full sun, but it might be the floppiest rose I've ever seen. Maybe you could train it into a climber even, I am not sure. But I am tired of waiting for stems to bulk up that never do, and even though it blooms profusely with heavily fragrant blooms, it just isn't worth it to have a sprawling thorny octopus in the garden.
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In the description it says that Rosy Reunion will be introduced in the 1922 Portland Rose Festival. How did I miss the magic time capsule ride where we all got transported back to 1921?
I’m going to guess WEKvodomer is Voodoo X Meredith. Both parents were introduced after 1922, too… more Back to the Future, the Rose Edition.
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That was my guess as well. I could have bought it locally but decided to wait a year. Already have We Salute You ... another tropical pink out of Voodoo lol...
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I will go ahead and get this one. The more recent Weeks releases seem to have incredible dense foliage and branching, and Meredith’s kids seem to do very well for me. This one promises strong fragrance too. (Strangely, one generation up, New Zealand and it’s direct descendants are awful.
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Meredith descendants have not passed on the New Zealand wilt issue for me, except for Parade Day.
Miss Congeniality has been surprising quite happy in August weather.
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Agree on both. Parade Day completely shuts down during the hot summer. Miss Congeniality does quite nicely, precise edging on the petals is beautiful
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This one has been re-named "Heavenly Scented" this year. I find that interesting because there were hundreds of these last year here in PDX that never sold under the name "Rosy Reunion". It was a fragrant rose, quite tall and mostly upright. I wonder if they renamed it to try and sell more.
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Why is the height listed at only 5' and width at 3'? This is a strong climber, and the David Austin website itself lists it at 12'!
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18 FEB 23 by
 jedmar
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The information was based on the patent application by David Austin, which describes this rose as a 5' tall shrub. Apparently it surprised them with more vigorous growth. We have modified the description.
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18 FEB 23 by
Lee H.
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This is at least the second time a newly introduced Austin rose has wildly exceeded the original size estimate (the other is Graham Thomas, which was stated as 3~4 feet back in the 80’s). I wonder if it was deliberate?
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