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2 SEP by
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Extremely vigorous! Two year old plant is now over 8' tall with spotless foliage in a part sun, no spray garden.
Absolutely trouble free.
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This is a really cool floribunda. It does blackspot, which is odd since its parents do not here. I removed my MD, which is too bad, since it is so sun and rain resistant, and a really good grower. I have a ton of seedlings from this and Blush Knock Out. We'll see in time if the blackspot carries over :]
Note, 2015: 90% + seedlings mildewed, and more than half were riddled with blackspot. Great vigor. Poor health.
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24 SEP 22 by
JCP
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Hello, 1
Was 'Moondance' used as seed or pollen parent, or both directions?
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Seed. Only one seedling was retained: Moondance x Blushing Knock Out. It produced a very squat plant, that was disease free on all accounts. Did not even get Knock Out's canker issue. However, I dug it out because it was of no use. Infertile, and too small of blooms. Then, from the roots, it gave a normalized sport that I kept. Not particularly surprised. Both Knock Out and Iceberg are genetically unstable.
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2 JUN 21 by
JCP
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In my no spray garden, it is the earliest to be in full bloom(mid May in Western Washington, USA) and certainly one of the most disease resistant roses bred by David Austin.
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I completely agree - but from the other side of the world in Australia. This is a really top performing rose in my garden. So much so that I am adding another 10 (I already have 3) to my garden this winter to plant as a hedge.
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Is the scent fruity as described, or does it have a myrrh element?
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Hi Margaret, yes I would say it is fruity and very pleasant but not very strong. Can not detect any Myrrh. One thing I notice with Olivia Rose Austin is flowers cut for the house seem to smell stronger though, and last pretty well in a vase.
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Thank you. I'm one of those who can't handle the myrrh scent. I loved Jude the Obscure in my previous garden.
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Yes Jude's scent is really incredible. I have 5 and prick armfuls for the house, though Olivia Rose Austin has a much better shrub shape, fuller leaf coverage for me and the roses are held more upright. JtO's stems often get broken in winds for me. For me JtO needs to be surrounded by a bit taller perennials to look good in the garden and wants to grow quiet tall, whereas Olivia is more compact (though not small) and just wants something low like nepeta or maybe alchemilla mollis at her base. But of course in other people's gardens they might behave differently.
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A bit of an error in the patent, I think.
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29 DEC 22 by
JCP
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Through the USPTO, I find no evidence this plant was patented in the United States. At the very least, the patent would have expired if it had been patented in the early 80s.
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Thanks JCP. I’ve deleted that rubbish in the patent.
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