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'MACcricke' rose Reviews & Comments
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Available from Burlington Roses.
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This thing looks fascinating, and McGredy's are usually decent things to grow. Bred in NZ, but apparently not in commerce in NZ or Australia. Why not? What happened?
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I'm very impressed with this rose and feel fortunate to have it. We just had a heat wave with 90 degree fahrenheit temperatures that fried some of my roses. But as long as I watered it well, my young Marriotta rose plant took the heat with no problem at all.
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This rose is very striking, with its overlapping spiral of petals that resemble those of a zinnia. The delicate white border around the deep pink petals is spectacular. Sam McGredy, the breeder, was a specialist in 'hand-painted' roses, and in fact, Mariotta is descended from Little Artist, one of McGredy's hand-painted series. Apart from its unique color, Mariotta is a healthy, well-branched mini with fine disease resistance. It deserves to be more widely grown. Claire, St Louis, Zone 5/6
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1 JUL 09 by
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The rose garden at Portland, Oregon, used to have very fine displays of MARRIOTTA.
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