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'Fame! ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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Always amazed me that when J/P had a success, it was quickly buried in new introductions that were of less interest. Both exhibitors and gardeners loved this one, and then *poof* it disappears. It has flaws (mainly sunburning petals), but nothing to worry too much over. It was a heavy producer of big blooms and a short, fat plant.
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Just got it from their 2022 catalog
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I saw they had it again. The exhibitors will be happy. I recall this being one of the few grandifloras they liked for shows.
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Fame is a great "starter rose." It's not perfect, and the amateur or new-to-roses gardener will most likely not appreciate it's lack of fragrance (PS: why is this the FIRST thing people ask about with roses...does it smell good?). However, it's an easy, vibrant rose with a lot of positive qualities that won't give people a lot of heartburn trying to grow. Plus, the blooms hold on so long (almost too long) on the plant that it looks good for a while when its in bloom.
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People ask me the same thing - how does it smell? My stock answer to explain why there's not a strong smell is that in general, the more fragrant a rose is the more disease prone it tends to be. That certainly is not true 100% percent of the time but I venture to say it's in the neighborhood of 75 or 80% true. Of course warm, dry areas like SoCal have such an advantage here. Think about some of the great scented HT roses like Mister Lincoln, Double Delight, Chrysler Imperial, Crimson Glory, Papa Meilland, Dolly Parton - they can be disease prone. If one recommends fragrant HT roses to beginners, who are likely to not want to spray, they are likely going to be disappointed.
Can we list some HT or FL which are fragrant but quite disease resistant? I think that both Wedding Bells and Dee-Lish are supposed to be in that category.
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Tiffany is supposed to be pretty healthy (haven't tried it yet). Aotearoa is another (can confirm that). I've found Pink Peace to be generally healthy too.
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Agree with those. In general I think hybridizers have been more focused on disease resistance as first priority and then they're looking for fragrance. True of Kordes at least.
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This has been absolutely terrific for us, other than its lack of fragrance. The color stops people in their tracks, the form is immaculate, and the plant stays quite healthy. Best of all, it's an absolute bloom machine, and heat doesn't slow it up much, if any. The blooms last a very long time on the plant; the thick, almost sculpted-looking petals hold up for a LONG time, without fading, and then instead of falling off, they age to an interesting rosy straw color that some people don't like, but I do. If you don't, by all means deadhead 'em.
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This rose has no fragrance at all, dammit. If it did, it'd make an amazing low hedge. If it sported to white, I'd buy a half-dozen of them.
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I have had this rose for a long time and have enjoyed it so much but it has started to decline in health and vigor. It has stopped blooming as much as it use to boom which was a lot. It has started not putting on as many branches or leaves as before and I almost fear to prune it because I feel it might die completely out. I have changed my fertilizer and fungus spray from Miricle Grow to just Nitrogen and Sulfur since I had my soil tested and this was advised and Im using a liquid sistemic antifungle spray that most of my roses have responded well to. The rose almost acts as if it has rose sickness but it has not been moved since I bought it. I just now thought, it could be nematodes. I lost a rose last year that I had bought recently and it was just next to this one. I had thought I lost it from rose sickness but it may have been brought in with nematodes when I purchased it. If you have any suggestions, I would lovr to hear it.
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Does your soil have a low PH? Maybe you have a deficiency, have you tried a fertilizer with trace elements?
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