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'Tequila Sunrise' rose Reviews & Comments
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15 OCT 12 by
 goncmg
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Back in the early to mid 90's THIS ONE stole my show......every spring it would grow evenly up from the "dead to soil" zone here in 6a, no clusters, just big fat crisp gorgeous neon yellow and red blooms like a cushion, very even, very notable. Foliage is huge, dark, oily-glossy..........now here in 6a it did perform, sigh, as so many do inasmuchas that FIRST bloom would stop anyone in their tracks, but what followed was not so good----heat of summer = smaller blooms and wan color, by fall the plant tended to lose leaves from heat and there never was so lush a bloom as that first one............no comments here but a lot of "favorite" votes....would like to hear from those who have grown this in less drastic climates than Columbus, Ohio...........for now it remains a fond memory, we moved and left it behind and I do not currently grow it although I am not sure why...........I need to review the parentage but I don't think it has Peace in it??? But it behaves like a "Peace" line----that spring bloom is stageringly gorgeous but that is it for the most part in Columbus----Rose Gaujard, Peace itself, Royal Highness have the same traits......Tequila is more blackspot resistant, however...............
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18 FEB 15 by
rd8005
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I purchased an own root of Tequila Sunrise in 2014. It had a small bloom and a few buds which the rabbits found and consumed. However, it did regrow and looked strong for the first year own root plant. We have had a very cold and heavy snow this winter, so time will tell how well it survived. The one small flower that it did have is exactly like the pictures, so I am hopping that it will survive.
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If you need to review the parentage of any rose, it is so easy with HelpMefind.
In the rose’s file, go into LINEAGE (top line) and then into PARENTAGE TREE.
It is all laid out there at a glance. ‘Peace’ was a great, great grandparent on the maternal (seed) side.
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I've grown it. Quite BS prone. Short HT. Medium blooms. Great color, but petals never fall and can get ugly from being suspended in time. Prone to die back.
I have grown its parent, Freedom, and it had a superior plant and blooms. Sadly, it cant be found in North America. I regret removing it when I had it in the early 2000s. I assumed places like Pickering would be around by the time I relocated and wanted to buy it again. That was not the case.
But, yeah, Tequila Sunrise is "okay". Not great, but it works in that finding an HT of this color in this size is unlikely. Most of this color range tend to be giants. My Dream Come True is 7' tall. I'm going to shovel prune it this winter because of that. Too big!
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