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today by
 KarelBvn
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Today I've been able to smell Rosa sicula in the Botanical Garden of Meise, Belgium. So I'm giving some notes on the smell, now they are still in my memory. I've rubbed some young shoots and smelled them up close. The type of smell is akin to that of a Rosa rubiginosa, but still different. You have a smell of apple, but with something more earthy, sweet, maybe spicy.
As to strength of smell. I did not smell it from a distance, but this was a single bush. Not yet very large (about a man high). It is september already and the conditions maybe weren't entirely ideal to carry the smell far. In the garden however there were some large Rosa rubiginosa and they did smell from a distance.
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20 SEP 21 by
Marlorena
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Report from eastern England, the sunnier drier side..
Very impressed with 'Heritage' in its first season, it simply took off right out of the gate.. and produced tall arching growth to 5 feet or so.. continuously in bloom, delicious scent on a very healthy bush - no spray - with an angular habit.. I've had to prune it back but it's suitable for pegging..
Blooms last about 3 days in cool conditions.. maybe less in heat.. I first grew this rose in 1986 so this is a revisit ..
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14 MAY 24 by
Benaminh
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There seems to be two versions of Heritage in USA, the predominant one being stingy, barely double, and infested with rose mosaic virus. I very much prefer its creamy flesh toned color sport “Rose-Marie” — much more floriferous, filled with petals, drought resistant and nigh impossible to kill!
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#2 of 2 posted
today by
SDShine
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Where would one acquire this sport? It sounds intriguing!
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Initial post
today by
pminor
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available from Katesroses.com
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Initial post
today by
pminor
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Available from - kates roses
katesroses.com
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