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6 days ago by
 Louis Galarneau
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My first flush , the roses had no fragrance , but the plant was very young . Now at the second flush wow this rose has the Best fragrance of all my rose garden and still NO disease. I really love this rose !
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4 days ago by
HubertG
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It's a rose that I really wish was available in Australia but no one seems to list it, not even Harkness' agent here. Strange considering the good reviews it gets. It looks and sounds wonderful.
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5 days ago by
esquare
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Although this rose is described as having none, my Uptown Girl, in her first year, produces a significant and lovely fragrance.
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4 days ago by
jedmar
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The dewscription was based on the 2011 registration at ARS. Apparently, they changed their view in 2022. Thank you for your comment.
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5 days ago by
Unregistered Guest
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Available from - Roe Petals Nursery
https://www.rosepetalsnursery.com/floribunda-roses/amelia-fleming
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15 AUG 22 by
MADActuary
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Does anybody out there grow Fred Loads? In the description tab it says it can be a climber in warmer climates and a tall floribunda (or shrub) in colder zones. I am in zone 5b. I planted Fred in May, 2021 in a sunny spot next to my brick wall of my garage (SW exposure). In 2021 I wasn't sure if the rose I had planted was in fact Fred Loads as my plant grew like the dickens but did not produce a single bloom. It had climbing canes - so late last year I bent these canes to the horizontal (or nearly so) and tried to train it like a climber. Fred overwintered well (the sun beating on the brick garage wall makes it warmer than zone 5b) and behaved like a climber come spring and it did in fact bloom on the laterals (and it was in fact Fred Loads after all). But they were big blooms and not a lot of them. Since then I have just let Fred grow again and it's growing great but there are no buds/blooms in sight.
My Fred Loads can't seem to find it's place in the world. It's a light blooming climber and a non-blooming shrub or floribunda. If I can't figure out how to get more blooms Fred is going to meet up with a shovel come the summer of 2023!
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16 AUG 22 by
Johno
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Fred Loads was purchased a little over twelve months ago in a closing down sale and while growing in a pot it is shortly to be moved into the ground. Fred’s flowers are to be admired and the bees certainly enjoy the open blooms.
I have no knowledge of your soil type or any comprehension of growing roses in Zone 5b but you may care to consider the following factors.
Your Fred Loads is but a baby and needs to be given more time to establish and settle down in the soil. Would not consider shovel pruning it under five years. The rarity of Fred here is one reason for its retention. There is no guarantee that a rose which has been on the market for over fifty rears will continue to be available.
The rapid growth and lack of flowers suggests the plant is putting all its energy into producing foliage. You could try a feed of potash as it clearly has plenty of nitrogen.
One of the HMF references, Botanica P253 states ‘If it is pruned hard to reduce its ungainly height in winter it then produces enormous heads of flowers..’ The reference promises large rose trusses which would contend with Sally Holmes.
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8 AUG 24 by
SheriHMF
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I laughed out loud at your description of Fred not finding its place in the world. How is it doing?
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#4 of 4 posted
5 days ago by
MADActuary
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My Fred Loads is still growing like a climber, but alas it really doesn't like to bloom as it prefers to just grow. Next Spring I am going to transplant Fred to a sunnier location. In current location it is shaded until about noon. The new location would have more morning sun. Fingers Crossed/Touch Wood.
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#3 of 4 posted
9 AUG 24 by
Michael Garhart
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It's a simple pillar rose. Grows straight up. Doesn't really bend. Blooms large clusters. Very easy rose to grow. Does BS like others from its era, but otherwise a fine, simple, easy rose.
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