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6 days ago by
KYBungalow
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Also grown an the Dawes arboretum In Ohio.
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6 days ago by
Rideau Rose Lad
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As with many other early English Roses, this one was not widely marketed, nor widely grown. That said, it is one of the early Austin roses that stand out in my climate and my conditions. I once said, while being questioned in an interview about my rose collection, specifically about Lilac Rose"s fragrance: "It is like putting your nose in a dream!" and I will stand by that statement. We have three specimens growing in the South Okanagan of BC and it is a very, very good rose in this climate. I will state specifically, that the plants we have are at least 30 years in the ground in a public garden, so "well established" is a good term. This is an early English Rose that deserves to be more widely grown, at least in a hot dry summer climate. Cold hardy to zone 5b if not lower too.
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25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous
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I am new to roses, but this one sounds appealing for it's fragrance. Does anyone know if it is winter hardy to zone 4b or 5? Also, how is it's disease susceptability?
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23 APR 04 by
floweringshrubfarm.com
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Apothecary's Rose is dependably hardy to zone 4 (30 below 0 F.) At Azalea House we never spray it against disease. Like a Rugosa its leaves will sometimes show bronzing later in the season but its not unatractive nor does it exfoliate.
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28 AUG 07 by
Ananto
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In my experience it has almost no fragrance. It is a strong ans reliable garden plant for sure, like most Gallica's. the colour is strinikg, if that's what you like, quite different from the other more purple Gallica's. not many of them have a good scent in my opinion. I haven't grown many, but President de Seize has the best fragrance as far as I know.
(open garden, very rich soil, Holland)
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27 FEB 09 by
Blue Zinnia
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Wow, no fragrance?? I wonder if that has to do with soil or climate where you are, because fragrance is what this rose is most famous for (that and its medicinal uses and its long, sometimes partisan history.) It's even one of the very few roses whose scent stays good after the petals are dried, which is why it's used so much in potpourri and tea, and for making rose beads.
Could you be over-fertilizing, I wonder?
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#4 of 4 posted
6 days ago by
joys of life
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I have this experience as well. I just returned from a trip to Scotland, and visited the excellent gardens at Cawdor Castle, where this rose was flowering profusely... but had almost no scent. If this is due to over-fertilization I'm extremely curious why. Can anyone shed light on this?
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6 days ago by
 Lee H.
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I’d like to recommend the addition an excellent book by the well-known James Alexander Gamble, “Roses Unlimited”, self published in 1950. I don’t find the publication, nor Mr. Gamble listed as an author.
It is available at the Internet Archive (easily searched).
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