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'Compassion ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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Hello everyone, I'm looking to identify a rose that falls somewhere between 'Compassion' and Kordes' Rosenseli but with a better formed flower than both which is colourfast and held upright. It may have just been a tall, slender HT but really the standout feature was its fragrance which on the plant was medium and fruity but 1-2 blooms in the vase easily spread it throughout the house - of warm strawberries with maybe touches of vanilla and lime. Not at all spicy. Any ideas?
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Sorry Marlorena, I don't have a photo. If I did then it would be simple for me to find it with the help of HMF members. After looking for several years I even conversed with a judge from the RNRS and have searched right through the 'Rosebook' pages online and about 40 of my illustrated books and encyclopaedias all with no success. The plant was growing in a friend's garden in South Norfolk, England, UK back in 2014. The property was bulldozed before I realised I had permission to take cuttings and transfer the root mass to my garden. The owners have since passed away, sadly. At the time I just assumed it would be easy for me to buy the plant from a local nursery but no and I don't think I've seen it in any online shops in the UK, Europe or anywhere. What I can tell you is that its fragrance (when in a vase) was more sensational and fruitier than 'Fragrant Cloud' and many others - though the colour of the blooms was a shade lighter than FC but more of a duller coral pink-orange - non-fading but in a line-up of coral pink HTs you might not single it out.. However, it had an excellent spiralled and reflexed form, a high centre and never flattened out or showed its middle. It lasted 5-8 days in the vase.
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