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Extremely disease resistant here in Atlanta. It blooms really are a combination of both Dee-Lish and Lady Of Shallot. So far, it is an excellent cultivar.
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#1 of 3 posted
11 days ago by
 StefanDC
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I would love to know how this one is holding up for you in terms of disease resistance, and whether you have any opinions about the scent. I've hesitated to try it because both parents have proven to be highly prone to blackspot in my garden, and while the parents each have strong and beautiful fragrances to offer, it doesn't sound like this rose is especially fragrant.
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It's fairly disease-resistant and only mildly fragrant. The color is nice, but it's extremely slow to repeat. I've had it for several years and it hasn't made much of an impression on me. Unless it improves over the summer, I will be re-homing it this fall.
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#3 of 3 posted
yesterday by
StefanDC
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Thanks, that's very helpful information! I won't go out of my way to try this one, although the photographed color is striking and the disease resistance sounds much better than I would have guessed. It must have benefited from one of those lucky genetic pairings that somehow allowed it to exceed both of its parents.
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Well...my patience is beginning to run out. This May and June were not so rainy but still the flowers balled. Lots of promising buds but that is really all. Very vigorous though.
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#1 of 3 posted
2 days ago by
StefanDC
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Did you give it more chances? If so, did it improve? In a probably warmer climate, balling has not been a problem with this rose, but I am curious about your further experience.
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#2 of 3 posted
2 days ago by
Fredrik
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Hi Stefan,
No, I gave it up. It needs much drier conditions than I have. I know DC is very humid in summer but also a lot warmer so it might work. Good luck! Best, Fredrik
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#3 of 3 posted
yesterday by
StefanDC
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Thank you; I'm sorry to hear that it never performed well for you! We have bouts of many different kinds of weather here in the spring before summer's heat and humidity dominate--wet, dry, hot, cold, humid, windy, and sometimes all of them in rapid succession--and luckily, none has yet proven to be a serious problem for this rose. However, I am interested in its breeding potential and curious about the limitations, whatever they may be.
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I wonder if this rosa "lavender Pinnochio" can be grown in New Mexico, USA. We live in a valley between Santa Fe and Taos. Normally, we can go down to -10 in winter. Hmm...
Thank you, SHK
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Probably. This line of roses prefer heat over cold or wet. The main origin of the "true mauves" is derived from a desert rose species.
If this rose is ill-advised by the local societies there, you can also inquire about 'Distant Drums', which is easy to grow, just as fragrant, and of a similar color type. Although it ranges from tans to orchid, rather than tans to mauve.
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#2 of 3 posted
2 days ago by
Usami
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May I ask what that desertic mauve-forefather rose is? I am now curious lol
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Rosa foetida and Rosa foetida bicolor. However, recently Rosa persica has been lending a hand with the "sad mauve" colors to new heights.
All desert roses, and mostly strong yellow in pigment, where extra pigment (purple eye or a false dark orange petal face) also comes into play.
Further, there are some noisette/tea roses that have displayed a similar habit of creating otherwise violet/dark pigmented roses into silvery lilacs and other similar novel colors.
All of these roses are from desert climates, or in the case of tea roses, the subtropics.
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I saw this recently at a store. Looked nice enough. Very fully display of blooms and foliage. Color is a bright white-yellow. Neither white or yellow or cream, but all of each as one tone.
My problem is general is the distrust of Sunblaze roses looking amazing at the box stores, and downy mildewing 2 months later into a sad mess. The new generation of Sunblaze obviously incorporates Knock Out roses for better health, but the Knock Outs they use also do not correspond to downy mildew resistances.
Until I see their full lineages, my distrust will be the same as the prior generation of Sunblaze roses, as both black spot and downy defoliate miniatures at a greater speed and ugliness due to the miniatures dense air flow obstruction and closeness to the ground.
While I realize this all sounds negative, I like most Meilland roses, and hope they combat this issue. Otherwise, I'm just throwing money away at something pretty for a few weeks a year.
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