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'Tradescant' rose Reviews & Comments
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16 AUG 09 by
kona
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Richmond Hill, GA....I planted this rose 1ft from the house against a brick wall, 5-6hrs direct AM sun, and lots of fertilizer. It's been sprayed only once...no disease at all!!! but, it gets REALLY good air circulation and sun-dries after the AM sprinkler gets it---give it plenty of space. I planted my Austins in open areas of the garden and they stay relatively disease-free with little or no spray. This rose is so beautiful, try to find it a breezy, open spot. It worked for me.
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I call this the black rose. Its blooms darken with age and dry to a black color, whether picked and in a bouquet or right on the bush. Unfortunately, if grown organically, the entire rose bush also turns black from blackspot! This rose breaks my heart. The blooms are beautiful and have a unique fragrance I have not smelled in any other roses. It reminds me of half ripe blackberries. But if you garden organically in the steamy east coast states, I have to say this is the sickliest rose out of all the David Austin roses I've tried. If you spray fungicides and want to grow this you will love it, it is certainly a beatiful rose and I agree with most of the posts here, this rose grows large.....about 8 feet wide by 5 feet high in my Richmond Virginia garden. If I'm ever tempted to grow this rose again (mine may finally get shovel pruned this year), I will have to surround it with rugosa roses that will provide a bit of protection from blackspot by being a barrier to blackspot reaching the rose from any nearby neighbor.
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5 JUL 09 by
 Chris
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thanks for the warning. but i must warn you that not all rugosas are bombproof! Rugelda is not. Robusta (it's parent), I am told, is not. Dr Eckener, Keiths's Delight are not. Try some of the older varieties of rugosa if you are going to do this. Scabrosa, Hansa, are probably safe to try. I have no problems with them, also (pretty as heck but tiny) MRs. Doreen Pike. Very well worth the try, but watch out as her foliage tends to be a lighter green than many roses. When she come light out of the shipping packaging, that doesnot mean she is dying. She's well worth the effort. Very unique old rose form bloom!
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30 JUN 07 by
John D
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My 'Tradescant' is growing very large here in the South. It is in its second year and is 6 feet tall and wide with no signs of stopping. This rose bloom all summer last year even during the heat and drought. The fragrance is wonderful. If you want a fragrant, dark red, everblooming rose this is it!
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Tradescant has been a sturdy, reliable rose in my garden. It has a spreading habit very like a Hybrid Burbon. It has proved itself quite cane, Winter hardy. If not allowed proper air circulation it is prone to black spot on the lower leaflets. As Summer progresses it tends to get a bit leggy. It blooms in nice flushes and reblooms reliably. The blooms tend to 'crisp' on the edges in high temperatures, but the plant itself does well in the heat of Summer.
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