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'AUSernie' rose Reviews & Comments
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This rose has a strong scent, and colour, when opening, varying from myrrh to tea later..
My rose is disease free so far [late June], but I have heard reports of mildew affecting the rose in some gardens here in England, this early summer..
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Powdery mildew is hard to judge. Sometimes a rose is truly prone to it, and sometimes its the case of a rose that requires extra water and a more extensive root system in place. I have seen many roses mature out of powdery, and some that will have it in the best of conditions after 5 years of maturation.
This rose is new, and while I have not seen it get powdery, it does look like a water intensive rose. We'll know in a few years which scenario is truly the case. Hopefully its just one that needs to have a more mature root system.
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No mildew for me but some early blackspot. 3rd year much better repeat, 2nd flush starting as soon as the first is over.
Obelisk supported, 5-6 feet, East Anglia, England..
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Do you cut it 6-12" above ground or let it be? I truly don't want to move mine for those dimensions.
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I let it be, just deadheading and light pruning to shape... it's never been pruned down at all.. here in UK it would be easy enough to keep more shrublike.
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Ah, thank you. Yeah, I plan to keep it shorter.
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The color depth seems to be true even in hot weather. I would call it mixed egg yolk colors. After a few days, they age to peach, then pastel peach. Honestly, not too bad of a color shift.
There does seem to be some early flop. As long as it doesn't get massive and there is some lift, it will be acceptable. Health seems fine. Fragrance is in tact. Form is nice, and blooms do look romantic.
So, I think the success of this one will be determined by its mature size and whether or not it drags too much into the ground.
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Should be popular in North America. Hopefully it comes here.
Although I bought Pat Austin in 2007, and never bought an Austin again after buying that and Falstaff. Those two made me angry. I did enjoy Geoff Hamilton between 2005 and 2020. Great rose for this climate. Not an octopus that flops on the ground or go 10' tall and never blooms. I am hopeful that future bright colors are less disastrous as Pat Austin was.
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