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'Evelyn ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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Available from - Alan Titchmarsh
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This rose has shown mildew infection here for the first time in Rancho Mirage, CA's low desert for Spring 2007. A lovely rose.
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15 MAR 07 by
Anonymous-103349
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Evelyn is vigorous in my area Z10, Cerritos, CA.
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2 JUL 10 by
 Marnix
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Wow, that's a big Evelyn. In the Netherlands I have never seen an Evelyn like that. My own Evelyn is 3 times moved to get another chance en did alas not grow well. Accidently there came much ground on a branch and so the Evelyn did make own roots. And after that Evelyn grows very good! Finally a beatiful totall Rose (and not only the flower). This year I was surprised by an new branch a little further growing out of the ground. I hope this wil continue to got a group of Evelyns on own roots. Maybe Evelyn can turn out to be have rootstocks like a gallica? I don't know, but I still hope.
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With regret, my plant of Evelyn was composted this year. My regret is solely for the flowers -- Evelyn made some of the most beautiful blooms of any Austin rose. In my San Francisco garden they were a glowing apricot confection of perfect form. Alas, I found the flower stems to have weak attachments to the canes, and any moderate gust of wind would snap the stem off at the cane. I also didn't find Evelyn to be especially vigorous, as others apparently have. I had particular trouble stimulating strong new canes from the graft. The older canes seemed to lose vigor quickly, so the whole plant kind of limped along. Anyway, I shall miss the flowers very much, but gardening should not be an intentionally frustrating experience.
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1 JAN 07 by
Anonymous-105636
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My Evelyn is vigorous enough here in zone 5b. Also one of my hardiest roses. Repeat is slower than some Austins, but worth the wait as the fragrance is divine.
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