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'KORlore' rose Reviews & Comments
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Yes not disease resistant in SF bay area, costal CA. Only credit for flower color and form.
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For organic no-spray rose-gardeners, Folklore is not disease-resistant in my BS pressure climate. It will defoliate, but the beauty and fragrance makes it a keeper! This is its 2nd year in my garden. Second years are always the worst years for BS-vulnerable roses. But Folklore is usually a decent re-leafer. When it's at its worst is in the middle of its peak flush, which is with all HTs- it is their most vulnerable time because most of the rose's energy is spent with blooming instead of resisting disease. Folklore is a prolific bloomer and therefore the most highly vulnerable.
Note: in my photo comment my own-root Folklore is not even 4' tall yet even in its 2nd year/peak summer. But yes, it seems able to withstand zone 5b weather without any winter protection at all. I doubt it will be able to grow any taller than 5'. But I will wait and see and if necessary re-edit this post in 2012...I believe winter will shorten my Folklore back down to under 3' by the time I get done with the spring pruning.
Lol, no need to wait until 2012!!! Man, that Folklore went through a sudden growth spurt! NOW I can see why it's rated a tall rose. Even as an own-root it won't be for long when it catches up to my grafted Lincolns....
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Folklore is truly one of the better roses in my garden and I think that is true for most people who grow it.
The bush itself if winter hardy in my zone 5b/6a garden with no protection. It stays free of disease and insects with my routine spray program. The foliage is a nice shiny medium green with good substance. It is so vigorous that by fall it has reached 10' tall in my garden if I don't prune it down to keep it at a reasonable height. I am 6'3", and I can't reach the very top blooms!! The flowers are plentiful and large and a beautiful glowing orange with yellow reverse. I detect little if any fragrance. It does make a good cut flower and has a long life whether in the house or on the bush. I would recommend this rose to anyone anywhere as I think it just a good all-around garden rose.
John
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#1 of 6 posted
9 MAY 07 by
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Folklore is on my list for one of the few remaining spots in my very small garden. But I already have Fragrant Cloud (one of its parents). Do you know if they are close to the same color?
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Nancy, Both are orange though the Folklore is a much tamer shade of pastel orange with a yellow reverse and is much prettier than the garish color of it's parent. I would choose Folklore anytime over Fragrant Cloud.
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Thanks for posting John.
We wish more people would take the time to share their experience and expertise - HMF would be a better place for it !
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#4 of 6 posted
26 JUL 10 by
Karen
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How does Boulie's Dream compare to Folklore? Folklore has done very well in my zone 5b garden. We have weather that throws every curve ball possible at a rose and Folklore takes it all. I am looking for more like it. Thanks, Karen
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Karen I might make a suggestion if you don't mind. Folklore has a wonderful sport mutation of itself named European Touch which I also grow in my garden. The plant is identical in every way to my eye except for the color of the blooms. While Folklore is orange/yellow reverse, European Touch bloom color is a beautiful solid apricot that does NOT fade to white like so many straight apricots will do. The bushes are identical as ET easily will reach 12' + every year just like it's sport parent Folklore. Actually, I kind of think that ET might actually outbloom Folklore though I have never done a real count to confirm this. It is just a gorgeous rose and I would not want to be without it since apricots are my favorite. There is also another Folklore sport called Maid of Honor that I hear can have a few reversion blooms to the orange/yellow so you have a bush with two different colored blooms. Look up Folklore's descendants/lineage here on HMF and you can see all of the Folklore sports as I think there are several. I can only vouch for European Touch as I don't grow the others. I got my ET from Steve Singer about four years ago. I don't think he actively advertises ET anymore, but I will bet he still has one and could possibly get one for you if you contact him at www.wiroses.com (Wisconsin Roses). You can also check out ET here on HMF and see who else might offer it for sale.
I just got my first Boulie's Dream a couple of months ago from Cliff Orent at EuroDesert Roses and it hasn't bloomed so I cannot make that comparison for you yet. Cliff could do a better job of that than I since he grows and sells Boulie's Dream.
Good Luck in your search.
John
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#6 of 6 posted
29 JUL 10 by
Karen
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Thank you for your thoughtful reply, I look forward to locating European Touch. I mainly grow orange, apricot and coral roses so this will be a wonderful addition to my collection. Karen
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19 DEC 05 by
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I live in a zone 3 USA zone 5 Canada area, and over there it's color is quite different from what I erad here! I's clearly bright pink with a yellowish reverse. It's grows 2 foot a year, is enver sick, and new blooms looks pretty much like a Chcago peace, but gets very different very quckly.
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