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Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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Posted by rross NSW Aust (My Page) on Sun, Nov 6, 05 at 0:34
| My potted 2-year-old The Prince suddenly wilted and died last week. Its flowers always smelled great when it felt like producing them, but I must admit I wasn't too sad (though I was mystified) when the whole thing just died. I want to replace it with an easier-care, more prolific and at least as fragrant new crimson rose. On the American forum people rave about Crimson Glory. Has anyone here got anything good to say about it? The other day in Flower Power, I got a good whiff of Oklahoma and couldn't believe how great it smelled, but I don't know if it would do well in a pot. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? |
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RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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If it's red and fragrant you like rross then I'm sure there's some great choices.Just a few that I have been trying this year are Francis Dubreuil and a cross from it called St.Francis Xavier(FD x General Gallieni). Both have strong perfume and are similar in many respects. FD is a short growing tea rose and so far St.FX is similar but appears to have a more double bloom.Myrna Courage is another we're trying and seems to be like a more compact version of your tall red HTs'(eg Oklahoma,Mr Lincoln).
It's fragrance is strong also much like Mr Lincoln.
Good luck with your search
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RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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| If you would like another DA rose than you can't go past 'New William Shakespeare'. Each time I've bought this rose it's grown from a little twig of a thing into a large bush within six months. Its flowers are a bit lighter in colour than 'The Prince' but just as large and, there are much more of them. It has a lovely spreading habit which looks wonderful in a large pot. I've grown DA roses for over 20 years and, as much as I liked 'The Prince' it just didn't perform. NWS is a much better plant. |
RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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| Once you smell Ekstase (fragrant red) you will be sold,and it is longlasting in the vase. |
RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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| Just bought Red Planet,one half of the rose Big Chief a beauty,greencroc. |
RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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- Posted by rross NSW Aust (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 6, 05 at 22:34
| Thanks everyone. I've been promised a cutting of Francis Dubreuil, so that's already an option. Now I just have to locate the actual flowers you have all suggested to get a whiff to see if they work on my nose. When I was visiting the Rumsey Rose Garden at Paramatta Park, I just couldn't detect any fragrance a lot of the roses I'd heard about as being strongly fragrant. |
RE: Need new fragrant rose to replace The Prince
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- Posted by ashke SA Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 7, 05 at 11:24
| I have The Squire, which is very vigorous with growth and flowers extraordinarily well. Othello is another, more pinkish red, which also flowers very well, but doesn't seem to grow as tall as The Squire |
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