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'ALTladyfirst' rose Reviews & Comments
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True Perfume is on ARS magazine Sept/Oct 2022 P. 91 & 92: Julia Child X unnamed fragrant seedling It won the ARC best shrub award at the international rose trails at the American Rose Center. It is supposed to be 3 feet wide and tall. www.rose.org/single-post/american-rose-center-international-rose-trials
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22 OCT 22 by
 jedmar
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I hope someone who knows the parentage of the unnamed seedling will pass on the information. Ping Lim has been transparent about his breedings in the past.
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Foliage, stems, leaflets, and other attributes have similarities to Flying Kiss, and the coloration of TP has some of its tonation. I wouldn't be surprised if it was that or another similar relation to Ebb Tide.
Altman seems harder to track and less likely to share info than Bailey was, which is a real bummer.
Edit, maybe not Flying Kiss:
1. Flowers of the new variety are darker pink than flowers of the pollen parent.
2. The new variety has a weaker flower fragrance than the pollen parent.
3. Plants of the new variety are more compact than plants of the pollen parent.
I assumed the other parent was larger than Julia Child. JC is often used by breeders because it can shorten stem length by a large margin. However, doesn't quite match the description. The unusual powder pink tone had to come from somewhere unique.
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Online, I'm seeing this rose listed as a Hybrid Tea and a growth habit of either 2-4' x 2-4' or 3'x3'. Growing Zones are listed as Zones 6-8. Which seems very narrow. I just picked up a True Bloom True Perfume bush at a Home Depot in South Florida, Zone 10b! Not sure why they are selling it here if that zone info is true. Anyone else located in hot zones actually growing this rose?
Edit: the parent, Julia Child, grows well down here.
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