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31 JAN 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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I love this rose! It blooms quite a bit, has a nice fragrance and is beautiful. My plant hasn't had any problems with disease here in the southwestern desert.
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#1 of 6 posted
10 MAY 07 by
wordycat
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I also love this rose! Absolutely beautiful and smells good to boot. I was wondering if your plant has developed sturdy stems,mine has not. I know I am growing this rose in not the sunniest part of my garden but I looked at some of the photos from this website and their stems were not too sturdy looking either. I am thinking about buying another plant because I love it so much. I would like to know how the stems look in your hot climate. Thanks.
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#2 of 6 posted
10 MAY 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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My plant is in a sunny location. The plant is one year old and it has developed sturdier stems but they are not as sturdy as many plants. The heavy flowers do nod a bit.
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#3 of 6 posted
11 MAY 07 by
wordycat
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Thank you for your reply! I think I am going to get another one.
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I don't have this rose, but have seen it planted and I think the flowers are just too big and heavy for the stems. The stems seem to be up to the job until the flowers begin to open. All those petals, fully hydrated and extended, must weigh a lot! I don't think you can avoid the nodding flowers, but full sun and avoiding to much nitrogen at the roots should help you avoid too much disappointment.
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5 MAR 09 by
wordycat
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Thank you for your reply. I am familiar with heavy, nodding flowers on other plants such as Austins but the stems look in scale with the flowers. My Bolero has the shortest, thinnest stems.
I will try your suggestions. Once again, thank you!
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Short stems and nodding flowers are characteristics of some varieties of roses, not necessarily faults. 'Bolaro' is part of Star Roses "Romantica" series, their answer to the David Austin roses. Hybrid teas have long, tall and straight stems. Nodding flowers on a hybrid tea would be a fault, and breeders reject such hybrid tea seedlings in their breeding programs. I grow 'Bolero' and consider the short stems and nodding flowers an attractive characteristic, reminiscent of Old Fashioned roses. We are fortunate that the world of roses offers us thousands of choices to meet our individual likes and dislikes.
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31 JAN 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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I know that they say this rose has a light fragrance but my plant has more of a moderate fragrance. I really like the scent this rose has, fruity.
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1 FEB 07 by
digger
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I rate fragrance of CM as better than slight, almost moderate. Deb says it is moderate. We like the fragrance too.
Dave
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#2 of 6 posted
1 FEB 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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This is one of my favorite type of scents for a rose. I tend to like the fruity scents better than the old rose or tea scents.
I'm glad that I am not the only one that has this as a moderates scent. Now I know I'm not crazy;)
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#3 of 6 posted
2 FEB 07 by
digger
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We have several that aren't supposed to be very fragrant but are for us. I noticed you have Rio Samba. Our Rio Samba's fragrance is as strong as any of our Gamble Award winners. I just smile when people say it can't be that fragrant. The one that really upsets some is Ingrid Bergman. Ingrid has a nice moderate fragrance in this area. I've checked dozens of them in other gardens. There are those that refuse to believe she can have any fragrance.
Dave
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#4 of 6 posted
18 DEC 08 by
taddyd
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The ULTIMATE ROSE BOOK states that Catherine Kordes has NO scent and expressed surprise that she spawned the magnificently scented Chrystler Imperial, Mr. Lincoln, Oklahoma, Crimson Glory chain. My Catherine Kordes IS moderate to strong in the perfume dept. Likewise the rose literature has stated how the weakly scented Garden Party parented the super strong Double Delight, yet my Garden Party frequently smells just like a slightly milder version of. Double Delight
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#5 of 6 posted
14 APR 09 by
digger
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Our Garden Party has an almost strong fragrance too. It isn't a stinker but there is no chance it won't be noticed.
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#6 of 6 posted
15 DEC 10 by
Penelope
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My GP smells great as well. Extremely sweet, like sugar. One of my husband's favorites for scent.
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31 JAN 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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This rose has not done all that much for me. It is two years old and I still do not get many flowers and the bush is not very full. The blooms do smell good though.
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'Intrigue' is a "thirsty" rose. In other words, it needs a LOT of water to do it's best, then it can be a showstopper.
Smiles,
Lyn
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1 FEB 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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I think that the possibility of it not getting enough water is a good one. It is by a tree and I know it should get more water because of that alone. I am going to be putting a drip irrigation system in before summer. Watering is a real time sink for me. I have 150 rose plants and it takes me an hour and a half to water them every other day in the summer. Even at that, the plants probably don't get enough water. So I am really looking forward to the drip system for me and my roses.
Thank you for the reply, I will make sure it gets more water and see what happens.
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Roses do need lots of water to do their best no matter what time of year you are talking about, but summer is of course the most critical.
Late Fall going into Winter is also critical for winter hardiness of the bush. Winter wind can be so drying to the rose so they need lots of moisture going into winter and occasionally during winter as well.
I water my potted roses while they are overwintering in my unheated garage. If there is enough snow, I just get a wagon full and pull it into the garage and start putting it all over the top of the soil in the containers. That is the best moisture of all for them. If the climate is dry, I just add water on the warmest day I can find either from the hose or from a watering can filled in the house.
But, all overwintering roses must have water. More roses die from dehydration during the winter than from the actual cold.
As for the watering method, I have found that using a drip irrigation system works the very best for me. I have 250+ roses in about 12 separate beds. Each has it's own system, even if there are only five roses. I just hook up the garden hose and turn it on and let it run. Each rose has it's own spigot for that can be individually adjusted to get just the right amount, though most are on just plain old full blast. Using a drip irrigation system is a real time and labor saver. I can water up to 30 roses at a time and the water goes directly to the bottom of the rose so the leaves up top stay dry and thus reducing fungus problems.
I can hook up my EZ FLO Feritilizer Injector from Rosemania or Drip Works to the system while watering and also get my fertilizing done at the same time as the watering. Talk about time saving!!
Also, the drip irrigation system supplies I get from Drip Works on the web are really very inexpensive, high quality, and so easy to do. I actually enjoy designing and putting together the systems for each bed. I think my roses are better off for using a drip irrigation system and I love the time and labor savings as well as the fact that I actually save water and thus natural resources and $ because I don't waste the water with overspray and evaporation. Keeping the foliage dry cuts down on the Blackspot, Powdery Mildew, and other fungal problems so it saves me money on spray materials and time and labor spent spraying. I only need to spray about half as much as the spray materials directions call for and I REALLY like that alot.
If you haven't tried a drip irrigation system in your garden, I would suggest you at least look them up and consider it. It really does make rearing roses so much better in the long run.
John
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John.........
My summer temps are often in the triple digits for weeks at a time. I am yearning for a drip system. It's not in the budget this year, but your post has encouraged me to move it up on my list of "needs vs wants"
Smiles,
Lyn
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Well when you get the chance take a look at Drip Works offerings. As I said, they are relatively inexpensive for the good they do, components last a long time, and it is fun and easy to do yourself. If you do need assistance putting together a drip system they have people that will help you plan one if you give them the specs of the bed.
Once you are over the initial outlay of $$, the good thing is it will end up saving you $ in the long run with reduced costs for water, spray materials if you spray, and good old time and labor savings. And your roses and other garden beauties will be much the healthier for it.
Good luck.
John
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Thank you. This year I am painting the house this year, so a drip system will go in next year. I'll save the information you have posted. My garden is on four levels and running up and down the property to water when the temps are 100+ is hard work.
Smiles,
Lyn
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31 JAN 07 by
Anonymous-102305
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I planted this rose last spring and was rewarded with lots of blooms. They are big and very fragrant.
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#5 of 1 posted
25 NOV 08 by
bslander
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Where did you get this rose? I have been looking all over the nurseries in Las Vegas and no one carries the French Perfume rose. Could you send me the name and address, telephone number of the company where you bought this rose.
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