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'The Mayflower' rose Reviews & Comments
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26 FEB 18 by
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Available from - Linda's Long Ago Roses
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25 FEB 04 by
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This rose SMELLS AMAZING...very old rose.
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#1 of 6 posted
5 SEP 04 by
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No kidding there!!! It is an absolute wonder of fragrance! Incredibly attractive and very unique smell. WOW< !!!
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#2 of 6 posted
5 JAN 06 by
ngam
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This is a beautiful medium sized pink rose with upright growth,wonderful strong old rose fragrance.Here in zone 6 it is hardy and has no disease.Blooms constantly all season until frost.
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#3 of 6 posted
6 JAN 06 by
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Oh yes. I believe the rose is hardy to even zone 4! Oh fragrance to boot! Wonderful Rose for its profound true old rose fragrance. Fabulous way to get a great garden up and running. This is still my first David Austin Rose. But oh, the fragrance and hardiness is exactly why I chose it out of all of the roses I worked with at a summer plant nursery job. I am so glad I made the purchase now that it has a wonderful home. Remember, use a mulch around your Roses. Green (living) mulch is what I use, such as any groundcover under six inches will do fabulous! Keeps roses very happy year round. Happy Gardening!
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#4 of 6 posted
6 JUN 08 by
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I LIVE IN A ZONE 3 (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA) AND THIS ROSE HAS COME THROUGH EVERY WINTER UP TO -40 SOMETIMES! I HAVE HAD IT FOR 5 YEARS NOW. I WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT, SHRUB HAS A GOOD FORM, FLOWERS ARE BEAUTIFUL, SCENTED AND REBLOOMS THOUGHOUT THE SUMMER RIGHT INTO LATE FALL !
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#5 of 6 posted
5 JUL 13 by
Smtysm
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A friend has just gifted me this rose. Does anyone have any knowledge of its shade-tolerance?
I'll just answer that. In the David Austin Handbook of Roses 1st Australian Edition, it stipulates the location for most of the roses as "Full sun, partial shade".
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#6 of 6 posted
20 JUN 15 by
 Jay-Jay
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It is relatively shade tolerant, but then needs many years to settle!
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Today, 4 years later after my last comment, I'll have to reconsider that-one:
After quite a few years of struggling for life, it seems to feel well at its (re-)location and flowers... even better: it thrives!
But several times, I thought/feared it wouldn't survive, for it grew smaller instead of bigger.
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I'll pruneshovel this "not fit for the Dutch climate' rose; it balls very badly and almost no roseflower opens.
It doesn't stand up to the promises made by the seller. I think this-one needs a dry sunny climate.
There are better (Austin-)roses for The Netherlands!!!
I have to admit the plant is very healthy and has no Blackspot or Mildew on the leaves! But that's the one and only positive thing I can say. (Or it would be that the flowers might have a fine fragrance, when they would be able to open)
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