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'AUSwinston' rose Reviews & Comments
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What about the fragrance of this cultivar? I read somewhere that it's typical old rose, but just of moderate intensity... do all you find this to be true?
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6 JUL 21 by
 BrianH
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Available from - David Austin Roses
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New to my garden this year, amazing color. The fragrance, wow, I would say strong old rose-strong lemon in a gorgeous combination! Unique and lovely!
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..it's a favourite of mine too, although it can flop a bit and weak necked in heavy rain... which you may not get so much depending on your climate.. so I have found it's best to let it develop into a small climber, or a taller shrub, so the blooms are about nose height, which for me is just over 5 foot.. I'm in England to the east of DA Roses..
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Thanks for your insight! I must admit that I had been eyeing your Thomas A photos for a while. He just started his bloom here, a bit later in the season due to his bare root arrival in March. I am hot and dry in the high desert (7” rain annually is a good year:). He is drooping a bit now, I am sure the heat is contributing to this quality of his. I will take your advice and let him get tall, how wide has yours grown?
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..gosh you don't get much rain there in the high desert... mind you I only get 22 inches a year, and people think I get a lot more..
...the photos I've put up are when I grew it as a climber.. I had 2, and I now only have the other one as a shrub, and it's 4 x 3 foot currently... It's got support so I'm wanting it to get to at least 5 foot.. but I know that's achievable..
It's a very thorny rose isn't it?... I have to be careful with it..
I should also add that, it's not one of my first roses to bloom... it starts about 3 weeks later than a lot of what I have..
June 2nd this year...
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Wow, that’s interesting.......how is the rebloom? I am noticing now as blooms age that they really pom pom out, meaning they open and the petals flare all the way back, a nice effect.
Yes, I would have thought that you would have more rain than that! He does seem heavy on the thorns, but Othello is my very favorite rose, so I am used to dealing with that:)
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I don't know Othello.... but Thomas is an almost constant blooming rose once it gets going... there's hardly a gap, and it never stops until very late, December time... that's why I keep him, 6 months of blooms.. I love roses like that... yes I like the way the petals flare back too... it's a very elegant shape..
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I would love it if it bloomed for 6 months! Roses here typically shut down during the hottest time and will pick up once the monsoons roll in, during second half of July, as temps cool and we get most of our moisture. So it will be interesting to see how it behaves, may take a couple of years to truly know. Thanks for your advice!
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Available from - Hortico
hortico.com
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