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'Benjamin Britten' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 105-331
most recent 24 APR SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 5 SEP 17 by GardenGlimpses
So much hype has been made about the unusual coloring of this one, but for me it’s a rather ordinary reddish-pink, indistinguishable from the ubiquitous Double Knock Out. Like many Knock Outs and all plastic plants, Benjamin Britten also has no discernable scent. There the similarity ends, since Knock Out spends its energy producing flowers, while Benjamin only makes octopus canes. It produces many blind basal breaks, which if trained horizontally, will in turn produce a prodigious number of blind laterals. Perhaps it was named for the wrong historical figure…Benjamin Britten is not known for ‘blind leading the blind’, that would be Helen Keller.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 8 FEB 23 by MiGreenThumb
Must be a personal sensitivity issue.
My Benjamin Britten has a strong, fruity scent; much, much stronger than the very slight fragrance of Double Knockout.
Nor is the colour similar. It could be due to your location in Texas being unsuitable for the variety. Here in Southern Michigan the blooms are an exquisite glowing orangish red fading to a vibrant watermelon pink.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 24 APR by Robert D.
Our plant is much like yours. We are in the Eastern Bay Area of California. Our plant is potted, and grows to about 5 or so feet tall, beautifully rounded and had huge flushes of fragrant flowers which are colored as you describe it. We love it. Ben from Texas must have a different nondescript rose of unknown origin. Simply sounds far too off the mark for this beauty!
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Discussion id : 133-927
most recent 30 JUL 22 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 30 JUL 22 by Le_Not
The blooms of 'Benjamin Britten' don't tolerate heat: they last two days, maximum, in 80-degree temperatures (Fahrenheit). They're fried in six hours when it's in the mid-nineties. Probably would last better in some shade.
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Discussion id : 133-440
most recent 28 JUN 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 23 JUN 22 by sandsock (PNW 8a)
As of 2022 Benjamin Britten has not been patented in the US. It grows fairly well own root in the wet PNW in the ground, not so well in a pot. I have tried to propagate it, but have not succeeded yet.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 28 JUN 22 by chrissam81
Hi, If you succeed in rooting this rose (Benjamin Britten), please let me know. I would like to buy from you. I have some Kordes roses and a David Austin rose Heritage. I can share with you if you are interested, Thanks.
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Discussion id : 113-970
most recent 9 NOV 18 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 8 NOV 18 by Marnix
It can be higher than the description, 2 meter is not a problem here :-D Rebloom is very good when not pruned, becouse the new groth starts directly beneath the flower. But when you let it grow, it will be an upright Rose with strong canes. The canes are not leaning, so it is a very small Rose. I planted 3 of them together to get more body at the bush.
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Reply #1 of 3 posted 8 NOV 18 by Marlorena
I didn't like this rose and I'm glad I got rid of it... tall, coarse and very thorny.. the flowers are nice when they open but quickly develop a grey colouration on the outer petals, which made me think of a young man with grey hair much too soon in life.. and then they turn a manky purple grey...
It was an exceptional bloomer though, I got 5 flushes in a good season, continuous flowering..

I do hope you are happy with yours and that it continues to do well for you...
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Reply #2 of 3 posted 8 NOV 18 by Marnix
Now I am laughing. The aspects you describe as not-nice are very nice to me. I like the silver on the flower, the strong, colored prickles and the purple canes! But lucky there are much more Roses on this world to choose your own favorites ;-)
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Reply #3 of 3 posted 9 NOV 18 by styrax
To me, the blooms resemble very oddly colored peonies!
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