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'The Magician' rose Reviews & Comments
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8 JAN 23
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I think partially because it classified as a shrub, when its best suited as a pliable, shorter climber. And also because Heirlooms intros were gambles. Sometimes great, like Snow Ruby or The Magician, and sometimes really questionable.
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19 MAY 21 by
 JCP
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I absolutely agree. Mine is splayed against a fence and it cascades down a rock wall.
Have you used it in breeding?
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No. When I use something climber-ish, I trend toward using my time with a species/species hybrid in order to at least bring new genetic diversity into roses a few generations later. Climbers and species work tends to use up a lot of space, so picking your battles is wise unless you have acres just sitting there empty.
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18 MAY 21 by
JCP
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Why 'The Magician' never became a well known rose, I'll never know. Excellent performance and quite the color show. Warm, fresh colors; quite cheery.
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It looks like a modern version of Bloomfield Dainty or Capt. Thomas.
ie. upright, smooth looking, pillar-like, refined nature. single-semi double blooms of butter yellow with salmon, cerise or orange touches as it ages. sweet scent.
I think would make a nice rose for someone's pillar that loves a delicate yellow touch to their garden. I believe it to be one of the better of the roses bred by Heirlooms.
The blooms are 3" and definitely not 5". Theyre in small, uneven clusters. this gives it a more natural charm that roses like Flutterbye do not have (which have huge symetrical clusters). I believe this would be a more popular rose if people knew it better.
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Agreed. Also really winter hardy and disease resistant here in southeastern Michigan.
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