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"Only a moderate number of Tea Roses have been put into commerce this year [1911], and they are chiefly continental. The best is an Irish-raised variety named Alexander Hill Gray (Alex. Dickson and Sons), to commemorate the celebrated amateur Rosarian of that name. The pure lemon-yellow flowers recall the colour of Perle des Jardins, but they are of large size, beautifully formed, sweetly scented, and of the first quality for exhibition purposes, being particularly fine in autumn. It has been awarded the gold medal of the National Rose Society, and was also awarded a gold medal at the Festival of Empire Exhibition at the Crystal Palace on September 28th last, where it was shown in quantity, and where many of the Roses already mentioned figured prominently." Garden Life, vol. 21, 1911, p. 106.
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Alas, no comment on prickles.
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--Alexander Hill Gray.--This is a lovely deep lemon-yellow that has a good habit, with good foliage, and dark red wood almost devoid of thorns. It does well in Northern districts, and makes a strong tree when established. The buds are pretty, and the flowers open into well-shaped blooms of good substance. It has a strong tea perfume." Garden Life, February 20, 1926, p. 204.
--Alexander Hill Gray--Tea. Pale lemon yellow. Long pointed buds. Strong grower. Very profuse bloomer.Stems are strong, straight, upright, very few thorns. Foliage is heavy, deep green. Resistant to disease. Excellent for cut flowers. Circular 70, Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, January 1927, p. 4.
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References added. Thank you Brent.
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So the question arises: did it sport or revert?
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Wouldn't we all like to know! The variant bloom is quite pretty.
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I looked this up because the name seemed unusual. From Wikipedia: "Château Gruaud-Larose is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855."
You'd think they would have been offered a red rose.
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The rose pictured is stunningly beautiful. This could perhaps be sold in the USA as e.g., Rose Castle, a clumsy translation to be sure, but one which might not put off a buying public which must have its' easy to remember names.
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I can confirm that this rose is indeed stunning and have planted 3 here in our gardens. We are in the lower Cévennes France Zone 7a or 7b. The scent is of lychee fruit and very pleasant it is too. Our soil is slightly acidic and the first bare-root was planted three years ago and after six months in October finally flowered with one solitary but stunning rose the second season was very generous and gave us huge clusters like a floribunda which were simply ready made bouquets ( see photos from last summer ). Now I’ve pegged it and stands almost six foot tall and has blooms all over and is one of the healthiest roses here with next to no BS.
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Hello,
I purchased a Gruaud Larose through Palatine. How much sun does yours receive (ex: full sun, morning sun/afternoon shade)?
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Hello Roselover1
Our most mature plant receives full sun it is pointing almost due south. In fact just had some friends visit the gardens earlier and Gruaud had one saturated ( we’ve had a week of very heavy rain ) half-open flower poking out so I picked it off and presented it as a gift to one of the visitors. With all the rain I wasn’t expecting the rose to have much of a scent but voilà - yes quite perfumed with a strong citrus-lychee note. Lovely scent.
We have four now and the mature one is 3 years old standing at well over 6ft tall and 4ft + wide after only light pruning in March. There must be well over 150 buds on it right now.
Happy gardening. Peter
PS this one is in it’s fourth season was quite slow to develop took around 18 months to establish, one flower then 3-4 then last year dozens and dozens sometimes in groups of 5 or 6 held up almost in a ready-made bouquet.
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Could you please share if this rose blooms later in the summer/autumn time? I think to buy it, but not a lot information how she is blooming after first wave.
Thank you so much in advance
With best regards,
Anna
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I have not seen any repeat flower after the spring flowering (in Australia, where it is a survivor rose in churchyards).
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