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most recent 14 JUL 16 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 5 MAR 07 by Tony B.
I like it even more than the original...the colour is charming. All the well deserved accolades of its famous parent as well. Disease...no! Hardy...yes! Prolific...yes! My personal favourite "Knock Out."
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 14 JUL 16 by Michael Garhart
Same! I find it pleasing, even from half a block away.
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most recent 30 APR 13 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 4 MAR 07 by Tony B.
Ah, Peace, a real love it or hate it rose...for me both love and despise it. The good: Very bloomiferous. Fast repeating for such huge luxurious blooms. Love the colouration. I've seen comments about lack of fragrance but i disagree, it may not have powerful perfume but what it has is a delicious tea scent. Reasonably hardy by H.T. standards. Blooms through care and neglect..found a bagged rose once sitting around nelected for who knows how long with 2 spindly new canes growing with buds forming. This rose wants to bloom! Now the bad: BLACKSPOT...as bad as the rose wants to bloom it wants to blackspot...aargh! Go ahead throw all you got at it. Still finds a way to suffer blackspot. And badly. If you can keep the B.S. away, then youve got a winner. Hope you have better luck than I've had.
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 5 JUN 07 by NewsView
I noticed that some roses smell best when they are new. My Peace roses, of which I own three, don't have much of a scent in the beginning but they begin to have a stronger fragrance as the bloom ages. Has anyone else noticed this? The other observation is that my three Peace bushes sometimes look identical to Garden Party. I know they are relatives, but are they supposed to be that hard to tell apart? My Garden Party has more yellow coloration than my Peace blooms do!
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 5 JUN 07 by RoseBlush
You have to stop and think about "why" roses have scent. It's not to please us gardeners, but to attract pollenators so that the plant can continue the species. With some roses, the scent is strongest early in the day. With other roses, the scent is stronger as the blooms age enough to open further to attract insects to pollenate the rose. Others, the scent is stronger when the temps are higher. In other words, it varies by individual cultivar. I have some rose in my garden the I think don't have any scent at all, but tell that to the bees.

Smiles,
Lyn
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 6 JUN 07 by NewsView
Yes, and speaking of bees it is VERY alarming that colony collapse disorder is now hitting bee colonies worldwide. I hope they get to the bottom of this mystery bee killer. Up to 80-90 percent of beekeepers' colonies are gone in my area, and since CA is a leading agriculture state that’s a real problem. It’s to the point where pollinating the tree nut crops, among other agricultural uses, may be threatened. Price hikes on produce, among other things, will result if this keeps up. Our entire food supply, including livestock feed, depends on pollination, chiefly from European bees. Strangely, the mainstream media has not picked on this story to the extent it deserves. I myself have personally observed 100s of bees dead and dying along a one mile path I like to walk, not once but three times in the past four months. I've lived in the area for over 30 years, and I have never seen anything like it. I've also noticed fewer bees in my garden, which exceeds 50 roses. In some countries systemic pesticides are banned due to the harsh effects on pollinators and other beneficial insects, and last I heard bee experts are zeroing in on nicotine-based pesticides as a potential culprit.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 30 APR 13 by Benaminh
The culprit is most likely Monsanto from Missouri.
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most recent 17 JUN 08 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 13 OCT 07 by Tony B.
Fragrant Cloud was a great performer this season. It just kept going and getting better as the season went on. It just finished a nice flush of huge blooms. F.C. stayed healthy and grew vigorously. It was one of the best performers overall, especially in the hybrid tea department. It started relatively slow as a new own root plant this spring and then never looked back! Healthy, fragrant and vigorous...a keeper for me!
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 17 JUN 08 by Leslie Tuckerangelface
Fragrant Cloud has been one of my top 3 favourites for several years.Its vibrant coloul and wonderful scent are its big attributes but it is also quite disease resistant and cold hardy. I live in Kamloops British Columbia,and have not lost a FC for many years.
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most recent 28 MAR 08 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 4 MAR 07 by Tony B.
Here is a classic and wonderful Hybrid Tea. Blooms are certainly pretty and deliciously fragrant. It is a good grower and has great disease resistance especially for a hybrid tea. Only VERY minor blackspot for me during most favorable weather and I can say thats with NO spraying. Amazingly clean for its clan. Havent seen mildew at all. Decent rebloom. Tender in my zone, I provide winter protection. Still among the very best of all H.T. roses. Also an excellent parent of many notable roses.
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 11 OCT 07 by Zippitydoodaday
I love my Tiffany rose - it's magnificent, but I'm not smelling what everyone is smelling. Does it take a while for it to become fragrant? Mine is three years old. Are you feeding it something to make your roses more fragrant? I'm just perplexed. I love this rose, but I really would love it to have more fragrance. My Oklahoma rose makes me swoon when I sniff it.
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 11 OCT 07 by Tony B.
I find roses have different fragrance intensities depending upon weather, age of bloom and time of day. Tiffany always smells strongest and best to me early in the day or in somewhat cooler temeratures...spring and fall usually, instead of mid summer afternoon heat. In many roses , even notably fragrant ones like Fragrant Cloud, high heat and strong sun evaporate that fragrance off. Some roses are more reliably fragrant than others as a rule. There are so many variables that go into fragrance, even the perception of the nose doing the smelling! I find roses that other people describe as "powerful" or "strong" to barely register, and I find others to be more fragrant than usually described. If you grow a lot of roses, you'll likely find the same thing. That being said...Tiffany is not the most powerful scent in my opinion, its reliably there, but not as powerful as your Oklahoma...of which I am also a fan. Damask fragrances tend to be powerful, as are myrrh fragrances in some of the Austins. Tiffany is more of a blend of fragrances, instead of dominated by one key scent. I grow my Tiffany in a large container, give it plenty of water...which helps a lot, and fertilize with basic rose fertilizer in spring and summer. Some deliciously fragrant roses that I grow include Oklahoma...of course, with that damask power! Intrigue,with a strong, citrusy blend of scents and reliable. Fragrant Cloud, which is powerful, but the scent varies greatly and is fleeting in heat. Sharifa Asma, a very clean and pleasant smell, always strong. Tamora...for fans of myrrh, this one packs a punch! Prairie Sunrise, which is deliciously complex and heavenly. Tiffany, Maria Stern, which is decently strong and unique, Climbing Peace, very pleasant and reliable moderate tea scent, Blue Girl, one of my personal favourites, with a wonderful blend of scent...old fashioned rose almost. Hansa, great scent, but blooms do not last long. Double Delight, not a great plant as for disease or hardiness, but a strong smeller. I hope my long-winded response helped you out at least a little! Good luck!
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Reply #3 of 5 posted 11 OCT 07 by Zippitydoodaday
I loved your long winded post. I think that I'm beginning to see your point - one must test a rose to "nose" how the scent reacts personally with one's nose ;). I still love Tiffany even if her scent is mild. I'll check out the roses you mentioned. I've held off from getting DD because I live near the ocean and hear that it's not that hardy. Through hours of research and sniffing, I'm going to purchase the following for disease hardiness, scent and cut flowers:
-- Memorial Day
-- Veteran's Honor (they say it doesn't have a scent, but it has a wonderful raspberry scent, perfect blooms, disease resistant and lasts so long in a vase.
-- Bella Roma

If I go with one more, I may take a chance on Osiana...I'm hearing good things about it. If/when I move and I can see my rose bushes versus having them in the back and only cutting them for vases then I'll consider Austins and other English roses.
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 26 MAR 08 by Cynthia
Pam,
I know some folks who live very near the ocean (within 50 yards) who grow Double Delight with no problem; in fact I have admired their rosebush for years. I notice they have it in full sun, in a raised bed that offers plenty of air circulation. I think that's the secret. Our soil here tends to be soggy and full of rocks and clay....so a massive raised bed can overcome the problems. The same family even raises foxglove!
Hope this is helpful :)
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Reply #5 of 5 posted 28 MAR 08 by Judith C.
Just a couple of comments: Double Delight is perfectly hardy here ... and I far prefer it to Bella Roma and Tiffany, far more scent (yes, I did read what you said ...!) and a much more beautiful bloom ... And yes, do put Double Delight in full sun if you can.
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