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'Comtesse Vandal' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 71-864
most recent 12 FEB 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 24 MAY 13 by goncmg
My passion is orange/red from the 60's and 70's and my "interest" is USA 1960-1990 but I have a weak spot for these pernetianas. SO CLOSE to "base line" with the colors, everything there seems a little unstable and glowing, all undershot gold or yellow.......................I first grew this one in Chico, CA in the 70's and again have had it (many times, um, keep reading) in Columbus, OH............................when it is happy it is amazing. Even happy, in my experience, the plant will be small and weak. But the color of the blooms is delicately extraordinary, buff with a red reverse fading peach? Something to that effect. And this one is a big personality as well because it opens the bloom looking very BROAD petaled and somehow, someway, overnight it will reflex into a spikey ball!I love that many of these bright/odd colored HT's are now recognized as the PERNETIANAS, a subset of HT, because they are a special group. They are tough to grow. Moody and weak, very blackspot prone, there is a quality both crude yet delicate about them all. "The modern rose is ALMOST there but something is missing." I cannot grow this one in Ohio. It just won't go here and I have given up. But it sure is a personality, it sure speaks to what was once in fashion and it is, when it is happy, one of the most gorgeous of those pernetiana relics.................anyone interested in the (short) history of the MODERN rose really needs to experience a few of these................there is a whole different "shade" of Cuba's lipstick pinkness as opposed to Fame! or Miss All-American Beauty..............a whole different "brightness" of the Countess's putty-apricot as opposed to Marilyn Monroe, etc..............
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Reply #1 of 3 posted 12 FEB 22 by Michael Garhart
I'll be honest with you. This is one of the Pernets I hate. It grows like a strung-out China. The petals do gymnastics. The color becomes dishwater grey-peach. And the mildew. Everywhere. There are a bunch of nicer Pernets in a park in the middle of Portland. The ones with amazing colors imo.
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Reply #2 of 3 posted 12 FEB 22 by goncmg
Love your comments, Michael. Petal gymnastics! Flip and twist into that strange spiky ball! I am growing here now in the Jacksonville, FL area and she’s really happy. Best plant I have ever had, it is own root and as big a budded. Really surprised by this as I have to agree at least in Ohio she tended to be smaller and sickly-ish.
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Reply #3 of 3 posted 12 FEB 22 by Robert Neil Rippetoe
I loved it when I had it years ago.

The plant is ungainly but grew well own-root in my climate. The blossoms and colors, form, could be spectacular but blew faster than I like. I think it was an amazing accomplishment for the period it was bred in.

I would grow it again.
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Discussion id : 96-061
most recent 27 NOV 16 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 27 NOV 16 by Patricia Routley
Would anybody have any close-up photos of the foliage and hips of 'Comtesse Vandal'?
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Discussion id : 78-180
most recent 11 MAY 14 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 11 MAY 14 by Matthew 0rwat
Really marvelous colors !
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Discussion id : 16-730
most recent 14 FEB 07 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 14 FEB 07 by dina
Dear sir/madam,
I would like to acquire one or two Comtesse Vandal plants. Could you help me find anusery which stocks them and is able to export them to Israel?
Roses nurseries in Israel have not had them for years.

with thanks,
Dina.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 14 FEB 07 by HMF Admin
Use the BUY FROM tab to review the list of nurseries offering this rose. If none of them can supply it, you can add it to your HMF Wish list and we will contact you when if and when it becomes available.
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