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'President Herbert Hoover' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 111-467
most recent 13 JUN 18 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 13 JUN 18 by Jibby
Available from - Peter Beales Roses, UK
https://www.classicroses.co.uk/
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Discussion id : 106-358
most recent 9 NOV 17 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 6 NOV 17 by billy teabag
Could I ask those who grow 'President Herbert Hoover' to check the stamen colour and leaf shape please?

Are the filaments yellow, reddish, or can they graduate from red to yellow?

Are the leaflets elongated or roundish and how prominent are the serrations and veins?
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 7 NOV 17 by Patricia Routley
Maybe tomorrow. I have added a bud and leaf photo in the meantime.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 8 NOV 17 by billy teabag
Thanks Patricia.
Perth Region of HRIA visited a farm garden near Brookton on the weekend and there were some old HTs / Pernetianas in the garden of the original farm house that was built in the 1920s.
'Picture' was one of the roses and possibly 'McGredy's Yellow'. The others had young buds (shades of orange) and spent blooms (faded cream or buff/ apricot with carmine veining) so we could only guess at what the partly open and fresh blooms looked like.
I wondered whether one of them might be 'President Herbert Hoover' but will need to do more work.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 9 NOV 17 by Patricia Routley
This morning's open bloom shows a graduation from red to yellow.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 9 NOV 17 by billy teabag
Thank you!
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Discussion id : 71-997
most recent 30 MAY 13 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 30 MAY 13 by goncmg
Posted over a year ago about how I love this rose and I am going to back this up/comment again: today I cut a gorgeous bouquet of roses, so many varieties, love the taught and energetic first bloom in 6a.......................MOJAVE, MARMALADE and HOOVER were in that bouquet and once IN there, they looked the same.................now Mojave has no fragrance and a deeper color, and all 3 could have used another row of petals and so on.................here is what I find fascinating: these 3 are ALL 20+ years apart, Hoover is 1930, Mojave 1954 and Marmalade 1977........................HOOVER is considered the Pernetiana! MOJAVE won AARS! Marmalade was actually a FAIL....................they are all GOOD roses. They are all EAGER growers. But in my yard, in that vase even, looking at them it would be almost a sommelier test to have someone blindly arrange them by year! Because MOJAVE comes across like the 1930, Marmalade the 1954 and HOOVER the 1977.....................HOOVER is the most reliable, grows beyond strong, is not particularly disease prone per the bell curve in 6a.......if anyone were to ask me "What rose do you think is the most UNDER-RATED" I think I would say PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. Because it is a really GOOD rose, trumps its peer Talisman in health by leaps and bounds................why Helen Traubel (not even fragrant) was such a sensation (similar colors-ish) or MOJAVE such a sensation??? No answer! Hoover is a really GOOD rose!
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Discussion id : 35-730
most recent 10 OCT 12 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 19 APR 09 by Yankee Doodle Stevie
I first saw this rose back in the 90's while looking thru my Mother's newly bought copy of The Ultimate Rose Book.I was immediately taken by the bright color combonations.We used to get Regan Nursery's catalog on an annual basis back when they used to carry a larger stock of classic type varieties.About a decade ago,I purchased two President Hoovers from them,and they have been cherished members of the garden ever since.

The colors are beautiful and cheery but not harsh in combinations of pink,apricot,peach,and yellow.Seems to handle heat well,smells good,blooms steadily,and is hardy.Deserving of it's reputation as a classic.I haven't seen another rose that has quite the same coloring.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 17 OCT 09 by Unregistered Guest
My grandmother had this rose growing when I was a little girl at least 55 years ago. It was a very large standard rose then, so it must have been a few years old then. We always imagined she had met President Hoover and he had given it to her. She won lots of prizes with it. It was her favourite as it didn't Is it available in Australia( Victoria) now as it died about 5 years ago during our long drought.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 10 OCT 12 by Hapat
I also live in Australia and it ws my parent's favourite rose. My replacement President Herbert Hoover also died in the long drought when we had water restrictons. It is obtainable from Ross Roses in South Australia who will send it my mail order bare rooted for next year. (I've already ordered two).

Good Luck
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