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'Rosie The Riveter ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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27 MAR 19 by
 BrianH
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Available from - Heirloom Roses
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A major disappointment. I had such high hopes for Rosie. Her color is beautiful. Other than that, everything else is just middle of the road to average. Look out for her sharp thorns! She gets blackspot by the end of June, is SLOW to repeat, and her fragrance is just meh. I've had her for 3 growing seasons and she just hasn't improved. She lives in perfect soil conditions and has been sprayed regularly. This will be her last season with me unless she really IMPROVES.
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8 MAR 19 by
kgs
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Here in Sonoma County Rosie the Riveter has done extremely well, though we have a very forgiving climate. Didn't see a spec of disease in my no-spray garden. Fragrance went from nil to promising. Shot up, kept blooming, and is wintering well. When in bloom people stop and stare at her. She is MIGHTY thorny and if you bring cuttings indoors they get shy and curl inwards. I have thought about switching positions with Julia Child so that the much-less-thorny Julia can be the rose nearest the gate. I shovel-pruned and moved other roses, but in my garden she continues to earn front-row placement.
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I bought Rosie a bit late in the season for Houston, so once she was plopped in the ground she never really got going because it was too hot. There was only one good flush of flowers before it shutdown in the extreme heat. However, the plant itself has stayed very healthy and put up with the wonky Houston weather very well...much better than some other roses I have. I'm anxious to see how it does this fall and next spring in cooler weather.
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After looking at this one a few months, I am perplexed. It is a great garden rose, looks absolutely stunning in the garden. Then, when you try to cut a spray and take it indoors in a bouquet, the blooms close up in a strangely triangular fashion and completely refuse to reopen. So, good for the garden, bad for bouquets and for cutting.
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13 JUL 18 by
kgs
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It does get "shy." I see that on cool mornings, too. But as the "greeting rose" nearest our fence gate, Rosie is outstanding! Love how long the blooms last. They are paler in the summer but still lovely. And so robust and healthy!
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