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'Tea Clipper' rose Reviews & Comments
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Saw some of these in the shops today and really loved the fragrance. Could definitely smell the myrrh in it. One of the better David Austin fragrances that I've smelled.
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#1 of 7 posted
9 MAY 18 by
 HubertG
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This was one of the worst Austin roses I've smelt. Nasty hint of cat pee. Luckily it didn't flower very much. Glad to get rid of it.
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Nothing at all to do with 'Tea Clipper' (but perhaps you needed to stand back and smell it.) A paragraph that caught my eye:
1975 Australian Rose Annual
p31. Dr. A. S. Thomas. Perfume.
.....The cat-like civet produces its perfume in a gland too. Known as 'civetone', it is extremely unpleasant in odour. However when very greatly diluted it becomes attractive and most useful as a perfume fixative.
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#3 of 7 posted
10 MAY 18 by
HubertG
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LOL, 'Tea Clipper' must have LOADS of civetone.
I bought this rose solely because it was the only potted rose in the nursery sending out fresh new shoots in mid-winter. However that happened to mean it put out a lot of growth at the expense of flowers ... luckily.
I should add that someone I knew thought the fragrance was lovely. It's funny what some people can smell and others can't. A lot of the Austin roses are spoilt for me by some underlying unpleasantness in the fragrances. I think my favourite Austin fragrances were Evelyn and Jayne Austin and Sharifa Asma.
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#4 of 7 posted
29 APR 21 by
wittejo
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My Tea Clipper hasn’t flowered at all! Meanwhile, it takes up space. I’m a bleeding heart when it comes to giving plants "one last chance," but this is ridiculous!
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#5 of 7 posted
29 APR 21 by
HubertG
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Wittejo, count your blessings that you've never had to smell it, lol!
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#6 of 7 posted
29 APR 21 by
wittejo
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Ha Ha! Imma take it out this weekend! (insert sinister laugh here)
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Mine has not flowered either and is suffering from dieback from unknown causes. It has some new shoots though, so I'm still trying to nurse her.
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Love the bush for its lush growth even during a water rationed year. But where are the roses? Have seen one since spring. There are no buds forming, just lots of green. I'm tired of waiting. The plant has 6 hours of sun.
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8 JAN 10 by
Jimmy
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I pegged my Tea Clipper in June 2009 (winter) and this rose didn't bloom at all in Spring (Nov 2009). When my other Austin roses are having their second flush in Jan (summer), Tea Clipper only gave me one miserable, single bloom.
Last week, I decided to un-pegged this rose and gave it a light prune. Hopefully, it will bloom more in autumn. So far, I'm very disappointed but I won't give up on this rose yet because the blooms were beautiful from last year.
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That is how I felt. Have pruned and pegged and when it flowers, they are something to behold. But this rose is in prime real estate and I have way better roses waiting to be planted. It's going. Good luck with yours.
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Got this from DA in England this spring. Great vigour so far but a magnet for curled sawfly larvae and rose slug as the leaves are broad and soft in texture . Its saving grace is that the blooms do not hang their heads. My most insect affected rose next to Rainbow Knock Out!
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3 AUG 07 by
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Tea Clipper produces beautiful blooms of a glowing amber-yellow or apricot which unfortunately age fast and not too well, turning very pale and a bit floppy only a few days after opening. Its scent also changes from strong phenolic tea to myrrh. It promises to be very vigorous (long stems) and extremely healthy so far with already decent rebloom. I posted a series of pictures, showing its different shapes and colors as well as its aging on the Desertrat Rose Forum's rose gallery:
http://desertratrose.com/roseforum/viewtopic.php?t=3894
Andrea
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#1 of 1 posted
15 APR 08 by
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love your pics of Tea Clipper. I would have to keep her as my 'patio pet' and that is what holds me back. It is a very sheltered area at least. I am still riding the fence on this one.
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