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'Pat Austin ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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Look-a-like of Soleil d'Or it's ancestor (several times used in Pat Austin's ancestry).
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Thank you Jay-Jay. Your emails to alert us when there is a problem are much appreciated. We still have a few issues to work out but most of HMF is back now.
Best regards,
HMF Support
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#2 of 3 posted
6 JAN 17 by
 Jay-Jay
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You're welcome.... So the "Continue" button works correctly again, I notice now.
PS: and the changes in a comment are immediately seen. One doesn't have to refresh the page any-more.
Great!
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#3 of 3 posted
6 JAN 17 by
Jay-Jay
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It seems to work properly right now.
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My neighbor visited my garden and went nuts over Pat among the many varieties I grow. Pat really brighten up a shady spot, and water-hogs like Pat is best as own-root. The scent is wonderful in alkaline clay, smells like ripe nectarine and mango. I really like Pat Austin winter hardiness and healthy, glossy, plus shade-tolerance, that I bought a 2nd one from Roses Unlimited $10 per own-root summer sale, started 1st week of June. Their new website is https://rosesunlimitedsc.com/
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Hi, Straw. I am glad Pat is good in your yard. I sped mine, in CA, because I could not stand the fast fade from orange to pink. Maybe the colors are better in a cooler climate and a higher latitude. I agree the bush and foliage are very healthy.
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Nastarana: Pat is stable orange for me. I have alkaline clay, so less phosphorus is available. Phosphorus shifts bloom-color to the red/pink zone. My Pat never get pink, even in 90 degree heat. Another way to push phosphorus down is to give potassium fertilizer, as in sulfate of potash. Potassium also shift bloom to the blue-zone. My soil is high in magnesium, which helps roses to retain yellow and orange shade. My Carding Mill is always orange, same with my Versigny.
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After a few years in my garden, this is one of the least performing Austins so far.
The plants get smaller instead of bigger.(As a standard rose, it seems to perform better.)
In contrary to the behaviour of The Pilgrim or A Shropshire Lad.
Those two get huge... even a lot bigger/higher than described. Pumping out both flowers and canes.
And not the least: they are very healthy in my garden!
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Thank you, Jay_jay for that info. Jude the Obscure as own-root do badly in my alkaline clay, but Pat Austin is very vigorous as own-root (It likes partial shade, morning sun only, and soaking wet). How are the fragrance of the Pilgrim and A Shropshire Lad in your garden?
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#2 of 5 posted
31 AUG 15 by
Jay-Jay
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Mine are budded specimens. The other Austins are budded too and my soil is alkaline.
A Shropshire Lad's flowers are good as for fragrance... not outstanding, but the plant (rose) itself IS!!!!
One of the best performing if not the best. People are stunned by the health and vigour!
The Pilgrim is doing well as a plant, but the fragrance is of less importance.
As for fragrance, I would recommend Sharifa Asma and maybe Jubilee Celebration(strong Citrus).
As for early flowering, good scent and pumping out big flowers again and again: Abraham Darby.
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Thank you, Jay Jay, I appreciate the info. on fragrances. I grow roses for scents alone. In my alkaline clay, zone 5a garden, roses that need lots of water like Pat Austin or Golden Celebration do better as own-roots.
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31 AUG 15 by
Jay-Jay
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Alas, over here own-root is almost unavailable!
As for fragrance... my favourite topic:
Étoile de Hollande Cl.
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Thank you, Jay Jay, for the recommendation of Étoile de Hollande Cl. I will check it out.
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Very late starter. Every Spring I fear whether it survived as it remains leafless while all others are well under way. It always starts as the last one, but by mid May catches up with the rest. Shiny and relatively healthy foliage. Blackspot resistance 3/5. The only solution to the problem of weak necks and nodding flowers is to let it grow bigger than normally (by forgetting to prune).
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