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'The Children's Rose' Reviews & Comments
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If someone came to me and said they wanted advice on which rose to buy if they only had room for one, this would possibly be the one I would recommend (as long as they had plenty of room and they like the colour).
Just don't try to grow it in a pot though, as it won't grow anywhere near as well as it will in the ground, unless the pot is seriously huge and you water it about twice a day in the warmer weather. These produce lots of big blooms and they seem to need a lot of water.
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17 AUG 15 by
jmys
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I took your advice and bought Frederic in November. OMG is this a beautiful rose. Thank you.
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Agree that Frederic Mistral needs lots of water. After a few years, mine as own-root died through a dry winter. When I dug it up, its own-root was huge, but got dried out.
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Syn.'Meitebros', 'The Children's Rose'
Rosa cespuglio Ibrido Tea/Romantica, a portamento vigoroso/eretto, ben ramificato e senza spine o quasi. Fogliame sm/lucido, grande, verde scuro. Fiori grandi, a gambo lungo, rosa veneziano, singoli. Fragranza intensa, di agrumi. Rustica e resistente malattie. Rifiorente. Adatta x fiori da espozione e taglio. H.100cm L.60cm.
(ROSACEAE) (Alain Meilland, Meilland International, Francia, 1994)
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In my alkaline clay, own-root Frederic Mistral is hardy and vigorous in zone 5a. The size is 3' x 5', very wide, needs room. Paul in CT, zone 5b, informed me that Frederic Mistral needs protection during spring frosts - this explains why Fred flowers so late. Fred needs full-sun and plenty of water for best flowering.
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5a ! Interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Frederic Mistral is terrific! Good substance and form on long stems, and strongly scented. Grows like it's on steroids.
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