Yes !!! It is quite possible that Hortico could have sent you the wrong rose. They have done this to me on more than one occassion. I keep saying I will not order from them anymore since they never have all of the roses they claim to have for sale and the last 2 years what I did recieve of my order had some sort of black fungus on most of the canes. Hortico has certainly gone down hill.

It does sound like you have the wrong rose. Hortico is notorious for sending mis-labeled roses. They have done it to me several times as well. If your rose is not behaving like it should and does not look and smell like a proper Duftrausch then that is what has probably happened to you as well. My advice is to try and purchase your roses from a more reliable vendor even if they cost a few dollars more. You will be more likely to get the correct rose and not to mention one that is disease free and of the correct grade and a company that will stand behind what they sell.

I agree, it is very probable that they sent you the wrong rose. I ordered Duftrausch through Hortico, even though I read that they often send a mislabeled rose, and they didn't disappoint me in that regard. But I was very disappointed to have some other rose blooming in its place. It is not at all like Duftrausch at all and I sent them pictures showing the differences, but they did nothing to reimburse me or even try to replace it with something else. I stopped ordering from them three years ago. If they didn't have that rose available, and wanted to send something in its place, the very least they could do is send a rose with a name! I WOULD like to know what it is that is growing in my garden! So, I have no idea what I ended up with, and although it is a prolific bloomer and does has some fragrance to it, I still have no idea what it is. It reminds of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" but the blooms are more cupped in shape. It does have some fragrance, but it is not Duftrausch! I wish they would get their stuff together.