'Colette' rose reviews and comments

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'Colette' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 93-116 most recent 28 DEC 19 SHOW ALL

Initial post 31 MAY 16 by Lynn-in-TX

Reply #1 of 2 posted 31 MAY 16 by HMF supporting member

Robert Neil Rippetoe

Reply #2 of 2 posted 28 DEC 19 by JuniperAnn

I bought Colette on sale 2-3 years ago & haven’t pruned or trained her since—just grew her in a pot for 1-2 years with purchased potting soil, and then in my neutral-pH clay soil. For me (Z9a, humid subtropics), she grows like a sprawled out starfish, about 2’H & 6’W, with little branching. Also, she only grows flowers on the tips of her canes. I thought about pegging her, but too thorny. So I’m going to hard prune her this spring, and if she doesn’t like that, then it’s the shovel for her. Sorry, Colette.

Discussion id : 107-126 most recent 26 DEC 17 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 25 DEC 17 by Witchy

I believe the zone information is incorrect. According to Northland Rosarium, this is zone 5.	REPLY

Reply #1 of 1 posted 26 DEC 17 by HMF supporting member

jedmar

'Colette' seems to be even in several gardens in Russia in Zone 4a. However, the protection measures they undertake there are unbelievable!	REPLY

Discussion id : 14-412 most recent 29 MAR 16 SHOW ALL

Initial post 9 OCT 06 by gardenfever

Reply #1 of 3 posted 10 OCT 06 by HMF supporting member

Kim Rupert

Rose pigments, being living tissue, vary greatly depending upon a variety of factors...weather, soil type, heat, nutrient levels, plant condition, location, time of year, time of day, etc. THEN, you have the vagaries of photography as well as light quality with all their issues. In my experience, Collette is more often in apricot tones, but it CAN appear pretty uniform pink. That's what makes identifying roses from photographs such a buggaboo. Unless form or some other characteristic is so obvious, mis identifications are extremely easy to make. Kim

Reply #2 of 3 posted 28 MAR 16 by LaurelZ

It is a light pink, like the pink panther that sometimes has dark pink accents. Having looked at the photos in which it appears Apricot, I noticed both of them are from Europe. I don't see any of the apricot pink ones in the USA. I think the Apricot is also perfectly nice, but is it possible the ones in Europe are a different rose?	REPLY

Reply #3 of 3 posted 29 MAR 16 by HMF supporting member

Patricia Routley

The U.S. Patent says:
Color (when opening begins): Upper surface: near Azalea Pink, Red Group 38A, and more or less suffused with Geranium Lake, Red Group 47D, with the edges commonly being near Empire Rose, Red Group 48D.
Color (when blooming): Upper surface: near Red Group 55D on the external petals and Coral Pink, Red Group 38D, suffused with Empire Rose, Red Group 48D, on the internal petals.
Color (at end of opening): upper surface: near Red Group 55D on the external petals and Coral Pink, Red Group 38D, suffused with Empire Rose, Red Group 48D, on the internal petals.

These colors intimate to me that ‘Colette’ started off life in her European apricot dress.

Discussion id : 52-779 most recent 9 MAR 11 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 9 MAR 11 by anonymous-371893

I got this rose many years ago close to when it was first produced, I have moved it since the first planting
because the first spot was too harsh. (I live in zone 5b Central OH) .Since I moved it , it has done much
better, It has never gotten taller than 5 ft. here but it is lovely and blooms 2 -3 flushes in a summer depending on the summer. For me it is an apricot pink and has a pleasant but not strong fragrance.