|
'Fair Bianca ®' rose Reviews & Comments
-
-
Initial post
10 JAN 19 by
HollyH2
Available from - Heirloom Roses Heirloomroses.com
|
REPLY
|
-
-
Initial post
1 DEC 18 by
Zingiber
My favourite rose. Flowers deep cupped (not flat for me as in the description) with reflexed lower petals, and almost perfectly quartered. Buds start out quite dark pink, and flowers open very light pink, aging through to a clean white. The fragrance is heavenly and exceptionally strong- my favourite of all roses. I suppose if I screwed up my nose it could be vaguely like aniseed, but really I can't compare it to anything. Only bad point is the vigour. This rose is very slow growing and reluctant to make new basal breaks. Mine is grafted on multiflora, I believe. Despite this low vigour, it flowers at every chance it gets, and is surpisingly disease resistant. I have never seen black spot or powdery mildew on it, despite those being the worst diseases here in NZ. It does get a very small amount of rust, which is quite unusual here; most of my roses are entirely rust-free.
|
REPLY
|
-
-
Initial post
6 SEP 16 by
JeanaQ
I've been looking for a Fair Bianca (ausca) rose bush for over a year now. I saw it for sale once in March, but my ground was still frozen and I waited. Unfortunately, all the nurseries online are saying they're no longer carrying it. I'm desperate to get my hands on this rose. Does anyone know any nursery/retailer/individual who would be willing to sell me one of these?
Thanks for any help!
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#1 of 7 posted
6 SEP 16 by
Give me caffeine
Look under the "Buy From" tab at upper right. ;)
http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.1763.0&tab=16
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#2 of 7 posted
6 SEP 16 by
JeanaQ
I looked at almost every single one of those web sites. Nobody shows it on their sites.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#3 of 7 posted
6 SEP 16 by
Give me caffeine
Have you tried contacting them? It's not uncommon for nurseries to have some cultivars which they don't list online.
Edit: David Austin is still listing it. It's just out of stock at the moment.
http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.1763.0&tab=16
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#4 of 7 posted
7 SEP 16 by
JeanaQ
I emailed them and they told me they're not carrying it any longer. =( They're the ones who directed me to this web site, which I love. I'm hoping someone will know more than I do. I've emailed probably 20 different nurseries and visited all the nurseries in my area that carry David Austin's and am having no luck.
There are other beautiful white roses that would probably be similar, but I have a daughter named Bianca and (as well as Portia, but I was able to get my hands on a "Wise Portia") wanted to have one with her name. I'm also looking for an Admired Miranda but that one hasn't been available for quite some time.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#5 of 7 posted
7 SEP 16 by
Give me caffeine
Have you tried any of the Canadian nurseries? Canada is on the same planet y'know, and they ship to the US. Try jcbakker and jardinjasmin. They have it listed.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#6 of 7 posted
7 SEP 16 by
JeanaQ
I"ll try them. Thanks!
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#7 of 7 posted
3 MAY 17 by
Lavenderlace
This might be too late for you but I found this at longagoroses.com
|
REPLY
|
-
-
Initial post
9 APR 15 by
Matthew 0rwat
Needs to be grafted, weak on own roots in my experience. We did a trial 15 years ago at the fort worth botanic gardens, two identical beds of Austin roses except one was own root and one grafted. MOST of the cultivars performed best grafted with a few exceptions.
|
REPLY
|
|