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'Monsieur Tillier' rose Reviews & Comments
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If you have the room and the climate for it, this rose is a must have for any garden with teas. The plant is very healthy, very large, and the gorgeous blossoms keep coming and coming for most of the year. My plant in No. Cal. is 10 x 10 feet. I deadhead it after each flush, water it once a week, and fertilize once a year with a mix of lots of different dry organics. When the flowers are cut and brought indoors, they don't turn as dark as they would in the sun, but the buff shades the centers become can be just as lovely!
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So true! It is such a special rose.
It can be kept smaller, but I do love to see it growing unfettered in all its glory.
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6 MAY 13 by
 hebe
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My 3 yr old plant is already 2.5m tall and 4m wide. I have grown it previously in another Sydney garden, but there it only grew to 2m by 1.5m. Perhaps it's grown so large as it is partially shaded by a Jacaranda. It still flowers profusely despite being in partial shade.
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hello maurizio usai,
can you account about the origin of the plant at 'la pietra rossa'?
it would be great to identify the true and real monsieur tillier which fits the descriptions, beales 'monsieur tillier' being largely in commerce...
friendly greatings
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Is there an early reference describing Monsieur Tillier as a rose with few prickles?
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This rose is exciting! It was my first exposure to the tea rose group. At first, the fully open shape is surprising to a person raised on classic hybrid tea form. The peeled back outer petals the few shell like rings and the muddled center seem confusing, up close. But when you research the heritage, it all fits. From a little further away, and with a little understanding, the form turns from confusing to pleasantly complex. The colors are unusual; peachy, pink, coral and magenta, all rich and blending. The shrub is wirey. I had it against a fence but my neighbor's ivy kept growning through the cracks and smothering it. For a year I didn't pay much attention to this rose. But then the fence deteriorated and the neighbor and I replaced it. I pulled away the ivy and found that there were some pretty strong canes growing up through those messy vines, producing all the lovely flowers I had found amongst the tangles. When cleaned up and trimmed, and with a new redwood fence backing it, I found that I had a beautiful tree-like shrub, which quickly assumed its proper place as a major bloom factory. The leaves are disease resistant, and the fragrance is typical tea. But it's the color -- very unusual. It makes you revisit the border over and over, trying to decide whether to pick -- or keep visiting where the blooms seem happiest. -- San Jose, CA
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