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'Sweet Chariot' rose Reviews & Comments
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In the photos, this rose is shown growing and thriving is Billings, Montana and Lee, NY, which is down the road a piece from where I live, in zone 5a. Sweet Chariot would seem to be hardy to colder than zone 6b.
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Survived the winter of 2013
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I just read today (four years later) that this rose won the James Gamble Award for fragrance. I think it's well-deserved in this case! This is one of the few roses I know where I can detect the scent at a distance. I have a very poor sense of smell, so you know the scent is powerful!
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Available from - Cottage Farms (they sell through QVC)
9960 Padgett Switch Road Irvington, Alabama 36544
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Purple Chariot and Grand Chariot are two names that Cottage Farms uses for Sweet Chariot -- it's the same rose, and these listings should be combined.
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It's a disservice to the hybridizer and rose growing community when this type of thing happens.
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I would agree - who are they to make up their own names.
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In this case it makes no sense whatsoever. The patent for this rose has expired.
I don't see any indication the name was trademarked. All multiple names do is serve to compound confusion.
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Well, I sent Cottage Farms an email requesting they immediately start selling this rose under it's correct name. Fat lot of good it will do, but at least I feel better!
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I'll be curious to hear if you get a response.
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26 FEB 10 by
 Cass
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Bravo, Jeff. And good luck with that.
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Well, after repeated emails and canned responses from Cottage Farms about how my request has been "forwarded to the appropriate department", I have nothing to show for it. I guess this just doesn't rise to the level of interest for them.
I think I will start whining on the phone next! These folks are not going to get away with changing rose names without a lot of flak from me.
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Jeff, you're a patient man. I wish you luck.
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