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'Dark Desire' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 133-744
most recent 13 SEP SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 15 JUL 22 by steve fritz
I've owned this rose for a few years.

It is virtually disease free and fertile as both a pollen and seed parent.

It has rather small and sparse blooms for the large size of the plant. And I detect no fragrance.

It grows in a rather awkward angular form, about 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide.
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 17 AUG 22 by RoseAddict_NorthTX
I agree with you, I have the same experience. She is a thorny monster, very irregular and ungainly, grows in all directions. I can’t detect much of a scent (she’s supposed to be of the Parfuma series). But she keeps blooming in our 100F weather (North Texas) like no other. The blooms are not huge but she keeps going. I may need to replant her somewhere else because she is just getting too big even though I prune her severely.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 19 AUG 22 by MADActuary
I will add to this by pointing out that in my Zone 5b (Chicagoland) garden the bloom petals burn so easily. I am having trouble seeing the redeeming qualities of this rose. It's growing well and yes, awkwardly, and blooming well. Only a mild fragrance for me thus far. But Dark Desire's blooms may be the most unattractive of all my 200 bushes. I should shovel prune it as it's occupying valuable garden real estate in a prime location but I'll give it until next summer to see if it improves.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 20 AUG 22 by Plazbo
It's curious the lack of smell. I've smelt it as a few nurseries (I've never bought it) and it's always smelt strongly of potpourri with kind of dusty/soapy tones.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 13 SEP by Jay-Jay
Where it grows in Winschoten (Rosarium) it produces lots of flowers flowers, that are rather large and have a strong pleasant scent... But some of the flowers were almost scentless!!!
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Discussion id : 131-447
most recent 23 JUN 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 27 JAN 22 by Ericchn
Parentage = Chartreuse de Parme × (Esther Geldenhuys × Unnamed Seedling) , per a certain Japanese source
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 27 JAN 22 by jedmar
Thank you, we added this parentage as a note.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 23 JUN 22 by Michael Garhart
This seems to track with the patent info. Which, if true, means the unknown parent likely had few petals, was not a hybrid tea, and probably triploid (or diploid). The possibilities are too great to fathom a guess, but it was probably a rose from before 1999.
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Discussion id : 132-305
most recent 9 APR 22 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 9 APR 22 by Callum
Available from - Treloar Roses
https://www.treloarroses.com.au
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Discussion id : 131-061
most recent 30 JAN 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 8 JAN 22 by jc_7a_MiddleTN
I have a mislabeled rose that I believe is Dark Desire.

Is the new foliage purple? The canes as well?
My mystery rose looks like DD, but I can't see much other than the blooms in the photos here,
I am pretty sure it's DD.

It's the most disease resistant HT I have, without a doubt.
It grows very tall and the blooms are probably 5" across.
It also blooms more frequently than Oklahoma, Mister Lincoln, Olympiad, Black Magic, and Chrysler Imperial in the same bed.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 30 JAN 22 by Amy E
I think DD does have burgundy/purple-ish new growth.
On the third page of photos, see Carmenbcdc's photos from the 14th of October 2020.
Also, on the fifth page, Roger Edgin's photo from 1st of June 2019, shows some new growth and the overall shape of the bush.
I hope that helps.
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