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'Eyeconic ® Mango Lemonade' rose Reviews & Comments
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17 MAY 22 by
 jedmar
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Added Patent link and info
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Message to those who have had experience with EML. This is a historic rose. Please post your pictures and comments on HMF!
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It is difficult to. The distribution of this rose is so very limited. I have yet to even see it in person. Regan seems to be the one that had it this year. I see a lot of Happy Trails and Sunblazes locally, where Eyeconics used to be sold. Unsure why.
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Michael, here too in Southern California, availability has been a real problem. The word is slowly getting around that EML is a very special rose. I’m hoping that in the future this rose will be more widely available. Another point, commercially available plants of this cultivar are on their own roots. While these plants do quite well, real improvement in plant size and productivity occurs when budded.
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Perhaps you could consider adding it to the Time Capsule of Roses (has a web page) as not the first hulthemia hybrid, but in your opinion one of the best.
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#4 of 11 posted
15 MAY 22 by
Johno
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Can you comment on pest and disease resistance as the statement has been made that the Eyeconic series will not be released in Australia as P & D is a problem area for these roses.
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There are 8 roses in the Eyeconic series. I can speak with authority only on Eyeconic Mango Lemonade. EML is widely recognized as being the best rose in the series. Here in Southern California EML has shown an excellent disease resistance profile with respect to powdery mildew and rust. I cannot comment on blackspot as it is rarely a problem in my garden. On the pest front EML has shown remarkable tolerance to western flower thrips. WFT’s have become a serious problem for many SoCal rosarians. For me EML has been a joy to grow.
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Is it definitely Western flower thrips - Frankliniella occidentalis
Or could it have been Chilli thrips - Scirtothrips dorsalis
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Without doubt it’s WFT’s and not CT’s. I can see the critters! What I find out is that all roses are attacked by WFT’s. Some cultivars are quick to show signs of damage. Others, like EML, show little in the way of damage. One caveat, if the attack by thrips is severe enough, virtually all roses will show signs of damage.
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Thanks SoCal. The internet tells me
WFT is 1 to 2mm long
CT is 2mm long.
I don’t think I could see either - and hope I never do.
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Despite the problems the Pacific Northwest brings in terms of super wet weather and the diseases that come with that, it also wards off a lot of these pests. It also helps to be on the other side of the Rockies, to shelter the PNW from pests, like rose rosette disease mites, blown in by winds from the east. It is actually why about 5 or so rose sources will not ship to the PNW. To ensure these pests stay away.
I am sorry anyone has to deal with these destructive creeps.
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#10 of 11 posted
17 MAY 22 by
Johno
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They tell me you have Chilli Thrips in WA, Patricia. Hope the Nullarbor stops them from travelling east.
My original comment was really directed at disease issues with the Eyeconic series rather than pests.
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Yes, there is chilli thrip in Perth, 370 ks further north from me. I live in the middle of forest and unless I bring it in, my garden of old roses is safe. I now grow any vegetables from seed. While I am tempted by an occasional old rose, I desist. Probably cuttings with no leaves and dipped in a weak solution of bleach might be the way to go, but I am not willing to take the risk
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There is another feature of this remarkable rose worthy of praise and that is its remontancy (repeat blooming character). This year my established plants produced 6 abundant bloom cycles. It must be emphasized that the plants were promptly deadheaded after each bloom cycle and were adequately watered and fed. Another feature of note is that the plants were rarely without blooms.
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29 SEP 20 by
Unregistered Guest
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Available from - Regan
regannursery com
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