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steve fritz
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Nice large flower, well scented. Did get blackspot in my Eastern North Carolina garden.
Every single rose that I viewed that was listed on the NIRP website, including this one, was given a maximum score for disease resistance. Obviously, this is not the case.
It puts the credibility of their information into question.
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Great info Steve. Thank you!
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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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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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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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#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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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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Steve, we have several Elizabeths. Would you ask SEARCH for Elizabeth and take a look at the Cant, Letts, Cocker and Thomson examples to see how your rose should be listed.
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How do I delete a rose listing? I accidentally added F-09-133 twice.
I wish to delete the entry that has no pictures.
Thanks
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We’ve done it for you Steve. Just check the current page is now okay.
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Some fragrance, strongest in fall. Not much the rest of the year in my zone 8 eastern North Carolina garden.
Will get blackspot. Fertile as a pollen parent.
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