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The Old Rosarian
most recent 15 MAY SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 31 MAY 05 by Unregistered Guest
This year I noticed a strong scent wafting from my 2-year-old bush - but it was still in bud, at least 10 days before the first one even opened! Tangy and fruity, the buds themselves actually emanate a very strong fragrance that would do lots of other roses proud - even without touching or rubbing the buds (like you might with a moss rose, for example). Quite unique, in my garden at least! The blossoms themselves have a different smell altogether, can't quite put my finger on it - kind of a soapy-clean scent...
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Reply #1 of 3 posted 1 JUN 05 by The Old Rosarian
This is the beauty and uniqueness of Polareis. I wish the rose books would mentioned the strong scent of the buds as it gives the gardener an extra long time to enjoy this rose.
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Reply #2 of 3 posted 18 MAY 12 by Tessie
I just smelled these fragrant buds for the first time myself. This is on a recently planted Polareis which arrived as a bareroot from Pickering this year in March. The strength of this fragrance is really remarkable, and it is indeed the buds only as no flower has yet opened. I am having trouble placing the fruit smell though. I've smelled it before, but I can't think of which fruit has this scent. Nothing common like orange, lemon, grapefruit, plum, or apricot. So rose experts, what is your opinion?

Melissa
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Reply #3 of 3 posted 15 MAY by Les Racines du Vent
Not only the buds but the foliage itself is highly scented as with sweetbriars. Some sort of pine forest smell. Very conspicuous
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most recent 12 AUG 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 25 FEB 04 by Anonymous-797
This is such a lovely rose but does anyone know the coldest zone it can survive in?
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 25 JAN 04 by The Old Rosarian
Summer Wine should be okay in zone 5 with good winter protection.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 10 MAR 06 by Unregistered Guest
i agree, mine thrives in zone 6 with no protection.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 29 SEP 09 by slvrbckg
I grow Summer Wine with no winter protection in Ithaca, NY/zone 5. It is 10' tall.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 12 AUG 22 by Louis Galarneau
Summer Wine ,Is it a good rebloomer ?
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most recent 7 AUG 22 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 25 FEB 04 by Unregistered Guest
All of the Pat Austin roses that I have seen, the flower heads droop. Is that typical?
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Reply #1 of 7 posted 6 JUN 03 by The Old Rosarian
Yes most of the Pat Austins have a tendency to bend over with the weight of the flowers.
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Reply #2 of 7 posted 25 FEB 04 by Unregistered Guest
I don't know if it's typical, but mine droop, too. The stem close to the flower is rather small to give the larger sized blooms support. However, they look very nice in a vase and the colr os unique.
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Reply #3 of 7 posted 25 FEB 04 by Unregistered Guest
Pat Austin blooms droop when the plant is still young. Everything I've read about this rose says that as the bush matures, the blooms will be more upright. Mine is entering its third year in my garden and is getting stronger and stronger.
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Reply #4 of 7 posted 14 MAY 04 by anonymous-52365
Almost all large flowered English David Austin Roses have this "drooping" quality to the bush. After 5 years you will see a noticeable improvement, particularly to Pay Austin as she becomes more upright in nature and stonger in vigour.
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Reply #5 of 7 posted 30 SEP 04 by Anonymous-797
I think part of the explanation is the tea-noisette genetic inheritance particularly throughthe parent Graham Thomas. Many of the English Roses get pretty big especially in the southern U.S., so if you can place the rose near a wall or vertical surface the flowers will nod down at you. I like this. Jacquemon
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Reply #6 of 7 posted 7 AUG 22 by Michael Garhart
Pat Austin plays around in water puddles in my climate. It is more than just droopy. Jude The obscure and Golden Celebration are upright with some droop in this PNW climate. Pat Austin, on the other hand... c r a w l s ...all over the ground.
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most recent 2 MAR 21 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 18 JUN 03 by Anonymous-797
Something is eating the leaves off my roses. First one small plant, then it moved over to another plant. It is eating some stems, but mainly leaves. I bought some insecticide that was supposed to be for catapillars, even though I haven't seen any, and the leaves are still disappearing. Any other thoughts?
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 30 JUN 03 by The Old Rosarian
Could it be a rabbit or a squirrel? If it is, try spraying the roses with a window cleaner at half strength as both hate the smell of ammonia.
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