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Eastern Ontario, zone 4b
Healthy, extremely fragrant, repeats in flushes, gorgeous blooms and probably the most winter hardy English Rose. Cane hardy to the tips with temperatures to -30C for several winters now, can compete with Ag Canada roses for hardiness in my experience. One of Mr. Austin's best cold climate roses. A winner.
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It is fully susceptible to blackspot here in Appalachia z. 6b. I've seen mildew as well.
Very beautiful flowers with arresting fragrance, on long stems and good for cutting. Excellent shrub habit, upright and slightly vase-shaped with no rogue canes, strong repeat bloom.
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Radio Times has one of the most powerful rose fragrances I have ever smelt. The blooms are also large, full, lovely and good for cutting. The bush repeat flowers very well.
Powdery mildew is the only drawback. In Sydney it is badly afflicted even when red roses aren't. Spraying is needed to get the best from this rose, but the rewards make it worth while.
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Here in Appalachia z. 6b, this rose is fully susceptible to blackspot disease. Also it is much bigger than what the description page suggests, commonly producing 6-7' basals and laterals up to 6'. I struggle to contain it in a 6' wide space. It could be a short climber with support, but be careful with any kind of training, because the young shoots break easily.
It is fully repeating, as all the shoots terminate in a bloom cluster. As other comments suggest, the damask fragrance is often intense, and the natural habit is lax and low-arching.
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25 FEB 04 by
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On the rose Tess of the D'Urbervilees I putchased a shrub over a month ago it was not blooming at the time and has yet to even begin to bloom; so I am wondering when it might start. Also to make sure if there is anything that I can do to help it. I purchased it in west Texas in Lubbock.
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This rose is a very vigorous one and will make green growth at the expense of flowers. Give it some more time and it will bloom. Adding any fertilizer or encouraging flowers, will only activate more canes.
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25 FEB 04 by
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this is because it is definitely not one of austins best roses. Trouble with austin is he puts out so many new roses, including the ones that are not so prolific in flowering. Is it worth the wait?
It is however, quite strong. You won't get many flowers from this one. Susie, London England
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9 AUG 08 by
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I get overwhelmed sorting out which of Austin's roses are the good ones. You have to grow them for three years before you can decide, rip them out and then start anew testing more. Do you have any insight as to which are the good ones. Although I live in the US, I've tried visiting gardens in the UK to see if I can sort out which of his roses I like and still I am not sure.
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#3 of 10 posted
11 JUL 04 by
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I am in zone 5a in northern Illinois. I instaIled a bareroot Tess from White Flower Farm in April and it began blooming in June in clusters. We have had severe conditions for mildew and blackspot and it was the only rose, along with Dublin Bay, that was completely unaffected, even without spraying. At the same ime, it is shooting up in height. It does tend to flop, particularly if it does not get full sun. Perhaps it is a rose that does better in the north.
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3 OCT 04 by
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If you have blackspot, this rose is a good Austin to grow. One of the better 'red' creations. Layering (pegging down) will help with the flowering. Go easy on the nitrogen fertilizer and may
help control the shoot growth at expense of flowers.
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Hello, i've just been given the rose Tess of the D'uebervilles and found your comment of July '04. Perhaps you could give me an update on how well you like this rose now that you have had it for awhile. I've a number of beautiful English Roses and am a fan although I know they are peculiar but worth each rose they are willing to give.
I garden in Huntington Beach, CA
Thanks,
Frannie Lebow
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Just saw your post...I'm in zone 8, hot and humid. Have been growing Tess for 6 years or so now. She is very thorny, extremely vigorous and healthy. She grew about 6' the first year I had her. I then had to dig her up and move her in summer 2006. Grows to 8-9 feet here. Gets some blackspot but is too vigorous to care. The flowers are exceptional -- large, glowing fuchsia and very fragrant. Highly recommended! Of note, she also produces lots of hips which were fertile, I was able to get seed out of them which germinated and resulted in baby Tess plants.
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30 SEP 08 by
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Thanks for your remarks about the "Tess". Was glad to hear you found it worthy. I may have it in a place it will overwhelm but for now it is young and only about 2 feet tall. It is in the process of giving me it's first four blooms, no other buds on the horizon! I find the color and petal count very pretty.
Thanks again.
Frannie
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I've grown Tess for 3 years now, here in zone 5. She has been hardy and very vigorous for me. I grow her on a tutour so I can wrap her long canes around, which encourages more bloom. She has had several good flushes of bloom this year already and is putting out another new batch of blooms now in late September. I love the color, fragrance and form, and she makes lovely cut flowers as well. Very vigorous - needs lots of room or a good pillar or fence.
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'Tess' is a very good cut flower compared to other Austins. Flowers cut in tight bud (sepals down) will open dark crimson in the house and keep 5-6 days. Flowers left in the sun will lighten to cherry red. They are fairly fragrant, consistently.
My plant gives satisfactory repeat bloom for a climber/big shrub. Blackspot resistance is somewhat above average so far. It is a good rose in my climate (southern Appalachia 6b).
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I am in Appalachia with mild, wet summers and annual lows lately around +5 F. 'Sophy's Rose' has been tip-hardy.
The strong points of this rose include very heavy and very fast repeat, a dense, attractive, compact shrub habit, and unusual color. It is a very bright cerise red, somewhat purply in cloudy weather or after opening inside.
I get a strong, old-rose fragrance on rare occasions only; usually it is not fragrant to me, and others say the same. The flowers open and shatter quickly. It can be cut in tight bud with the sepals dropping--then it will open wide within 24 hours and keep in the open state for three days.
This variety is immune to some strains of blackspot but highly susceptible to at least one. I have seen it grown without spray, and it was clean for me for two seasons. Then the third season it defoliated by the end of the first flush.
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