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most recent 23 JUN 17 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 4 APR 13 by BamaPC
This was a new rose for me last year and is already one of my favorites. Smells great and blooms like crazy even when the temp hits triple digits here (hot, humid Zone 7). Blooms seem to last forever on the bush. It’s in full sun all day with no burn to blooms or foliage. Very vigorous bush…gets tall and has numerous new canes even though it is young. I did lose a cane last summer…snapped with the weight of all those blooms during a strong storm. I staked the bush afterward, but looks like the canes should be strong enough this year without added support. The blooms do nod, but I love that look on this one.
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 7 MAY 17 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
I appreciate all your comments. Fantastic info.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 7 MAY 17 by Lavenderlace
Doing well here own-root in Z8 in the pot too. Great picture Bama!
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 11 JUN 17 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
I passed up on the chance to get Grand Dame since I doubt its cold-hardiness. Then I checked Houzz Rose forum and found 2 cold-zoners growing it. Update 2020: a friend in zone 5a, alkaline clay, reported that she lost Grand Dame twice through her winter.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 23 JUN 17 by Lavenderlace
Thanks so much for posting that the blooms do nod. I was a little worried that I was giving mine too much water! She's doing great here in sandy soil also, loaded in blooms, strong fragrance.
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most recent 17 SEP 16 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 4 APR 13 by BamaPC
Last year was my first year with this rose. The sweet looking blooms and FANTASTIC scent convinced me to ignore this rose’s tag warning that it preferred mild, dry climates and give it a try. I’m in hot, humid Zone 7. I spray regularly, and even with our over the top humidity levels, this rose never showed any sign of disease…BUT, its blooms couldn’t take our wet heat. It was beautiful in the spring and again in the fall, but in the summer heat and humidity, its blooms melted within a couple of hours of opening (see pitiful pic attached). It’s in a bed that receives no shade whatsoever from sun up to sun down. I considered moving it to a spot with some afternoon shade relief, but since the morning blooms withered before noon even on overcast days, decided that would not help it much. I don’t normally judge a rose too harshly its first year, and will give it a couple more summers to see if it adjusts, but it doesn’t seem likely it will perform well in my climate...can't say it didn't warn me, though.
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Reply #1 of 9 posted 26 JUL 13 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
Hi BamaPC: Romanticas and Meilland roses like Singin' the Blues do well in alkaline clay. I have many roses in pots, they don't ball whatsoever if I put gypsum (calcium sulfate). Gypsum is best for alkaline clay, and there are other types of calcium more appropriate for acidic soil. I'll post the info. "Calcium types for perfect blooms in different soil pH" in Organic Roses Forum. Best wishes to your rose!
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Reply #2 of 9 posted 26 JUL 13 by HMF Admin
Thanks for sharing your expertise.
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Reply #3 of 9 posted 26 JUL 13 by BamaPC
Singin' the Blues is doing much better for me this year. Not sure if it's just adapted to it's home now or if our weird weather this summer has helped...or a combo of both. Here's a recent pic of the much improved bush:
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Reply #4 of 9 posted 27 JUL 13 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
Wow! The color is awesome. I love it!
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Reply #5 of 9 posted 5 DEC 15 by timdufelmeier
wow!
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Reply #6 of 9 posted 16 SEP 16 by Lavenderlace
This picture inspired me to plant this rose!
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Reply #7 of 9 posted 16 SEP 16 by Lavenderlace
I planted one in late July in sandy soil with composted alfalfa-fed horse manure. It arrived defoliated but it's green now with a couple of blooms so far in high 90's to as much as 107 degree heat (Z8). Should I try to adjust my soil somehow or just be happy that it has survived at all? Thanks in advance!
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Reply #8 of 9 posted 17 SEP 16 by StrawChicago Alkaline clay 5a
The temp is too hot for granular fertilizer, I would use SOLUBLE only at 1/2 dose. Sandy soil and composted horse manure is a great combo.
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Reply #9 of 9 posted 17 SEP 16 by Lavenderlace
Big thanks!
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most recent 9 JUN 15 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 5 APR 13 by BamaPC
This is one of my favorite whites. Very strong, exceptional fragrance; big, beautifully formed blooms and lots of them. Always blooming in our Zone 7 hot, humid climate. It will blackspot some if I don't spray regularly.
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Reply #1 of 3 posted 6 APR 13 by Kim Rupert
This one seems more water needy than original Secret. As long as I water it HEAVILY, it crops those fragrant, well formed blooms. Miss a watering and it shuts down until the water flows again. Gorgeous rose, though.
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Reply #2 of 3 posted 22 JUN 14 by Michael Garhart
Try Royal Philharmonic, if you can find it. You could kick that rose and it'd still bloom just fine. It is a machine, but in the plant size of Savoy Hotel, unlike most HT monsters out there. Blooms are always large, however.
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Reply #3 of 3 posted 9 JUN 15 by jmile
In my garden Secret's Out survives quite well with only deep irrigation watering every 3 weeks. It always puts out great basals after the watering.
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most recent 26 JUL 13 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 18 JUN 13 by Robert D.
Beautiful plant, beautiful scent and beautiful flower. Period!

Update on 7/15/2013: This rose was absolutely unscathed during our recent 10-day heat wave during which temperatures ranged between 97 and 110 each and every day. So many of our other roses suffered burning, and some look like they were torched. This one looks and smells as fresh as always, blooming up a storm! We may get a few more just to have this delightful rose available to us at all time as a cut rose. Simply wonderful! A few others that did well during this period were Barbara Streisand, Touch of Class, Marmalade Skies, Gemini and Sun Flare. We have about 50 rose bushes right now from a climber down to a couple of micro minis. All these others suffered some degree of burning and acute stress. We hope the worst of the weather (which was unusually hot for our region) is over. Our garden and the many birds who live around our garden were acutely stressed. Thank goodness our water didn't go off during this period!

Take care everyone.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 26 JUL 13 by BamaPC
This one does make a great cut flower. I was very surprised at its vase life. I don't recall ever having a floribunda that lasted so long cut. It outlasts a lot of my HTs.
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