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StefanDC 
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It seems that the color listed on the Description tab (geranium-red) is wrong--both references indicate that the flowers are pink (with a yellow base), and the image from the patent appears to agree with that.
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30 JUL by
jedmar
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The patent description states the colour as Geranium Lake. The colours on older photos can be somewhat off.
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The hip photographed here doesn't look at all right for this type of rose; could it possibly be from something like R. canina rootstock instead?
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Extremely disease resistant here in Atlanta. It blooms really are a combination of both Dee-Lish and Lady Of Shallot. So far, it is an excellent cultivar.
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I would love to know how this one is holding up for you in terms of disease resistance, and whether you have any opinions about the scent. I've hesitated to try it because both parents have proven to be highly prone to blackspot in my garden, and while the parents each have strong and beautiful fragrances to offer, it doesn't sound like this rose is especially fragrant.
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It's fairly disease-resistant and only mildly fragrant. The color is nice, but it's extremely slow to repeat. I've had it for several years and it hasn't made much of an impression on me. Unless it improves over the summer, I will be re-homing it this fall.
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Thanks, that's very helpful information! I won't go out of my way to try this one, although the photographed color is striking and the disease resistance sounds much better than I would have guessed. It must have benefited from one of those lucky genetic pairings that somehow allowed it to exceed both of its parents.
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Well...my patience is beginning to run out. This May and June were not so rainy but still the flowers balled. Lots of promising buds but that is really all. Very vigorous though.
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Did you give it more chances? If so, did it improve? In a probably warmer climate, balling has not been a problem with this rose, but I am curious about your further experience.
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21 MAY by
Fredrik
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Hi Stefan,
No, I gave it up. It needs much drier conditions than I have. I know DC is very humid in summer but also a lot warmer so it might work. Good luck! Best, Fredrik
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Thank you; I'm sorry to hear that it never performed well for you! We have bouts of many different kinds of weather here in the spring before summer's heat and humidity dominate--wet, dry, hot, cold, humid, windy, and sometimes all of them in rapid succession--and luckily, none has yet proven to be a serious problem for this rose. However, I am interested in its breeding potential and curious about the limitations, whatever they may be.
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