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Susceptible to Powdery Mildew, my garden, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
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Good to know, thank you Robert.
Would that we could get more people to share their experience with specific roses.
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Agreed. In this case I could have saved myself the time and expense of acquiring this variety. I have zero tolerance for Powdery Mildew. I'm surprised to find a variety this new to have problems, especially to this degree..
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It seems common in this pedigree, stemming from its origin. They are even fuzzballs here in Oregon.
Falstaff was one of the exceptions, but it has the rebloom of tic tac...
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#4 of 18 posted
16 AUG 16 by
ChrisBC
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I love this rose, but I have it now in my second garden (first year), and in both places it has been susceptible to mildew. Other DAs in the same bed (Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Poet's Wife and Scepter'd Isle) are free of it. So it seems a true susceptibility of this particular rose.
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When it was a tiny 1st year own-root... it had mildew when I made the soil too acidic with gypsum. Then I replaced the soil with fresh top soil (alkaline black clay). No more mildew after soil replacement with higher pH and higher potassium clay.
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This is super info to have on different varieties, thanks Straw!
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This rose does NOT get powdery mildew in the Great Lakes (Michigan).
This rose does NOT get rust in the Great Lakes.
This rose DOES possess greater black spot resistance than the equivalent fragrant crimson hybrid tea.
The health of this rose is quite acceptable. Thank goodness CA is not the measure and dictator of all things rosey.
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#8 of 18 posted
2 FEB 21 by
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Powdery Mildew can be an issue when humidity is low combined with warm days and cool nights, as we experience here in Spring and Fall.
If your climate doesn't experience these conditions, you're less likely to have an issue.
Of course, all climates have their challenges.
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#10 of 18 posted
2 FEB 21 by
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Veilchenblau, no offense taken, and thank you for your kind reply.
I took the chance to explain to others why their experience might differ.
Yes, your climate there is quite different from what I've heard.
I was communicating for some time with Simon Voorwinde a number of years ago. He did some nice work with roses. I understand he's doing some beautiful work now with bearded Irises.
I miss Lilia Weatherly! She was a dear person and so generous with her time and wisdom.
Best wishes, Robert
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#12 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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I have thought of trying Freycinet. It sounds like a good one, and I don't have any rugosas yet. No sandy soil around here though. It would have to deal with a certain amount of clay.
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#16 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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It's wonderful that Lilia's work lives on.
I just looked it up and the last time I communicated with her was 2006. She really was a special person. I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to make her acquaintance when I did. Tasmania certainly produces some keen rosarians!
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#15 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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'Tradescant' is gorgeous and fragrant, but in my climate it wants to get BIG. It grows here more like a climber, rather awkward and stiff. I'm sure if it were placed correctly it could be very pleasing.
The individual blossoms are stunning.I wish it repeated a bit more.
Munstead repeated better for me and was more restrained in habit.
In your cooler climate Tradescant might be a winner. Oh, and it didn't mildew for me! ;-)
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#18 of 18 posted
3 FEB 21 by
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This rose is now being offered by David Austin USA. The picture on the DA website is quite stunning. It is stated to be of the Old Rose Hybrid group and the (optimistic?) zone rating is given as USDA 5-9.
Can someone in Europe, or the USA if you already have 'The Poet's Wife', tell me how well it has performed in your garden and how hardy do you think it is?
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#1 of 5 posted
15 JUN 19 by
ChrisBC
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My PW is now in its fourth summer. The blooms are lovely (not lasting when cut), colour a beautiful deep yellow, and the scent is almost too strong! What I dislike is its growth habit. It requires an awful lot of staking; otherwise the tall stems fall over, and the shrub looks ungainly. Arching? To an extreme! Has anyone else experienced this?
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Yes absolutely... I have to stake mine too... it's very wide spreading and rather gangly in habit...my plant is about 5 foot tall and 6 foot wide but staked... but I wouldn't be without it, it's a constant bloomer.. non stop production and the scent is just what I like too...
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Hi! Because it’s legged you think it would be good on an arbor? Is it kind of like trying to be a climber? I’m thinking of making mine a climber if I get one.
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#4 of 5 posted
6 OCT 20 by
ChrisBC
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Although it grows long leggy branches, I don't think it could easily be made into a climber. It is a very large shrub in my garden and would spread too much; also it doesn't grow quite tall enough (6 ft max), plus it's quite thorny. But then I haven't tried to train it that way. It does throw out many beautiful fragrant blooms all season long.
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This has been an excellent rose for me this year. Purchased bare root from Austin USA in 2016, it has been covered in blooms from spring to fall, very healthy and nicely shaped, dense leaves. I spray fungicide, but Olivia might be good for a no spray garden. A drawback is lack of scent. Hopefully that will develop. Even so, it's a keeper.
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Year two, still no scent.
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#1 of 4 posted
7 MAY 18 by
moriah
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Mine has a very nice fragrance and the first one to bloom this year.
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#2 of 4 posted
12 JUN 20 by
ChrisBC
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Mine has a pleasant old rose scent, but not a strong one. It's interesting that the latest Austin handbook/web info lists the fragrance as "light-medium" instead of the "strong" it used to claim (see the description right here on the intro page for this rose). But it's a wonderful, healthy rose and makes a great cut flower (unlike most Austins).
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I love your comments, great info. Thank you.
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#4 of 4 posted
16 JUN 20 by
ChrisBC
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Thank you! I should add that I do not spray it, and in my garden (west coast - Vancouver area, temperate and rainy), it has shown no hint of disease.
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I'm attempting to grow my Strawberry Hill in a large pot, twisting around an obelisk (kind of like illustrated in one of the David Austin website photos). It is heading into its second summer, and I'm finding that I'm losing some of the shoots because they break off easily due to a weak joint with the main stem. Anyone else experience this? Any advice? Thanks, and take care.
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