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23 JUN 03 by
Anonymous-797
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The stems on my French Perfume rose are thin and do not support the weight of its flower. None of my other roses have done this. The rose is 2 year old and I had the same problem last year. When I water, the stems break from the weight of the rose. I have 2 tree roses of French Perfume and this is a problem with both. Is this a problem with this rose?
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I have a French Perfume which came with the house we purchased 5 years ago. It's very sturdy -- upright habit and strong canes -- but last year it seemed to be lagging. The canes were thinner, but not breaking like yours. I trimmed away a dogwood and redbud tree so it got more morning sun. I added a couple of tablespoons of epsom salts to the feeding schedule. I've been more consistent with feeding/spraying this year. All the roses, including French Perfume, are much perkier because of this. I have no idea if what I did actually strengthened the canes/stems but it couldn't hurt. You might try cutting back to a strong cane. Be sure to trim her way back next spring.
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15 FEB 05 by
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My French Perfume had weak stems at first, but it has gotten stronger each year. I'm sure with time and TLC yours will get stronger too.
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NurseryDiscussion id : 6-392
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This nursery delivers a very, very poor product, which will most likely die. I have over one hundred roses and the three I got from them are the only ones I've had that died. They look like twigs. Also, they are not honest and do not back their product. They sent me the wrong rose, and I've sent them numerous emails and they have failed to return any of them.
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Are you referring to Michael's Premier Roses in Sacramento? I'd really like to know because I was thinking of ordering the rare Valencia from them.
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#2 of 4 posted
5 SEP 04 by
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Yes, that is who I'm referring to.
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#3 of 4 posted
30 DEC 04 by
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They used to be excellent. I don't know what happened. Last Winter I ordered some miniatures to be shipped the first week of May (2004) and no later than the end of May. I only got a partial order. I asked for a refund because the invoice slip said the remainder of my order was on backorder. I called and I emailed and kept copies of every email. I received no response. In September they sent the rest of my order. They were about 1/2" to 3/4 " in height. My bank got me a refund, because I ordered on my bank's Visa. I sent the roses back, wrapped very carefully and never received acknowledgement. Michael's Premiere Roses used to be one of my favorite places.
Now however, I will NEVER order from them again.
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#4 of 4 posted
31 DEC 04 by
Anonymous-1352
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On a trip where I traveled around California, I visited the nursery. I can tell you that by what I saw, I would not order from them. Plants on the benches were toppled over. Few were placed under the misters, most were quite dry. Many of the plants had no labels. If I had just read about this, I might be concerned, but I was actually at the nursery and even if they do get some things right some of the time, I still wouldn't want to buy any plants from a nursery that shows such a lack of care for the plants.
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