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This is an outstanding rose for me in my zone 5 garden. It starts as being quite disease resistant as it has never in two years had any BS or PM at all, ever. The bush sailed through the winter with no special protection than what oak leaves fell around it. It is one of the first roses of mine to bloom in spring. The continuously abundant flowers are the prettiest shade of silvery-pink and have a light pleasing scent. My only hesitation is that it does not last as long as I would like when cut for the vase. It only lasts about 5-7 days tops. Other than that, this is a wonderful rose for the garden.
UPDATE: Now that I have grown this rose for six years I think it is still a top-notch floribunda rose in my garden. It never gets any disease of any kind. The foliage is medium sized dark green and a nice compliment to the beautiful silver-pink flowers. This rose sails through the winter with no added protection and is always one of the first to grow and bloom every Spring. It is a workhorse of a rose and a real standout even planted next to some big hitters like Day Breaker, Pope John Paul II, St. Patrick, and Marilyn Monroe--guests always point it out when visiting my roses in that bed. I am going to try and use it's pollen to pollinate in 2010 to see if it is fertile. I haven't seen any hips on it, so I don't think it will make a seed parent. If it is able to pass along it's disease resistance, growing and blooming vigor, winter hardiness, etc...it will be a fine hybridyzing rose.
John
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wow! I'm jealous .. I just love the beauty of this rose .. but I can't seem to grow it ...I've tried it in my upstate new york zone 5 garden 4 years in a row now and it has not survived the winter .. I tried the own root variety as well ..still lost it .. I cover it with a foot or more of compost just like I do all my roses .. all the others have survived ... but not this one .. it's a shame.. it's my favorite ...
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30 MAY 11 by
CarolynB
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I have also found Our Lady of Guadalupe to be disease resistant in my zone 9 garden. It's a prolific bloomer in the first flush of spring. It didn't bloom much for me the rest of the year, last year -- but it was only its second year in my garden, so I'll wait and see what it does this year. So far, the bush has remained smaller than I expected. One thing about OLOG that I don't entirely like is that it seems to bloom all at the top, rather than all over the bush like my other floribundas do. But the flowers are beautiful, and have a light, pleasant fragrance. Overall, I'm happy to have it in my garden.
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My OLOG is now about 10 years old and this Spring is ince again growing and blooming like crazy though I don't winter protect her at all. I love her delicate flowers and the light fragrance and silvery pink color She is definitely one of my better performers year after year.
John
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