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Mich, Fremont, CA
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Available from - Heirloom Roses https://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/new/purple-fragrancia.html?utm_campaign=82407_2%2F20%2F18%3A%20New%20Introduction-Purple%20F
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Hi,
It won't let me add info when I access your site via my phone ☹️
I wanted to add that Purple Fragrance is being sold own root by Heirloom Roses, https://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/new/purple-fragrancia.html?utm_campaign=82407_2%2F20%2F18%3A%20New%20Introduction-Purple%20Fragrancia&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotmailer&State=California&City=Fremont&dm_i=4JCV,1RL3,1KD9I5,6QS6,1. Thanks, Mich aka michifur, just add fur
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I love this rose! I'm not sure why it's not better known?! Although listed as a floribunda, it has better form than most hybrid teas. Flowers are just a little smaller than a HT, with perfect pointy hybrid tea form that is full and holds its shape well, great for cutting. It has a lovely light-medium lavender color and a delicious lemon fragrance that's a Knock Out. It's a very healthy plant with shining leaves, may need a bit of protection in colder climes. I do spray weekly to every other week as needed. I grew it in MD & MA and am going to try it in Fremont, CA. My absolute favorite lavender rose if you could only have one!
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#1 of 5 posted
21 JUL 09 by
Lizzie
Hi Mitch,
I got this as an own-root about 2 years ago and it seems to be a slow starter and kind of spindly. Do you have yours in full sun? I am in Livermore and have it in 1/2 day sun. Any growing tips you have would be most appreciated. Regards,
Lizzie
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#2 of 5 posted
21 JUL 09 by
Michifur
Hi Lizzie,
I should've updated my experience with Shocking Blue in Fremont, CA. Mine also gets 1/2 day sun facing southeast, but hasn't done as well as I'd hoped. It is not a strong grower and the flowers are disappointing. The color is more medium magenta than lavender, the form is more rounded with slightly ruffled edges, and the scent is NOT pure lemon and stingy at that, only slight to moderate. I suspect that it doesn't like the alkaline soil here, but Regan's Nursery told me that it's almost impossible to correct that unless done at the time of planting. I wish I had better news for you. But bare root roses do take up to 3+ years to really hit their stride, and I assume you are fertilizing regularly. I've found that my favorite roses in MA/MD smell different here, and not for the better. They have more of an anise/black licorice undertone (like Yves Piaget), although on the plus side, the fruity roses which I don't care for, smell better/sweeter. Like the rose, Secret (white shaded pink at edges) which in MA/MD had a hint of fruitiness, here is pure sweet, and one of my top all time picks for Fremont, CA - ridiculously strong grower, disease resistant, moderately shiny leaves, beautiful form & great scent. I haven't found a lavender I like as much. Memorial Day comes closest, scent is lovely, but the pale lavender (a litttle too pale for my ideal) fades to almost blush pink/white as the flower opens. On the other hand, if you like bicolors, Sheila's Perfume (yellow-peach edged pink) is my other top pick for Fremont. Also ridiculously strong grower, shiny leaves, disease resistant, great hybrid tea-like form, flowers like crazy and scent to die for. If you had to fault it, you could say if the flowers had a few more petals, they would open a little slower and last longer, but with so many flower, who cares! Hope that helps, take care, Mich (aka Michifur)
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I live across the Bay from you and to correct the alkaline situation I fertilized once with liquid Miracid fertilizer, especially for some David Austin roses that weren't doing well and it really helped. I have soil that is naturally hardpan and even worse, the tap water ( which for us is from Hetchy mixed with ground water ) these days is alkaline and even foamy and slightly cloudy due to the drought. So I think we will have to watch the pH. Our local water is pH between seven and seven and a half and roses like pH six and a half. Needless to say, I keep praying for rain!
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Thank you, Anita, for that tip. I also have rock-hard alkaline clay that clumps in a big chunk Does Mira-acid solution help with more blue color, rather than pinkish?
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I can't say. I don't have a problem with roses being too pink or too blue. I know phosphate makes the colors more intense.
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Does anyone know of a source for this rose? I've been trying to track down a plant without success. Thanks
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#1 of 4 posted
10 NOV 05 by
Wendy C
I just got my Northland Rosarium catalog today, and Perfume Beauty is listed.
www.northlandrosarium.com
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Thank you so much for the info!
I'm in Fremont, CA near San Francisco. I was interested in Perfume Beauty cause I'd seen a reference on a web site saying how much more beautiful it was than Perfume Delight and how much better the scent was also. Fragrance is at the top of my list, among other things, but unfortunately I've very picky. A rose that is gorgeous but doesn't have good scent, or a great scented rose that's stingy with flowers still won't make the grade. The descriptions in the Northland catalog, "a light rose scent" and "gentle fragrance," doesn't exactly sound like the rose I was expecting. Some of my favorite roses are Yves Piaget, Shocking Blue, Mr. Lincoln, Mme Isaac Pereire, Jardins de Bagatelle, Perfume Delight, Sheila's Perfume, and Velvet Fragrance, so it's got some stiff competition. Has anyone grown this rose and what did you think of it?
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#3 of 4 posted
10 NOV 06 by
LochWes
Mich- I purchased a Perfume Beauty as a 1-1/2 grade bare root at Home Depot (S.F. Peninsula) this past March. Here is a summary of my one season of experience with Perfume Beauty-> Pros: Hardy plant, long strong stocks, nice dark green foliage, disease resistant (so far), pleasant unique medium-strength damask fragrance, up to 6-1/2 inch blooms, many (~45) petals, ~5 day vase life. | Cons: A little stingy with blooms, first flushes were balling-up so I have been helping the blooms out by hand (to continue until I observe better natural unfurling), petals are prone to damage/discoloration at their apex. | I uploaded Photo Id: 58791. It is a good example of my blooms. Hope these observations are still helpful to you at this late date...
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Thank you for the info. on fragrance.
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