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'Compassion ®' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 25-492
most recent 18 APR 08 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 16 APR 08 by Unregistered Guest
What kind/strength fragrance does the Compassion rose actually have? I live in Los Angeles, on the westside.
Thanks.
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 17 APR 08 by RoseBlush
You might want to take a look at the REFERENCES tab on the rose page for 'Compassion'. There are several sources mentioning the frangrance of the this rose.

Smiles,
Lyn
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 17 APR 08 by Unregistered Guest
Thanks for the references, but I am trying to get confirmation from people who have actual experience with Compassion.

I was considering another climbing rose, Rosarium Uetersen, which is described as having a strong fragrance, even on this website, but when I read the comments, the people who had actually planted this rose uniformly said there was no scent. I also bought a new David Austin rose, Janet, this winter which was described both by Jackson & Perkins and by the tag on the bare root plant, as having a potent tea rose scent, and unfortunately, at least the first two blooms have absolutely no scent which has been a very big disappointment to me.

So before planting Compassion I would like some confirmation about scent from people who have actual experience with it.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 17 APR 08 by RoseBlush
Janet.........

Kim Rupert wrote an interesting article which we have in the HMF EZINE..Fragrance: "Much Ado About Nothing?". You can find it by doing a search of the EZINE articles by Kim Rupert. (Select the EZINE button to the left, then click AUTHORS and drop down to click Rupert's name,) It a short, but sweet article about scent in roses.

As for 'Compassion', I haven't grown it and cannot give you any person experience information about the rose. I hope others can.

Smiles,
Lyn
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 18 APR 08 by billy teabag
Compassion has a beautiful fragrance. To my nose, there are classic damask notes and strong, sweet citrus notes intermingled. Today the dominant scent is sweet and lemony. It's also very strong today but the intensity does vary.
I think of it as a very fragrant rose, so it's a surprise to sniff the blooms some days and find there's not much there at all.
It's healthy and very recurrent here.
Billy
Perth, Western Australia
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Discussion id : 13-770
most recent 20 AUG 06 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 20 AUG 06 by Unregistered Guest
This is a beautiful rose and many people have provided wonderful close-up photographs of its flower.  Could anybody post some photographs of the full plant? 
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Discussion id : 7-252
most recent 13 DEC 04 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 9 DEC 04 by Unregistered Guest
Is Compassion shade tolerant?
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 13 DEC 04 by RoseBlush
Dear C. Jackson,

If you click on the name of the rose above your question, you will be taken directly to the rose page for 'Compassion' in the HelpMeFind database. We have recently enhanced the information available about each rose as to petal form and plant habit. It will take a while to enter addional information regarding all of the roses in the database to provide the new information, but on the rose page for 'Compassion', you can see the number of petals in the bloom of this rose. Generally, roses with a high petal count like 'Compassion' will not bloom well or the blooms will not fully open in shady conditons.

For the most part, roses simply do not do well in shade as they are sun lovers. They may be able to survive in semi-shade, but that does not mean that they will perform their best. Many climbers will climb up through trees and such to reach for the sun and then bloom like mad. If that is your goal, I would suggest using a climber with fewer petals in the bloom as they do tolerate shade conditions better.

With Regards,

Lyn Griffith
lyn@HelpMeFind.com
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Discussion id : 3-609
most recent 25 FEB 04 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 25 FEB 04 by Anonymous
What can I do to make my Rose Compassion flower lower down? It only flowers at the very top of the plant which is grown on an eight foot high trellis.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 25 FEB 04 by Anonymous
Training the canes horizontally is what allows the rose to produce blooms all along the length of the canes. If you don't do this, the rose will only produce blooms at the ends.
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