This rose makes a statement in my garden. You can see it from far away. The flowers are long lasting. It repeats well. Thornless. It was my first bloomer in spring. I cut some blooms to share and found that those spring blooms did have a fragrance like a florists rose. So, not very strong but it was definitely a nice scent and the person I shared those flowers with remarked on the nice scent. I got it from antique rose emporium.
Valentine is a very floriferous rose. It grows into a decent sized shrub, maybe 3x3 so far. It has a bit of a nodding habit. Main thing about it is, I hope you like its flowers because it produces a lot of them and frequently.
After 2 years it is 2 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide. Flushes are very quick succession. Prone to mildew in coastal California. Blooms fry in hot dry heat. No scent. Color is a very vibrant red with slight blue undertones. Fade to hot pink slightly when the weather is really hot. When we have heat humidity is very low. Good landscape rose. I also cut sprigs to put in a little bud vase by the kitchen sink and they last at least 5 days.
I finally called someone to ask about a rose that is blooming non-stop that I pass on my way to work everyday. I also stopped to sniff it and it had a pretty strong scent.
I was told it was a Valentine. Can that be right? I didn't think Valentine had a scent.
