'Henry Fonda' rose reviews and comments

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'Henry Fonda' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 36-243 most recent 10 MAY 09 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 10 MAY 09 by Jeff Britt

This rose has been growing in my mother's garden in a pot for about 10 years now. Despite never having been repotted, it continues to do well, and this year has put on a lot of new growth and many more flowers that years past. The flowers aren't particularly well formed and have just enough petals to make them look "double", but the fragrance isn't bad. It does have a bit of the foetida acridity about it, but it has more smell than most yellow roses.

If you're looking for a super-saturated yellow rose, this is it. I don't particularly like the color -- it's almost too yellow and makes your eyes smart if you look at a flower too long in bright sun. The flowers fade only very slightly as they age maintaining their saturation until they drop. The blooms hold exceptionally long on the bush and they deal with heat very well. Rebloom is a perhaps a bit slower than the average HT.

Discussion id : 5-265 most recent 25 OCT 06 SHOW ALL

Initial post 25 FEB 04 by Unregistered Guest

This is a BLOOMING MACHINE. Mine outflowered my 10 or so other varieties in an amazing way. At one point I actually counted 40 buds/flowers at the same time...and that's 2 months after I planted it!!!	REPLY

Reply #1 of 1 posted 25 OCT 06 by Unregistered Guest

In Pacifica, CA on the coast I saw what might be a < Henry Fonda >? The color and shape of the flowers were almost identical to the photos shown on this website. However, the bush I saw was quite tall, probably 6.5 ft. As you described, it had at least 30 blooms going great guns all at once! The owner said she has had it for over 10 years, but never knew it identity. Is yours tall? I think this should be classed as a 'Grandiflora'. As the bareroot season will soon be here . . . i'd like to buy an < H.F. > and give it a try. Thanks, K HAAS of Silicon Valley

Discussion id : 10-449 most recent 5 NOV 05 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 5 NOV 05 by Unregistered Guest

This yellow rose can be purchased at HomeDepot where I see it quite often at the East Palo Alto store in California. It always seems to have a bud or bloom on it, no matter what its condition . . .	REPLY