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'Polka ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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I've had Polka for three years and love it! It has minimal tip dieback in my zone 5 midwest garden. Blooms are beautiful and have a light fruity smell. They last long in a vase too! Highly recommended!
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Thanks for the info. on vase life.
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How big does the bush grow for you?
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Finally, Polka has been growing in my yard for now three seasons. Last year I did prop it up, using my very poor carpentry skills to fashion together a trellis of sorts. Well, the horrendous winter in Southern New England wreaked havoc on my poorly constructed trellis but did nothing to thwart the growth of Polka. It now has many long 8' arching canes. This year the entire bush is covered with laterals and at this point in early June, there are many dozens of rose buds on the bush. I cannot wait to see the initial display and report back how well it repeats throughout the summer season.
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#1 of 12 posted
7 JUN 11 by
 Jay-Jay
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Would You please upload some pictures of it in due time, when it is fully blooming?
I have a Polka Cl. too; it is now one year after planting. At my place it had some cane die-back after the winter. buds are slightly opening, but Yours must become an awesome sight!
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#2 of 12 posted
8 JUN 11 by
Gagnon98
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Yes, I will. The first buds are about to open. Interesting you have die back. We've had a few winters with 0F to -5F and no die back but it's also against the south side of the house. That will make a big difference. By the way, I saw some of your pics. Your yard is spectacular.
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#3 of 12 posted
8 JUN 11 by
Jay-Jay
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Thank You Gagnon98, for Your compliment about our garden and Your promise to post some pictures of Your rose! (By the way, this rose isn't mentioned at Your Plants Grown list)
About the cane die-back, this year we had a long time of frost with drying eastern winds from the continent and a lot of sun, without snow to cover the roses. Maybe it also was because of the cold metal of the fence.
Crépuscule had some die-back too and a few HT's completely died.
Others thrived well and are flowering already. The drive-way is an explosion of flowers and colours, because of the climbers!
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#4 of 12 posted
11 JUN 11 by
Gagnon98
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I have now posted a small group of pictures of roses from around the yard, including Polka. It is just now breaking bud. I have also updated and revised my plants grown list. I have three unidentified roses growing as well.
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#5 of 12 posted
11 JUN 11 by
Jay-Jay
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Thank You, I'll take a look.
At my place some flowers of the Polka Cl. have opened.
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#6 of 12 posted
11 JUN 11 by
Gagnon98
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Finally, a decent photo
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It would be better if these photos were uploaded to this plant's Photos tab instead of attached to a comment as they're likely to be missed unless someone happens to check the Comments tab and these are particularly good photos.
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#8 of 12 posted
11 JUN 11 by
Jay-Jay
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Thank you for the compliment! Mine is uploaded there too!
....now it's the turn to Gagnon98.
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#9 of 12 posted
12 JUN 11 by
Gagnon98
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Thank you........mine is uploaded now as well.
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Jay-jay: your picture is so nice .. But the thorns !!
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#11 of 12 posted
20 MAY 17 by
Jay-Jay
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What about the thorns? They are a wonderful asset of this rose and they remind me of a Stegosaurus!
Those prickles aren't hooked, so they do not grab one.
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You are right that those thorns are huge, but actually safer than the tiny thistle that get stuck in skin. Liv Tyler has big thorns like that, but I never get poked by Liv. I did get poked badly by Marie Pavie (supposedly to be thornless), but there's nasty tiny prickles at the base that surprised me.
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I planted one Polka in march, and it grew very well ans strong, with a lot a gorgius flowers very soon, and very light and shiny foliage. they are very full, but no problem with rain, and the best quality for me is that you can use them in flower arrangements : they last nearly 5 ou 6 days, if you cut them in the early morning, when they are not already totally opened.
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thank you for the info. on vase life.
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This rose behaves for me more like a big shrub, than as a real climber.
Maximum height flowers included 2m.
Maybe that's because of the freeze-back two winters ago, but the canes do not seem to grow higher...
And older canes have to be cut away, for they're no longer vital. Less leaves,less laterals, less flowers that are smaller and less vigor.
But doing great on the medium height fence.
And what a display when flowering... but alas mostly on top of the canes, less on laterals.
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Grew the same way for me. It grows like a tall Shrub but needs support. The blossoms are beautiful but it was not a favorite of mine.
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#2 of 2 posted
15 MAR 14 by
Jay-Jay
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I reckon it's too hot for it in Your desert garden. The petals behave like a petticoat and are fringed.
Fragrance can be very present, but also completely absent.
I posted two photo's today of the habit and prickles.
It blooms mostly on top of the canes in big sprays.
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