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'Roman Holiday' rose Reviews & Comments
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It's utterly shocking that Roman Holiday is not more available. It's unbelievably good in so many ways. I'm planning on ordering several of these as gifts to friends and family whom some are not experienced rose growers.
Fragrance is a solid medium (not strong) on own root. It handles acid soil well with good drainage. Needs little attention, and doesn't grow too large (3' tall in Hawaii). Foliage holds all year. Completely BS proof here where we get rain every week of the year. It's as bulletproof as Blush Noisette. The intensity of the firey blend of bright gold at the base of the petal, all the way up to the intense, near fluorescent orange at the petal tip is a stunner in the garden. The ease of care, rich, fruity peach/apricot fragrance, and the prolific flowering, combined with 6 days of a perfect hold without shattering is remarkable.
I've posted pictures of the full-open position, which were taken on day 5. It's the longest petal hold I get in the tropics.
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Interesting outcome here. I'm surprised you have this variety at all. Which island are you on?
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Big Island/windward side. This is another case where a little known cultivar is a diamond in the rough. I rate this up there with OGR tough genetics when it comes to disease resistance. I cannot grow roses that have no inherent resistance to disease, and all roses I grow must be able to learn to fight disease with the organic nutrients I feed them. I only on occasion sprinkle a few tea leaves around their base (old time British doorgarden procurement). One other notable feature with Roman Holiday, is that it has a strong neck and a fairly long stem. Vase life is excellent. I would consider it to be more of a perpetual free bloom rather than a flush bloom. Blooms on both new and old wood.
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22 AUG 21 by
 goncmg
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I am in a micro 10a Amelia Lsland, FL and have to echo that Roman Holiday is great with the heat and humidity. From May to October it won’t be under 75, is often over 90, and this rose just plows on through with no blackspot, is always in bloom, bloom color holds many days which is hard to come by in this climate, and in 2 years my own root band is as big as a budded plant. A little on the large size for a floribunda which is great by me. I think people in the tropical and near tropical climates would do well to find this one.
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It is always good for rose growers to receive feedback on desired varieties. It is the customer that is the ultimate judge of what grows well and where. This knowledge from the customer helps the small rose nursery to make the best decisions as to what to grow, to maintain plants in commerce for the present and future generations. Without this feedback a truly deserving rose might be lost. As a result of this very thing we hope to have this plant available in 2019.
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It is a WONDERFUL rose here in Atlanta too!
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22 FEB 19 by
goncmg
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Oh I HOPE SO!!!! I have wanted this variety for so long, it is a holy grail of mine as it was AARS the year I was born and it was already tough to find by the late 70's.
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