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'Parfum de l'Hay' rose Reviews & Comments
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The scent of Rose a Parfum de l'Hay is extraordinary in both strength and quality - much more like pure damask than those hybrid teas described as damask scented (in which the damask is invariably overlaid with other - fruity, tea - notes). I grow this rose in England, basically in shade. It gets perhaps 3 hours of late afternoon sun in the summer. It blooms quite profusely nonetheless. The foliage is beautiful, reportedly disease prone, but has been doing fine here (some mildew occasionally). The flowers overdo the nodding thing and they aren't very shapely, but because of the scent I couldn't be without this rose. Don't prune it hard - or at all!
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience in such detail - most useful !
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Given good soil. organic fertilizer, and plenty of water, this cultivar can stand up to the heat of Texas. It does blackspot though, here. I have not tried every blackspot treatment, but it handles Cleary 3336, quite well.
I have grown it here in DFW Texas for over 20 years, currently in a 2 foot by 2 foot pot. In the ground (which is heavy alkaline clay), it struggles, but it also suckers - like typical Rugosas. I have given away several copies, that way.
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In England this rose repeats as well as any other repeat flowering rose.
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Is it true that this rose is completely sterile? Even as a pollen parent?
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7 FEB 17 by
 jedmar
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Well, it has no descendants at all. That is an indication that it could well be sterile.
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As far as being a seed parent, I can say (so far) that is correct. But keep in mind that most triploids, but not all such as (Home Run), aren’t the best hip setters. In addition, Rugosa hybrids in general aren’t the most fertile seed parents either. With that being said, I have managed to obtain pollen from this cultivar, and have used it successfully in crosses to make fertile seeds that sink. As with many triploids/Rugosa hybrids, persistence is key. I find with these types it’s better to collect anthers from as many blooms as possible, air dry them for 48 hours, place them into a plastic tube, and shake vigorously. It might take 20 blooms to get enough pollen for a single pollination, but it’s better than nothing. Good luck!
-Andrew
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25 MAR 18 by
jedmar
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It will be exciting to list the first descendant of 'Rose à Parfum de l'Hay'!
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Isn't the dieresis ( ¨ ) missing on the y of L'Haÿ?
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