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'First Crush™' rose Reviews & Comments
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17 FEB 18 by
Witchy
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I think the listed average diameter is incorrect. My blooms were definitely larger than 2.5 inches. I would guess at minimum 4 inches, but I didn't measure them. They were similar in size to Belinda's Dream, but a little larger.
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For those wanting to attract bees, this one always has some in the blooms! We don't notice them in the other varieties so I think that they particularly like FC.
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Thank you for the varieties that attract bees !! Basyes Blueberry also attracts bees with its intense wild-rose-perfume-scent. I have never been bitten by bees in my 40+ years of gardening, but I got bitten by yellow-jacket wasp .. very painful for days.
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Oh yes, yellow jacket bites are awful!
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This plant can really take a lot of shade! Due to the shade patterns changing this fall, I have some that are practically in complete shade and thought that I would have to move them. They are still bravely trying to bloom though and the foliage looks excellent here in Z8.
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Thank you, Lavenderlace, for info. about shade for First Crush. I find that the light color pink & many petals rose take partial shade well. Same with many petals dark-red or peach/orange colors.
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That's super interesting info to know, thank you! My north sides are my most challenging as they get way too much shade but the sun that they get in the summer is brutal.
First Crush is once again blooming almost as well in the shade as full sun.
In addition to sandy soil, I also planted some in some challenging areas where the clay was white and sticky as well as red clay. FC is blooming in both and came through winter well. We had normal rain for our area but probably way less than a lot of folks so the clay might have been more or a problem had we not had so many dry periods.
She has a strong fragrance but it's not my favorite unfortunately. Now to test her with the heat!
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Thank you for the info. about fragrance. One hot August I saw Kordes Cream Veranda in a pot at Home depot. It had perfect foliage, plus large cluster of blooms, only $5. One sniff was enough for me NOT to buy that bargain. It was fragrant, but I'm not thrilled about the scent. The blooms were pretty with lots of petals, like an Austin rose.
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You are right about some of them looking like beautiful Austins, especially Earth Angel. Very pretty with a scent similar to First Crush to my nose.
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The Newflora site (American distributor of Kordes roses) has a lot of detailed descriptions. A customer painted a great portrait of the rose there, too. As for my own experience, my nose can smell the champagne, fresh rain, and apricot scent they describe. It is one of my best-scented roses. I do suspect I am nose blind to some rose scents but luckily not this one. It's about 2'x2' and has charmingly disheveled petals on its blush pink blooms. I feel it doesn't have huge flushes. However, it blooms rather consistently throughout the whole season. It's in a congested spot with lots of nearby plants and so did get blackspot moderately badly. Hopefully as it gets more established (and I learn more and get less lazy) we'll do better on that front! Great cut flower.
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