A blotch of black spot (I inspected very thoroughly, as I wanted to make 100% certain it wasn't a blemish, heat damage, insect damage, or another disease) showed up today.
I remember when Sun Sprinkles and Yellow Jacket were once sold locally, and I never bought them because they have defoliation issues, like many 1990s J/P roses did. I had hoped this rose carried KO's disease resistance, and I guess it is not complete. With that said, it has been otherwise clean all summer.
Yes, but I did not care for the results. Most of the times the colors were dull. They were yellow, orange, pink, whatever -- but dull toned. Also, exhibited that weird stalkiness that give that lollipop look I dislike. It is possible there are combinations that would resolve these issues, but I stopped using it and never found out.
I would not call this rose orange at all. It has nice form. Classic mini shape. The color is mostly apricot, with a yellowish reverse. A pink margin shows up at the edge of the apricot side. It's a really nice color, but it is not orange. More like halfway between 'Mardi Gras' and 'Holy Toledo', I guess???
Edit: The August blooms were even less orange, but not faded. They had the nice gold reverse, but the petal face was a very strange tone between dark apricot and the color of 'Teddy Bear'. I liked it.
