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'Softee' rose Reviews & Comments
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7 DEC 12 by
Claire
Update on my last -- I moved Jefferson Rose to a new location where it now should get only morning sun even through the summer. It cut it back by about half to move it, and it never sulked but immediately began to put out new leaves, and is again full and beautiful, all its leaves untouched by age or disease, new foliage crisp shiny yellow green, but rimmed in red, the red rims almost a picotee, very distinctive foliage, about four feet high. Graceful. It is early December and it is putting out casual bits of blossom, very slowly, in the proper yellow apricot color which lasts for a day or two and the blooms are nice at first opening, and even after the blossoms fade to white it is not so bad--not breathtaking, but way better than it looked in full sun in summer. The fully open white blossoms have a very faint pink tint.
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26 SEP 12 by
Claire
I have this plant in Houston TX. I put in a small plant in spring from Chamblees into a sunny spot and it immediately and rapidly grew rather larger than described with longest canes at about 5 feet. I've been pruning back a bit to deep it in bounds. It has other characteristics and the foliage looks "right" for Jefferson rose -- small leaves, graceful and thornless as they say, so I am pretty certain it is the right plant.
The only problem is that I can't stand the flowers, which open barely yellow and fade to a dirty white within hours, and then turn brown and stay clinging to the cane forever. I have yet to see any of the peachier yellows shown in the pictures (which I love). For the most part I just nip off the flowers at the end of the first day of bloom so I don't have to look at them. Considering moving to a shady spot.
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A small, graceful shrub with sprays of soft yellow flowers. Flowers are lovely, and a spray cut and displayed in a perfume jar as a vase attracted oohs and ahs from my coworkers all day. The foliage is an attractive green and thornless, very healthy. I grow my plant in a border with violet and pink veronicas and white achilleas. The soft yellow harmonizes very well with other colors. I always want to have this rose.
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8 JUN 09 by
Cass
3x chromosome count courtesy of Dr. David Zlesak.
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