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'Radio Times ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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Radio Times has one of the most powerful rose fragrances I have ever smelt. The blooms are also large, full, lovely and good for cutting. The bush repeat flowers very well.
Powdery mildew is the only drawback. In Sydney it is badly afflicted even when red roses aren't. Spraying is needed to get the best from this rose, but the rewards make it worth while.
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Here in Appalachia z. 6b, this rose is fully susceptible to blackspot disease. Also it is much bigger than what the description page suggests, commonly producing 6-7' basals and laterals up to 6'. I struggle to contain it in a 6' wide space. It could be a short climber with support, but be careful with any kind of training, because the young shoots break easily.
It is fully repeating, as all the shoots terminate in a bloom cluster. As other comments suggest, the damask fragrance is often intense, and the natural habit is lax and low-arching.
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Available from - D & S Nurseries
www.4arose.co.nz
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25 FEB 04 by
Anonymous-797
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Radio Times is a wonderful rose, at least in California. Unlike some other Austin roses, this one does not climb skyward but is of lax, spreading growth, with a very pleasing and pronounced sweet fragrance. Very clean, disease resistant foliage, with plenty of buds and blossoms appearing along the gently arching canes. The nodding effect of the flowers is very pleasing in a border, creating a languorous quality in the landscape.
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