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'Comtes des Champagne' rose Reviews & Comments
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A good strong grower in North West England. Grows on poor soil, battered by winds, yet is very bushy, disease resistant and vigorous - 4'x4' here, so probably large in warmer climates.
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Very kind of you to take the time to share your experience with us. Thank you.
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This is listed on the David Austin website as:
Comte des Champagne
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12 MAY 08 by
Cass
It sure is Comte des Champagne. Modern Roses 12 shows the name as Comtes des Champagne. We'll check on that. Thanks!
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So HMF has 'Comtes des Champagne' and 'Comte des Champagne.' Both wrong unfortunately. It's named after Taittinger's best champagne, Comtes de Champagne. Below is a photo of the label.
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Thanks for the quick alteration but, alas, it's still wrong. Taittinger's line of champagne is called after the counts of Champagne, plural. There were thirteen or so of them. Thus Comtes de Champagne. David Austin has blurred this in "The English Roses" (Conran Octopus 2005 page 202) by focussing on the count who supposedly brought Rosa gallica to France from the Crusades. But Austin still names the rose 'Comtes de Champagne', no doubt following his contract with Taittinger. Yes, it's true the David Austin website refers to this rose as 'Comte de Champagne', but then the entry is riddled with errors.
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Thank you, we've updated the listing.
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8 MAR 11 by
Jimmy
"Simple Things in life are often the Best" -Kellogs cornflakes commercial.
Comte de Champagne is really a cute looking rose. It's a shame not many people have it as their 'favorite'. Sitting on my desk is a vase filled with Comte de Champagne. I just love the way how the petals open during full sun and hug themselves on cloudy days and at night. I also love the pastel colour. The scent is like licorice and honey. It's really nice. To me, this is like the baby version of Jude the Obscure, except the blooms on CdC are a lot cuter and smaller and the canes are flexible than JtO. Disease resistance is good. So far there's no sign of blackspot or mildew. My other Austins such as Abraham Darby is already half naked because of blackspot. Here in Australia, it repeats quite well.
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24 OCT 11 by
HonzaPM
nice description, thank you, Jimmy :)
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23 SEP 05 by
perry
Has anyone grown this rose in the Los Angeles area? Catalogues describe it as relatively small, but Austin roses tend to get pretty big here. I'd like to find an appropriate spot in my garden for it--but I don't have room for another one the size of Graham Thomas or or Golden Celebration.
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