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'R. hugonis' rose Reviews & Comments
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We went to the Tulsa Rose Garden today, in spite of it being a rainy day. Wanted to get some "hands on" research on roses for future purchases. With hundreds of roses there, just a few truly stood out to me with wonderful health, bloom and fragrance. I'm also wanting as few thorns as possible. To my amazement, I was blown away by a rose that had not one bloom on it. The foliage was 100% healthy, with hundreds around it plagued with lots of blackspot, which is a huge problem in our area. This rose had very tiny, very manageable thorns, beautiful arching burgundy branches with ferny looking foliage that reminded me of the mimosa trees from my youth. What a beautiful plant it is! Of course when I looked at the name plate, it was Father Hugo. Rest assured, I'll find a place somewhere on our small lot for this gorgous, graceful plant!
Barb
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4 MAY 13 by
paani
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You mention "tiny" thorns. Going through the photos, I'm seeing substantial thorns. here's an example: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.194132 What's typical, I wonder?
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4 MAY 13 by
 Jay-Jay
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At the bottom of the canes, say the first 20-45 cm there are a few not so very big prickles.
higher up the canes no prickles at all... as far as I can see in my garden and on my plant of Hugonis.
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Rosa hugonis is first to bloom in our Zone 7b collection, always in competition with what we have labeled as Rosa carolina. Father Hugo, in the fashion of the pimps or spinosissimas, is a once bloomer but I prize this rose for its healthy foliage, graceful habit, and decorative thorns as well as the cheerful harbinger of spring. Fairly shade tolerant as well, and suckers to form understory specimens in our border. Blooms fade from rich golden yellow to softer butter.
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Thank you Sarah - we greatly appreciate the time you and others have been making lately to share your experience.
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Available from - high country roses
www.hghcountryroses.com
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26 JUL 08 by
Unregistered Guest
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i have a father hugos rose. only had flowers once.-----------had for 4 years.---------6 feet tall-what gives???
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26 JUL 08 by
Cass
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Is your plant budded? Have you been pruning it?
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#2 of 3 posted
27 JUL 08 by
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what do u mean by budding??
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27 JUL 08 by
Cass
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"Budded" refers to a type of grafting most commonly used with roses. It may be easier to help you find the reason for your rose's failure to bloom if you tell us a few things. What was the source of your plant? And where is your garden, meaning general climate zone? Have you seen different colored flowers on the plant than you expected?
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