Bliss Parfuma, why is it, "Parfuma," if it's only lightly fragrant?
Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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Comments (31)Hi Judy Blush Veranda is a floribunda and the 2 new Parfuma are HTs. Also Blush does not have the fragrance of these new roses. Blush does have a problem opening in damp weather, but it opens well in my dry climate. I don't think there is much similarity. First Crush does not have many petals and opens and finishes fairly fast, but puts out a lot of flowers. It is quite pastel in my warmer climate and probably much more pink in cooler climates and opens quite well in all climates. Savannah on the other hand has a lot of petals and eventually opens into a really large flat cup. It is a surprisingly long lasting cut given all the petals (more than 6 days in my vase here). The flower is much larger than Blush when fully open and it holds a strong pink color. When it is opening the center is a pretty salmon pink. I don't see problems with it opening in damp weather but it can get a vegetative green center when night temperatures are really cold - but that is now the rage in the cut flower business. Summer Romance is a strong shade of pink and a Floribunda. Free blooming, very productive and I have seen no problems with the flower opening in any weather condition. It probably is my favorite rose scent - really complex with some citrus undertones. I am almost addicted to smelling this rose! Sorry to hear about your Christiana Herzogin. Do know we will introduce nearly all of the Kordes here in N. America usually about one year after they are introduced in Europe so you don't have to risk a rose shipping from Europe. We will be introducing C. Herzogin under the name Earth Angel - the peony shaped flower will be a big hit with those that like peonies and the fragrance is quite nice. Pink Veranda we have renamed Pink Martini taking it out of the Veranda series as it was just too enthusiastic a grower for this series. For me it is about 3.5' x 3.5'. It puts out an amazing amount of bright pink blooms. Disease resistance is quite good. No fragrance of note,, but it makes quite a statement in the garden with all those blooms. It is called Moin Moin in Germany. Summersrhythm I am located in Oregon - actually a hot and dry part of the State. The roses have been at Lowe's stores in the east but not in the western States yet. Distribution depends on nursery growers selling to Lowe's so what you see at a Lowe's store will vary from region to region. Quite a few of the mail order companies do have the Parfuma roses and Savannah....See MoreMy rating of best Fragrant Roses..
Comments (82)Low nitrogen & Low phosphorus and high potassium & calcium was what helped with my Betty White. Both high nitrogen and high phosphorus attract thrips. High potassium & calcium (2 part potassium to 1 part calcium) helped with Betty White. It's short since I use low-nitrogen. My garden is no-spray and I use organic fertilizers: horse manure, alfalfa meal and just a tiny bit of chicken manure NPK 2-4-3 (Coop Poop), plus red-lava-rock for high potassium & calcium. Below top bloom is Betty White: Below Left is Evelyn, right is Betty White:...See MoreIs there anything we can do to improve the fragrance of a rose?
Comments (17)Re-posting what to do to UP the scent: slow-released fertilizer & use a moisture retentive medium like potting soil or dense clay. Magnesium is what makes soil sticky and it also retains nutrients to help with scent. Potting soil (with peatmoss & lime) has plenty of magnesium and is a denser medium than sand. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5957059/ph-of-soil-can-affect-fragrance Sylvia: Lavender Crush's scent is strong in Walmart's pot (late fall with rain), and strong in my always-wet alkaline clay (fertilized with chicken manure which is high in boron, zinc, and copper ... these trace elements are added to chicken-feed). Potassium is MOST AVAILABLE when soil is wet, so hot & dry weather would lessen scent. Among my 130 fragrant own-root roses, the lavender & purple roses' scent are best with tons of acidic rain, but ABSENT during hot & dry. Berrypie: Agree .. it took 2 years before the scent of Christopher Marlowe become strong. In its 1st year, I was disappointed in its mild scent, now Christopher Marlowe is 10th-year own root, and I love its strong scent. Katy: If you google potassium co-factor, you'll see magnesium. Potassium works best when there's magnesium. Magnesium is what makes clay soil sticky. Magnesium makes soil dense thus retains nutrients. My clay is tested exceedingly high in magnesium at pH 7.7, and nearby Cantigny rose park is also alkaline clay but fluffier than mine. The roses at Cantigny park are SUPER-FRAGRANT .. even the "mild" scent Lilian Austin is very strong. But the SAME ROSES have zero scent at Chicago Botanical Garden which is LOAMY & SANDY with less sticky magnesium to hold potassium & trace elements. LEACHING is a big problem with loamy soil. I detected ZERO SCENT at CBG's old garden roses, and even their Gertrude Jekyll had zero scent after week-long rain. However, my Eglantyne and Lilian Austin as own-roots can't compare to the heavenly scent at Cantigny. Why? Potassium is most available when soil is WET with some magnesium for density, such as potting soil (peatmoss is actually dense, rather than fast-draining like sand). Pots are well-fertilized with NPK 20-20-20 plus trace elements. My clay is very high in magnesium to the point of rock-hard, thus limit potassium mobility, but the scents improve when I make my soil fluffy. Magnesium is found in sticky & dense organic matter such as alfalfa meal, any leaves, also high in rocks and pea-gravel, and Azomite. I tested Azomite for cut blooms, and Azomite stuck tight to the bottom of the vase .. I had to scrub it with a brush. My high magnesium clay sticks tight to my skin. Soap and water won't take it off, I have to scrub my skin with alcohol to get the clay off. That's why topping with leaves, dolomitic lime (has both calcium and magnesium), pea-gravel or Azomite helps to retain scent plus UP the pH of rain in acidic & high-rain region. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5957059/ph-of-soil-can-affect-fragrance...See MoreYour Experience with My Wishlist? It needs trimming!
Comments (8)Based on your focus of Disease Resistance & Fragrance, then own-roots are best. Deep & long-stick Dr.Huey-rootstock doesn't do well in poor-drainage clay. More than a decade ago Tammy in TN with over 1,000 roses noted that grafted-on-Dr.Huey doesn't do well in her red acidic clay and high-rain. I notice the same in my poor-drainage alkaline clay and heavy rain. Multiflora-rootstock from Palatine is a cluster-root and can take tons of rain better. Dr. Huey-rootstock is best for dry climate and alkaline soil. I lost countless of roses grafted on Dr.Huey when acidic rain could not drain well in my zone 5a freezing & heavy rain and spring flash floods. VIGOROUS own-roots can bounce back after drought or flood better. I'll rank below OWN-ROOT roses on fragrance and disease-resistance: Peter Mayle - very vigorous and healthy as own-root & never see blackspots nor mildew as 6th-year own-root. The scent is amazing eucalyptus and rose, no other rose can smell like it. Narrow & tall & doesn't occupy much space. Bloom best in hot & dry above 90 F. Buxom Beauty - Strong perfumy rose scent, glorious with many blooms in hot & dry but it's a blackspot mess & lost all leaves in rainy weather. WIMPY as own-root, can't survive many zone 5 winters like Peter Mayle. One needs both, since the colors and scents are different. Yves Piaget: best as grafted & wimpy as own-root, best in hot & dry and alkaline clay. Princess Charlene de Monaco: Fades to white in hot sun, plus less petals if hot & dry. It's HUGE as own-root in my zone 5, like 10 feet tall by 3 feet wide in late fall. Scent is worth buying, unique pear nectar and rose. Health is impeccable: NO mildew nor blackspots in its 6th-year. Savannah: Only if you have room and plenty of rain. It's a huge bush at 6' x 4' as 8th-year-own root in my zone 5. A 10 in health with super-glossy foliage. Needs partial shade since it consumes ungodly amount of water. Blooms well in rainy climate, but stingy in hot & dry. Scent is nice, but far below Peter Mayle & Buxom Beauty & Princess Charlene's quality. Low-thorn Poseidon is huge as 9th-year-own root, like 5' x 3'. It likes tons of rain water. One bush is enough since it gives tons of blooms. Scent is noticeable only in cold weather, but zero scent in hot weather. A 10 in health for rainy climate, but a 6 in health for dry climate (leaves turn yellow & drop off if too dry). Low-thorn Sweet Mademoiselle: biggest rain-hog like Poseidon. Bush is huge as 6th-year-own-root at 6' x 3.5' wide. A 10 in health for rainy climate, but a 6 in health for dry climate (leaves turn yellow & drop off if too dry). Scent is myrrh and rose, blooms last very long in the vase. Needs soaking wet soil to bloom well, best in partial shade and high calcium & high potassium clay soil for its deep cup and many petals....See MoreSoFL Rose z10
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