Absolutely loved this rose. The blends of deep oranges and intoxicating fragrance made it a garden favorite. I planted it in 2007 and it ...Read Moreflourished until the winter of 2014-15. Always caged it to protect against hopping rodents (yes, technically lagomorphs since reclassification in 1912, but still rodents in my mind!), and gave it a nice bed of dry leaves. Unfortunately that winter, I failed to cover it properly, and did it in. It has been impossible to find since!
Oh man.... I bent over backwards to find this rose and it was definitely worth the effort!
I have been wanting a true oran...Read Morege rose for a while... got a Tropicana because I read it was orange... yeah, not so much; Tropicana more of a peach. Then I started digging and found this one... It's not reddish... pinkish... peachy... it is as ORANGE as you can GET! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!! And it smells FANTASTIC!!
It is a little succeptible to blackspot... but then again EVERYTHING is in my area but with regular treatments, it's good! Also, it doesn't really like excessive heat (which as of late there has been plenty) as I am noticing the blooms aren't as double (the same thing is happening to my Midas Touch too). I am sure once the Summer passes and we get into the cooler months, it's gonna go BONKERS. I can't wait as it is VERY bright! You practically need sunglasses to look at it!
Absolutely loved this rose. The blends of deep oranges and intoxicating fragrance made it a garden favorite. I planted it in 2007 and it ...Read More
Oh man.... I bent over backwards to find this rose and it was definitely worth the effort!
I have been wanting a true oran...Read More
Editor's Note
Plant Patent number 6792 has expired