For anyone wanting a red rose that doesn't have to have fragrance, Olympiad is my go-to...especially in hot climates. The color is a ver...Read Morey pure red, they last forever in a vase, the plant is very disease resistant, and Olympiad deals with the heat better than most.
I only own this rose for about a few weeks. I have observed that even though this rose is not so fragrant ( I will call it mild to modera...Read Morete fragrant, kind of spicy scent), this Rose has incredibility long-lasting blooming! Since the one I have was purchased this year, it only have 5 buds on it, but these 5 pretty, true red colored, wide open flower has been on the prune forever (>2 weeks for sure) and seems never fade. And the red color is so pretty, not dark red, not pink red, just true red---I will certainly call Rose Olympiad the prettiest one in all my 11 roses.
Anyone know any intense fragrant rose having long lasting blooming similar to Olympiad?
we had this in a corner of the yard where it is open and got about 4 -5 hours of sunlight a day or more in summer. Kept getting black sp...Read Moreot so we tore it out after about 3 - 4 years. The rose we replaced it with is doing extremely well now for the last 3- 4 years so it wasn't the location or soil. The Olympiad just had too many problems for us.
Saint Cloud, FL (Zone 9b) | September 2010 | positive
an easy to grow rose. not as finicky as other varieties. big, beautiful, sweet smelling blooms. blooms year-round in zone 9b! =) only pro...Read Moreblems i've encountered with this rose are the occasional spider mite infestation, which i now have learned to treat with a systemic (bayer advanced works really well!), it feeds the rose, and gets rid of the bugs; and occasionally black spot on the leaves. pulling off any affected leaves is what i've found to help best for that. this is the second variety of rose i have tried, and i absolutely love it!
I adore this rose, it is for me, a very sturdy, hardy, HT, with good disease resistance. It's a fairly fast grower, with big beautiful bl...Read Moreooms. Excellent Hybrid Tea for the beginner ( I think). I just could not be without it. It also has a nice scent.
It's my favorite red rose. It looks like a dark red velvet, and has a nice smell. I couldn't beleive when I found one for $2.95. I reg...Read Moreret having to had to leave it where I planted it in Texas. I plan to see if it will grow in New York when I find another one.
New to my collection this year,nice blooms ,a little on the small side but will give till next year,brilliant red,full sun dry conditions...Read More and doing well,disease resistant.
Bred and introduced in New Zealand. Won the following awards:
All-America Rose Selection in 1984
Court of Show Hono...Read Morer over thirty times from 1998-2001
Hybrid Tea (or Grandiflora, Three Blooms/One Variety) from the South Penn Area Rose Society in 2000
King of Show twelve times from 1998-2001
Portland Gold Medal in 1985
Princess of Show thirteen times from 1999-2001
Queen of Show eleven times from 1999-2001
For anyone wanting a red rose that doesn't have to have fragrance, Olympiad is my go-to...especially in hot climates. The color is a ver...Read More
I only own this rose for about a few weeks. I have observed that even though this rose is not so fragrant ( I will call it mild to modera...Read More
we had this in a corner of the yard where it is open and got about 4 -5 hours of sunlight a day or more in summer. Kept getting black sp...Read More
an easy to grow rose. not as finicky as other varieties. big, beautiful, sweet smelling blooms. blooms year-round in zone 9b! =) only pro...Read More
A real stunner of a rose. Its beauty is almost uncomparable. A real delight in my garden. You'll be pleased with this one.
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I adore this rose, it is for me, a very sturdy, hardy, HT, with good disease resistance. It's a fairly fast grower, with big beautiful bl...Read More
It's my favorite red rose. It looks like a dark red velvet, and has a nice smell. I couldn't beleive when I found one for $2.95. I reg...Read More
New to my collection this year,nice blooms ,a little on the small side but will give till next year,brilliant red,full sun dry conditions...Read More
Bred and introduced in New Zealand. Won the following awards:
All-America Rose Selection in 1984
Court of Show Hono...Read More