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'Fandango' rose Reviews & Comments
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16 MAY 12 by
 goncmg
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In the parentage of a lot of roses...............so far, and this is the first year I have grown this one...........so far not at all impressed. Here in 6a there was simply no winter as we know it, blackspot is already all over Columbus Park of Roses and also in my garden, unprecedented. MILDEW here in Columbus has been HORRIFYING in the past year and continues............of 90 in my garden, this is in the bottom 3 or 4 with disease, right near BLACK BACCARA............spray DAILY, no help............GREY PEARL and SOLEIL D'OR are healthier than this one and BB...............has a few buds and I am waiting to see what everyone 60+ years saw in this one................historical purposes have kept me from throwing it in the trash............
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I work on the lazy gardener's rule of thumb: if it needs spraying, it's not worth growing. There's more to life (and gardens) than roses!
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#2 of 8 posted
17 MAY 12 by
goncmg
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Margaret, SERIOUSLY...........with 90 all in pots I am really having to be more practical and let some of the sentimentality leave the equation!
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I am quite sure Margaret is serious. She has grown hundreds of roses in pots for victims of Australian bush fires; the National Rose Collection in Renmark, and plants for friends. I too have grown hundreds of roses in pots over the last decade and never used any spray at all. There is a huge population of gardeners out there who will not spray. Try to read up on the diseases and understand what happens when they occur. Blackspot is spread by water splash (and needs an incubation period of about five hours), so you may need to turn your back until dry weather returns and the new leaves will be pristine for the rest of the summer.
I believe mildew may be caused by dry conditions and I know of a Western Australian nursery who turns the sprinkler on briefly during the day to wash the leaves clean of mildew.
As for spraying a rose (any rose) daily, please rethink about this. It is wrong.
Patricia
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#4 of 8 posted
17 MAY 12 by
goncmg
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OH NO Patricia, I was AGREEING with Margaret! LOL That all cap SERIOUSLY was emphatic agreement!!!!!!
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Oh. I am glad about that.
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I knew you were agreeing. But I am serious about avoiding unnecessary work! For example, I'm removing roses that need pruning at a height my back doesn't like.
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Is this rose nearly thornless? I am working on identifying a 30 year old 7 foot tall HT, with the flowers nearly identical to this. It had the worst case of Blackspot I have ever seen, but has managed to produce a flush of 50+ blooms and grow to seven feet tall and five feet wide with 10+ canes. The lady has claimed to never spray it, and it grows out of its Blackspot infections. Mild, fruity, "pernetiana" fragrance.
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Fandango is described in the patent to be shorter, bushier than the average HT of that era.
It is one of the things that made it unique for a Pernet type. It was shorter and had enameled foliage when compared to its massive lineages.
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With regards to spraying. I spray my roses twice a month from April-November. I live in one of the most humid and wet climates in the USA, Northwest Florida. We get more rain than central and south FL. Last year we had over 100 inches. Yes, there are roses that will grow here without spraying, but virtually no hybrid teas are on that list. Since I love red Hybrid Teas and odd colored Hybrid Teas and Floribundas I must spray. I am sensible and use tank mixed systemic and contact fungicides, alternating occasionally. Twice a month makes all of the difference. It takes 4 hours a month. Not too bad for beautiful roses.
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