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'The Countryman' rose Reviews & Comments
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Just bought it online at a German nursery, as it's very difficult to find it in Italy.
I bought it in container, and it arrived with a few buds already, obviously slightly stressed from the shipment and with some broken branches (the packing was probably not the best possible).
Despite this, it really put out several flowers, which are opening now.
I can already say that the flowers look very true to many photos I saw in the internet. They're ruffled in a good captivating way, shallow cup reminiscent of Jacques Cartier, but with somewhat fewer and larger petals... They definitely have a nice, full "ancient rose" character. They're not very large, and this is exactly what I was expecting.
The color is close to its "sister clone" Gertrude Jekyll, but perhaps slightly lighter, especially by the 2nd/3rd day.
The fragrance is wonderful, it exceeded my expectations, almost pure powerful damask to my nose, and I would say that in my climate it's even slightly outplaying that of its sister clone Gertrude.
The foliage is light green, mostly opaque, very Portland in style, but its stems have just a little bit of the balsamic fragrance typical of Portlands and other Old roses. So far, it's completely disease free.
For now, I can stay that I'm very satisfied and happy of my purchase (I also bought a Fisherman's Friend and a William Shakespeare 2000 with it, all clones that are being put out of catalogue by Austin roses).
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16 MAR 23 by
 BrianH
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Available from - Freedom Gardens
combinedroselist.com
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Hard to find information on this older rose, still offered....for the time being at David Austin US. Purchased it bare root this year and it leapt out of the gate. Grew easily and was loaded with blooms, I would say at least 25 compared to my other bare roots from which I averaged 5-12 per plant. Appears to be a dense plant with flowers held upright. The blooms themselves have been variable so far, which is normal for a first year. The petals show the influence of one of the parents, Lillian Austin, in the ruffled flower form. The color has varied from mid pink to light pink and the petal count has gone up with each new flower. The scent hasn’t fully developed yet, also normal for newly planted rose, but I have caught some whiffs of what I would describe as damask and strawberries, once it is full strength it will be heaven.
Not bad in a vase, lasted 3 days and I noticed a hint of spice in the fragrance once it was inside. The firm, upright stems made it lovely and easy to arrange. All in all, very nice addition to garden.
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What size are the blooms 4.5 inches?
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4 DEC 19 by
jedmar
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According to the patent they are 2,4-3,1 inches
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I would say they are about 3”, in good proportion to the smaller scale of this plant.
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