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'Prima Ballerina ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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Hi all, I'm looking to identify a rose with possibly better scent than PB and with flowers in a more orange-pink tone. The plant was growing in a friend's garden in SE England and it was at least 5 feet tall. Lantern-shaped blooms which were borne in 2s and 3s as well as singularly danced in the Summer breeze on slim but stiff, lightly prickly apple green peduncles, the ovoid flowers were only 3.5 inches wide and about 4 inches tall and kept their form - not flattening out like PB or 'Duke of Windsor' for example. When placed in a vase of water their scent production was off the charts, of strawberry, raspberry and a hint of lime. One flower could perfume a room and 2 several rooms. I preferred it to Fragrant Cloud so you can understand my eagerness to find another plant and experience that scent again. Please suggest here some roses which it might be....?
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According to HMF's records the 1989 PIT was won by 'Pretty Polly' of Meilland. 'Prima Ballerina' was from 1957 - 30 years after introduction seems to far for an award. Information from the Rose Annuals would be valuable.
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Tan01687 is listed on Tantau's patent and trademark list
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Would anyone growing this rose care to describe its scent? Is it citrusy, fruity/peachy, quintessentially rose, licorice-like, tea-like, clove-like, or something else? If you could compare it to other well-scented roses you grow, that would help. This is one of Fragrant Cloud's parents and the other parent (I think) was not known for its strong scent, so chances are PB is primarily responsible for FC's fragrance. OK, it might not be that simple, I guess, but is PB's scent similar to FC's?
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