'The King's Rose' reviews and comments

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'The King's Rose' Reviews & Comments

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HubertG

I've sometimes wondered why the Austins never produced striped roses before. Considering there are enough striped examples amongst the old garden roses, it always seemed to me to be a natural direction for them to take. Perhaps it was just a matter of personal taste as not everyone likes striped roses. A striped Austin rose in their classic 'English' form would be wonderful in my opinion.	REPLY

Reply #1 of 1 posted today by HMF supporting member

Lee H.

Hubert, that’s an idea with strong commercial potential, in my opinion. Food for thought.

There is “something” about striped roses. I recently hosted a rose garden party for my church, and while I was busy trying to point out the perfect form of ‘Frau Karl Druschki’, the delicate coloration of ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’, and the rich history of ‘The Apothecary Rose’, everybody was running over to meet the cute girl in the miniskirt: ‘Scentimental’.