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'Smooth Prince' rose Reviews & Comments
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13 JAN 13 by
MikeNZ
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I have two Smooth Prince roses. The flowers seem to last a long time; I have a Blackberry Nip which has slightly darker flowers, and the petals of Blackberry Nip have already fallen off while those on Smooth Prince are still there - I'll try to time the next set of blooms for an accurate comparison.
In my opinion the flowers of Smooth Prince do have a slight fruity fragrance, but also a stronger tea fragrance, though the overall fragrance is light.
I was hoping to use Smooth Prince for cross pollinating, however according to the patent information [http://patents.justia.com/1991/PP007706.html] Smooth Prince seldom produces hips, and then only with its own pollen. I tried pollen from Aotearoa (2), Iceberg(2), Brother Cadfael(2) and its own pollen(2) - none of the flowers produced hips. The stigmas seem to remain relatively dry.
Edit: June 2016.
In a later cross, I did succeed in producing two seedlings from the seeds of Smooth Prince. Both are from Smooth Prince x Aotearoa. Neither have much fragrance and neither have set hips so far.
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Mike, my comment here really belongs in your rose 'My Love' bred in 2002 from Smooth Prince x Aotearoa.
At first the seed parent of My Love was said to be The Prince, and then you commented that it was Smooth Prince.
What am I missing please. Was the oft quoted date of 2002 incorrect?
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18 JUN 16 by
MikeNZ
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Hi - I think you have mistaken me with someone else? I did not breed "My Love". I am a breeder, but only amateur, and haven't listed any of my roses yet.
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Sorry MikeNZ. I thought you were Mike Athy. Two Mike's, both in New Zealand, both breeding from Smooth Prince.
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