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I have what was supposed to have been the striped rose Memphis Music but was instead reverted back to Memphis Magic. I'm approaching 2 years with this rose, grown in a pot on my front steps. It makes quite a nice patio rose. Good bloom production, compact growth (short stems) and leaf size proportionate to the blooms. The blooms develop slowly but last very long, and even after the color dulls to a dark red-brown wood color, the petals still hang on in roughly exhibition form long enough for the next flower buds to start forming. I rarely see stamens on the blooms. Nice centers. Richest black-cherry color you could want.
There was some discussion recently on a rose forum I frequent to the effect that Memphis Magic is and it's striped sport Memphis Music are almost indistinguishable from the petite hibrid teas Black Beauty and its sport Hocus Pocus. It's getting hard to find Hocus Pocus or Memphis Music for purchase, becase vendors find it so difficult to propagate it consistently without losing the striping effect in the process.
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That is the difficult part of striped mutations vs. striped hybrids. On rare occasions, striped hybrids will change, but it is infrequent. For example, there are dark red striped white, and orange striped white, mutations of 'Scentimental'.
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Available from - Heirloom Roses
www.heirloomroses.com
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Parole/Buxom Beauty has proven to be one of the best garden roses of the 225 that I currently grow. The bush and foliage are very vigorous growing and stay very disease and insect free even with it's neighbors having issues of disease themselves. The strong fragrance of these blooms can challenge the best of the fragrant hybrid tea roses available on the market today. The blooms are huge--approaching 6" to 7" in diameter and have a deep pink color that does not fade as the blooms age. At bloom life end you should deadhead the flower to encourage a quicker re-bloom. It might be just a tad stingy with bloom, but if that bothers you just buy another bush so you always have plenty to cut and enjoy in the vase for the home. I really like this rose and would recommend it for anyone.
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When you say 'vigorous growing' are you saying Buxom Beauty exceeds the height of 32" to 39" as listed in the description? I'm looking for a deep pink, fragrant rose for the front of my rose bed (Zone 9) and your glowing report is intriguing.
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Hi Sagecanyondogs. I don't mean that Parole/Buxom Beauty exceeds the height as stated in the description here on HMF. By vigorous I mean that that plant grows quickly and strongly and blooms the same way. It is just sort of "uber-healthy" and has that look of a well cared for strong growing plant that has been taken moderate care of. It reblooms quickly from flush to slush so there is little time that the bush is without any blooms. Also, it means that the bush is healthy and has better disease resistance than many of the modern--and older!--HT's on the market. All in all, this is a very good rose that I easily recommend to others that ask me about it's performance.
Good luck with it--I am sure you will enjoy it's huge blooms.
John
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Do you think that this rose would be able to make it in a no-spray garden in the hot and humid south?
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It NEEDS to be sprayed for mildew in Southern California near the coast. I normally spray weekly, but I missed last week, and it's already got some mildew on the upper leaves. So, here in mildew heaven at least, you can't even skip one week of spraying.
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Doesn't sound too promising for me then. I'm not sure if we have mildew here, but I wouldn't be surprised. Thanks for the quick response!
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I do spray here in my zone 5/6 northwest Missouri garden for blackspot and powdery mildew. But, I know that last year I got behind my spraying quite alot and the BS and PM pressure was quite heavy here on my roses. Even so, my bush of Parole/Buxom Beauty stayed very clean and had none to very little fungus problems at all. So, IMOH I think it is pretty disease resistant for me. I wouldn't be afraid to give one a try in a no-spray garden in my area. Your climate is different from mine, so I couldn't go so far as to say it is disease resistant in your area. If someone in your specific area is growing it, they would have a better foundation to build on than I.
It is a lovely rose and I wouldn't mind haveing another one or two.
John
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John Moody, your descriptions have encouraged me to go ahead and try Buxom Beauty. I live in New Orleans, like A-L, and I can say that although blackspot is clearly a major disease here, powdery mildew really is not. It prefers somewhat cooler temps that what we have for most of the growing season, and frequent rain showers we receive also acts against the mildew. The only times I've ever had to contend with PM have been briefly in early spring and late fall. Having said that, I spray preventively for blackspot, because only a very few modern roses would actually look healthy here without it--I know some might disagree. But with regular --or even semi-regular-- spraying of Bayer Advanced Disease Control (the stuff with the tebuconazole in it) and occasional turns with Manzate, blackspot has been completely manageable here. So A-L, you might reconsider Parole/Buxom Beauty and see how it does.
Mike
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I live on the West coast of Canada and grow this rose in a large container. I don't spray my garden at all and this rose manages just fine. Absolutely no blackspot for me, and p. mildew is not really an issue. I think you will enjoy growing it!
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Google patent states JACblem (Emblem) x JACliow (unpatented, I cannot find a commercial sourse for it) as the official parentage.
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K&M nursery in Buckatuna, MS is now offering this rose on Fortuniana rootstock. website is kandmroses.com.
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