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This is a great little rose in PNW. It stays compact and is maintenance free here with no spray. Flowers regularly and is very fragrant, great in the garden but not the best for the vase.
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I look at the ratings of this rose given by many people and I have to wonder what is wrong with me. I planted Heritage about 10 years ago and found it to be a weak grower and stingy bloomer, not to mention the fact the flowers (scentless in my experience) lasted only two days before shattering. The flower stems weren't strong enough to hold up the flowers, so the blooms had to be viewed while stooped over. The plant mildewed and got rust so bad it defoliated in August.
I shovel pruned Heritage years ago. I either had a bad plant to start with or just didn't do something right.
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It was a dog here too Jeff. I figured it needed a cooler climate.
The blossoms could be intensely fragrant but it was rare that all the planets aligned to make for perfect blossoms. Even then, as you suggest the blossoms shattered much too quickly. Powdery Mildew was occasionally a problem.
I had 'Heritage' about 5 years before I threw in the towel.
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And yet, it has good ratings here. Perhaps it is best in colder winter weather. I do think some roses need more vernalization to grow vigorously in spring. It's odd that Heritage should be one given its breeding. Also, I have found Austin roses in general excessively vigorous in California. Grafted on vigorous root stock and fertilized, most of them become outsized in nothing flat. Heritage was certainly the exception to that rule.
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I think you could be right about vernalization.
I can't say mine wasn't vigorous. It did grow quite well, (when it wasn't suckering 'Dr. Huey' rootstock).
Sun burn and Rose Mosaic Virus sealed it's fate.
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I live in the Pacific NW and grow many of David Austin roses as they do very well for me here. Most are on their own root and started as tiny bands so they took couple of years to get big enough to bear lots of blooms. Heritage has done very well and almost always in bloom. I did get rust when it was shadowed by a near by shrub but liquid copper took care of that and I've had no problem since moving it. I've even had a couple of seedling from it. I planted the biggest one in a pot and am waiting to see what it will do. So far it has no disease of any kind but it is only about 10" tall right now.
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27 FEB 11 by
Danda
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Same here... Stingy, miserly shrub it was and less than vigorous. The beautiful blooms were something to behold,...if you did't happen to blink. NO staying power, they just shattered after a day or 2, and then too long a wait between flushes. A real pity... I'll stick with better performers.
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I finally shovel pruned Heritage last week. It is definitely a rose which DEMANDS a lot of water, much more so than the average HT, floribunda or shrub. Providing it the same resources the surrounding roses received, it suffered from mildew, rust and black spot, though those around it remained healthy. I do not spray. Increasing the water substantially resulted in healthier growth, but, as expected, the flowers were only decent during rainy weather and were stunted and mis shapen during heat. At best, they lasted two days. The plant was from Star Roses, budded on Dr. Huey and had been in place for over fifteen years. It is not missed, nor will it be replaced.
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Available from - Growquest
http://www.growquest.net
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I recommend that you stay completely away from Growquest. There is a history of online complaints about the owner similar to mine, which was that I was cheated out of over $200.
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24 OCT 12 by
 goncmg
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OMG I just got on Dave's Garden and looked at Growquest!!!! This is serious, serious fraud! This is the type of thing that might be profiled on CSNBC's "American Greed" show!!! WOW.
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Yes, it's so horrible it would make a great story, but if you go to his website he's still acting as if his business is for real. He should be in prison.
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Yes, I agree with the posts on Growquest. I also got taken by them several years ago for $39... not anything like $200, thank goodness, but still enough. I contacted Better Business Bureau with no results and he posted some excuse like he was going through a divorce and his wife took most of his assets.
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I bought mine 3 years ago at Heirloom Roses as a band size rose. It quickly grew into a nice size shrub. Year later it became a good size climber. It is very vigorous and healthy with lots of blooms. It needs no care other than pruning to keep it manageable for me. If you want a good climber, this one is very fine. It has white blooms with hint of pink. Fragrance is not overly strong but very nice.
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