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PhotoDiscussion id : 122-167 most recent 15 JUN 20 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 15 JUN 20 by Erĕbus

Beautiful!	REPLY

PhotoDiscussion id : 121-130 most recent 26 APR 20 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 26 APR 20 by Erĕbus

I can't wait to see it in full bloom! Keep us update! :)	REPLY

PhotoSir Walter Scott (Shrub. Austin. 2015) most recent 28 FEB 20 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 27 FEB 20 by Erĕbus

Hi Marlorena! Could you tell me if this rose has a strong fragrance?	REPLY

Reply #1 of 5 posted 28 FEB 20 by Marlorena

Hi Erebus, I was disappointed a little... I found it no better than medium and did not get the ''strong'' fragrance promised.. but it may have improved with age,... my rose suckered too often for my liking, so I no longer have it..	REPLY

Reply #2 of 5 posted 28 FEB 20 by Erĕbus

Thank you for your reply! I've read here on HMF that the old rose fragrance needs more than a year to fully develop so maybe that's the case. Anyway, thanks again for replying! I don't have a lot of space left in the garden, so I only take roses with a strong fragrance into consideration! I ordered Gabriel Oak after seeing yours (I planted it in december) because your comments about the fragrance were really helpful!
Bye!
Greetings from Italy!

Reply #3 of 5 posted 28 FEB 20 by Marlorena

I hope it does well for you, I think it's a fabulous rose..

..incidentally Erebus, if you are wanting another type like Sir Walter Scott, - Scots rose hybrid - DA have just released one bred on similar lines called The Country Parson... I'm getting it next week... its fragrance sounds rather nice, so I shall take a chance on that one.. the blooms look to be larger than on Sir Walter...

..best wishes...

Reply #4 of 5 posted 28 FEB 20 by Erĕbus

I was interested in Sir Walter Scott because of the strong old rose fragrance, growth habit (2.5 ft x 2.5 ft according to DA website) and the central button eye. I only have roses with fruity fragrances (except The generous gardener but I can't detect the musk/myrrh/old rose notes....It smells like lemons to me...) so I was considering Sir Walter Scott for that reason. The Country Parson and Silas Marner are not available yet on the European site (On the DA's instagram page there's a contest for winning these new varieties but it's open to UK applicants only) so I'll wait for your review! :)

Reply #5 of 5 posted 28 FEB 20 by Marlorena

No problem.... it seems I missed the competition.. ..bye for now...	REPLY

RoseLady Emma Hamilton most recent 13 JAN 20 SHOW ALL

Initial post 13 APR 19 by Planetrj (zone 11b/H2 pH 5.8)

I would like to know if anyone growing LEH in a rainy environment has experienced this one balling in wet weather. I hope someone could chime in on this, because it’s the one concern the Southeast US and the tropics would have as a concern. I would say that balling is almost worse than an attack of BS. Thanks for any input.	REPLY

Reply #1 of 4 posted 7 JAN 20 by Erĕbus

Hi! I live in Tuscany in a very rainy and humid zone and it never happened to me. Jude the obscure's flowers ball very often but Lady Emma Hamilton's don't (They are planted next to each other).	REPLY

Reply #2 of 4 posted 8 JAN 20 by HMF supporting member

Nastarana

Reply #3 of 4 posted 12 JAN 20 by Planetrj (zone 11b/H2 pH 5.8)

Thank you for your input on this. I didn’t order it for this year’s shipment, because I had seen so many mixed reviews elsewhere. Glad to hear it isn’t a stand out winner for anyone, as to miss out on the boat on something special. So far, very happy with Lady of Shalott, which seems to be closely resembling LEH from what I can see. However, not sure how the difference in fragrance would be, and just know that LOS’s extremely strong fragrance is nothing like any of my other Austins, or any other rose for that matter. No BS, No Mildew, No Balling, No Fading, throws random flowers all year, and holds its foliage all year so far. Next year will be it’s 3rd year, so I can fully evaluate and post it, but after it settled in (Own Root), it seems to keep getting better and better. Thank you for letting me know!

Reply #4 of 4 posted 13 JAN 20 by Erĕbus

You're welcome! If I were you, I would give it a try! The fragrance is strong and detectable from afar, and mine doesn't fade to a buff colour, it becomes almost fluorescent. Bloom frequency is excellent, growth habit too,
Mine gets BS in autumn but it's not a big deal since I remove any foliage that remains. This is where (according to David Austin's site) disease spores can lay dormant ready to challenge the plant next year.
I'll attach some pictures below