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8 FEB 17 by
Ben22
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This rose has been one of the best performing roses I have. It does take a while to build up its vigour before it can be productive. This rose hates hard pruning unless it's necessary. Like many other Austin roses, this is a water hog and will not do as well if it doesn't get the constant supply of water it needs. The blooms are pretty but does not last long at all and wilts in the heat; a good flower would last three days before dropping its petals . Petals drop cleanly and rarely clings to the spent blooms. This rose blooms continuously replacing wilted blooms quickly. The fragrance of the bloom however, is very subjective, my sister says it smells like mothballs, mom says baby powder, I say it smells weird but pleasant non the less. I highly recommend this rose for people that lives in warmer and drier climate (blackspot can be a problem with this rose), and is willing to be patient to this rose.
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8 FEB 17 by
 Jay-Jay
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Thank You for Your comment, for over here it never got vigor and doesn't perform well.
I have 3 established plants, that (struggle to) survive, but give quite a few flowers.
Blackspot: YES, that's an issue.
Scent is called Myrrh, but You all described part of that scent: Weird baby-powder with moth-ball scent.
Some visitors dislike/disgust the scent... others keep on going back to this rose, to sniff, for they like it that much, or are attracted by the intriguing scent.
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'Scepter’d Isle' is healthier and still has that exquisite scent, so unroselike.
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#3 of 6 posted
9 FEB 17 by
Ben22
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Never had sceptre's isle before, will try to get one. Thanks!
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#4 of 6 posted
9 FEB 17 by
Ben22
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Never new that myrrh smells like that lol. Thanks!
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#5 of 6 posted
9 FEB 17 by
Jay-Jay
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It's also a bit bitter Almond and resin scent. Some people say, that it doesn't smell like myrrh the incense. But in my opinion it does to when not burned.
I sometimes used Myrrh on a charcoal tablet, but that scent is more like burning rubber tyres. In a mix of incense (pine tree resin), myrrh can add some twist to it.
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Burning rubber tyres!!!!
Ben, you might just want to check to see if it grows in tropical climates, my garden is SO very different to Thailand.
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9 FEB 17 by
Ben22
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The rose has an unforgettable fragrance of pure rose. For me this rose produces a lot of twiggy growth that is not really productive. Stands really well to the heat here in Thailand.
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8 FEB 17 by
Ben22
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This rose has many forms to it. I have rosa chinensis jacq var minima voss which is supposedly to be the form I have and is cultivated in Thailand. Mine initially grows slowly, but will take off once mature, and do not respond well to pruning and light dead heading is enough. Nice loose bush with leaves all over, no naked legs. Good disease resistance, never seen a sick leaf. The blooms are bright pinks which eventually fade to light pink. Blooms of my rose are flat and button eyed, but I have seen another form that flower opens into small pompoms. My rose has absolutely no fragrance. I have fell in love with this rose for one reason, the growth of the plant is not bothered by chilli thrips at all, chilli thrips are rather abundant here in Thailand. But however, the blooms are affected by the chilli thrips, blooms would ball or fall of prematurely. The ones that manage to bloom are either deformed or discoloured. This rose blooms in flushes. Cuttings from this rose roots very willingly. I highly recommend this rose, it's fun to see what sport of chinenensis minima you get. So far I've seen ones that blooms are white, single petals, doubled, very doubled, bloom in clusters, lightly fragranted...
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