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Has anyone grown Sweet Intoxication rose yet, so that you can comment about its disease resistance, bloom frequency, vigor, and/or heat tolerance? I see it for sale at my local OSH store, and I'm interested, but I hesitate to buy a rose without hearing/reading comments from someone who has grown it.
The HMF fragrance description says "clover fragrance". Is that a misprint, and did it mean clove fragrance? Or is it actually clover fragrance?
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Sorry it's been such a long time since this question was posted. I grow this rose in Southeast Texas and it's done well for me. Disease resistance has been pretty good so far this year, but I can't speak to heat tolerance yet. The fragrance is strong and citrusy to my nose. I still have it in a pot and it has bloomed several times, but no big candelabras yet. It tends to spread more than grow upright, though that might change once I put it in the ground. Overall, it's one of my favorites!
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#2 of 8 posted
25 APR 10 by
CarolynB
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Thank you for your reply. With regard to the pretty good disease resistance you've observed, is that with or without spraying?
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Without - I don't spray. It did have some BS last fall when I first got it, but none yet this spring, and I had it fairly close to a few other bushes that did have BS rather badly.
Edit 18 MAR 16: I no longer have this rose, but wanted to add that it was only a first-year own-root plant when I posted above, which would probably account for the spreading.
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#4 of 8 posted
28 APR 10 by
CarolynB
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Good to know. Thanks!
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#7 of 8 posted
7 JUL 11 by
CarolynB
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Quote from littletxyard: "It tends to spread more than grow upright". I'm surprised to hear you say that, because I seem to recall reading somewhere that this one tends to grow in a taller, more narrow shape. Can anyone else comment on the size and shape of the bush, from your experience?
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Just found this forum while searching for info on Sweet Intoxication Rose. To answer your question, it has a strong perfume fragrance of clove and floral mixed in. Heady and sweet and lovely to look at!
Would love to know of anyone's experience with it. Mine is in part clay soil and after a longer, wetter winter, it lost all leaves and is just now coming back a little. It is deciduous and I'm guessing the late spring delayed the blooms...(?). Will try an organic fertilizer now and observe.
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Please be sure to keep us posted - HMF is all about sharing our experience and insight.
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Fabulous rose! Huge non-stop candelabras of strongly scented dark violet (quite unique) to med lavender flowers (blah). No disease in LA. A floribunda that performs like it's name and category would suggest. I barely fed mine and its sending up two huge flower covered basilar canes in late October! Have 2 friends who love this one too.
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