'Lady Emma Hamilton' rose reviews and comments

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'Lady Emma Hamilton' rose Reviews & Comments

Discussion id : 116-200 most recent 13 JAN 20 HIDE POSTS

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

I can't say about balling, but it does fade badly, to an unattractive buff color, in California sun. Maybe needs afternoon shade?	REPLY

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