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'Flirtatious ™' rose Reviews & Comments
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I planted Flirtatious own-root from Roses Unlimited this year. Although she's small still, I can agree with an earlier comment that it is not a rose for Houston, TX. Flirtatious completely shutdown in mid-June and has only started to throw out some new growth the past couple of weeks since we've had some cooler (88/90 degrees instead of 100) weather, rain, and clouds. The couple of blooms I did have in the heat fried quicker than any rose I have. Again, she does not like the heat. That said, the blooms in the spring were an interesting shade of pale pink and yellow stripes, often blending together. It's certainly a rose you appreciate up close, but from a distance it looks like a faded mess. A curiosity, but not a stunner. If yellow/pink stripes are your thing, I suggest Cabana. I've had much better luck with it and it grows more like a floribunda than a hybrid tea.
2017 Update: This rose doesn't like the heat as stated above, but it sure tries its hardest to bloom anyway despite crazy temps. Flirtatious has proven to be very vigorous and a great bloomer with above average disease resistance. I like this rose a lot in the spring and fall. If you're a lover of stripes, it's not a bad bet especially if you're in a somewhat cooler climate.
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Your experience is interesting and valuable.
Sunflare x Peppermint Twist should have produced a good rose.
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2 MAY 06 by
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This rose has been a real workhorse in my garden. It is always in bloom, from late April till frost. Beautiful. Very little blackspot. I love the apricot and light yellow coloring. Very nice, no stripes. The growth is upright and behaved with many buds per branch. I live in Missouri with hot and humid summers and cold winters with ice. She comes through with only mounded mulch as winter protection. Love her!
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25 SEP 08 by
Artemis
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I agree completely! Love this rose. I also live in Missouri and Flirtatious is rarely without at least 6 blooms, if not more. The scent is sweet and delicate. She is just so pretty!
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24 JUL 04 by
Anonymous-25098
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Flirtatious is actually a very pale stripe, though it isn't apparent until you look closely and see two distinct shades of pinkish yellow. It fault is that it is lovely only for a very short time: it goes from closed, to wide open, to completely dissipated, in a very short time. You almost never get to see a bloom at perfection, even when the plant is covered with buds.
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Flirtatious does better in the cooler months. In Houston, Texas area it doesn't bloom at all in July, August and September. This is not the best rose for hot climates. I did have a great spring flush of bloom.
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10 JUL 05 by
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On our shrub the flowers are acctually a quite dark pink vergeing on coral with very faint lighter white/pink striping and the base of the flower has hints of yellow. It seems to preform quite well in the northeast with good bud form and and lenght of flower life. Perhaps this is due to the fact we live in the North-Eastern US and it is planted in a sheltered eastern exposure recieving a maximum of 7 hours of direct sun per day
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17 NOV 06 by
Jamie68
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I wonder if the fact that I am growing this rose in the cooler Pacific Northwest is what makes my experience with it so much different than what your description in the opening post stated...?? I find that the blooms last for several days, and the rose bush is often covered with dozens of flowers in various stages of bud and bloom. It reallt is a lovely rose, and one I wish i saw in more gardens....
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