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'Mabella ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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A recent "body bag" rescue from Home Depot, New Day has been a lot more vigorous than I anticipated. Ok, so the coloring and the rose itself is nothing outstanding and doesn't have any particularly unique quality, but it's been a good rose. In an odd way, it reminds me of how my Gold Medal has performed...but where Gold Medal tends to shade on the red/orange-tinged side, New Day is a lighter, whiter tone. Not amazing, not bad...it just is.
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'New Day' does fairly well in colder climates, and I think we may get better color than the warm zones.
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27 SEP 12 by
 goncmg
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Havd not grown this one in years, remember fondly the color which was always almost white on the very outside petals and also recall there being a unique sort of "squareness" to the blooms..........Jackson and Perkins gave this one a lot of hype late 70's/early 80's.....maybe not an incredible rose but in the 4 or 5 years I grew it, a really solid rose.......and another one that amazes me has been not only left in the dust but really left in the dust and barely available...................I think it was a J&P rose of the year? Maybe 1977????
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New Day/Mabella is being sold at Walmart this year. Seems someone in Tyler decided to revive it. I can never understand how the wholesale companies decide which off patent roses to propagate.
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#2 of 7 posted
7 SEP 16 by
dan8
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I also find it funny, I was able to find Christian Dior and the florist rose Sonia at Walmart of all places.
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Goncmg - if you have the time, would you please take a look at a foundling of mine
"Hill Farm Two-Tone Yellow"
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.73908
I have often wondered if it could be 'New Day'
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#5 of 7 posted
8 APR 18 by
goncmg
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2 years ago! And I JUST got the notification for this! Patricia, 75% of me says New Day/Mabella. 25% of me says no? The leaf is spot on. And that blackspot, lol. I recall the variety having a very boxy, square bloom. I admit I may be "off" on that? In the past 2 years what have you uncovered???? The leaf is spot on.
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So good to see your name again, goncmg. If you have that little doubt, then I do too. I haven't really discovered anything new, but I haven't really been searching - there always seems too many other things to be done.
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Do you recall how the disease resistance for New Day was? I love yellow roses, but currently only have St. Patrick (which I actually can't stand) and Gold Glow (which I love) as yellow HT's. I'm always tempted to save New Day, but I haven't jumped off that bridge yet. Is it worth the efford?
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#7 of 7 posted
9 APR 18 by
goncmg
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I recall a decent amount of blackspot. Yellow and released in the 70's, unless you are in Palm Springs it is going to blackspot. I recall it being a bit healthier than Oregold and King's Ransom if that helps. And Patricia, the bloom is what is throwing me because I recall New Day/Mabella having an almost squareness about the bloom that I am not seeing here...........
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Opinions vary, but for those in search of it, New Day (Kordes) now available at Menards (Midwest Big Box store along the lines of Lowe's) in Body bags, with which I have had good luck. Get 'em now while they're in best condition. Always check the web site first to see if your store has roses in stock, listed under #1 1/2 Rose. Miscellaneous varieties in large skid. Dig through it to find what you need. BRING GARDEN GLOVES!!! $5.
Also: Heirloom, Fragrant Cloud, The Fairy, Iceberg, Blue Girl, Don Juan, Queen Elizabeth, Gold Glow, Oklahoma, Camelot, Champlain, plenty I didn't pay attention to because they were not what I need. Last year they had Belinda's Dream, JFK, Mr. Lincoln and Peace, among others. If I return, I will write them down.
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What colour foliage does 'Mabella' ('New Day') have?
I am trying to identify a rose and the 1982 and 1993 references say "dark green and "deep green".
This is contradicted in the 1974, two 1999, and 2004 references where "light green" foliage is mentioned. I suspect these light green mentions are not quite correct as the patent says "parsley green" and "spinach green".
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