'Fragrance Sunblaze' rose reviews and comments

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'Fragrance Sunblaze' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 118-082 most recent 20 AUG 19 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 20 AUG 19 by Hamanasu

When conditions are right, it does indeed have a noticeable and yummy fruity scent. The flowers are very full of petals and very well formed; the colour is a lovely multi-toned orangey pink which thankfully never quite makes it into the salmon department. I wonder why Meilland dropped it from their catalogue, it's a really good mini rose.	REPLY

Discussion id : 116-934 most recent 27 MAY 19 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 27 MAY 19 by Hamanasu

This rose apparently is a sport of "Tropico Sunblaze" (meiglassol).

From the Australian Plant Varieties Journal, vol 11(1), 1998:
Description (Table 31, Figure 6) Plant: miniature, broad bush, strong growth. Young shoot: anthocyanin colouration absent. Thorns: present, density light to medium, size uniform, long (mean 6.8mm), upper side concave to flat, lower side concave. Leaf: size medium, colour light to medium green, upper surface glossy. Terminal leaflet: cross section mainly flat, margin undulation absent or very weak, length small to medium (mean 30.2mm), width narrow (mean 17.4mm), base shape obtuse, petiolule; length medium (mean 12.2mm). Flowering shoot: predominantly single flowers, occasional cluster of 2. Flower pedicel: many stiff glandular hairs, small thorns. Flower bud: shape ovate. Flower: type double, petal number very many (100plus), diameter medium (mean 65.9mm), view from above irregularly round, upper profile flattened convex, lower profile slightly concave, fragrance medium, colour light pink with coppery/apricot centre. Sepal: length medium (mean 25.0mm), extensions weak to medium. Flower petal: size medium, reflexed margins medium, margin undulations weak, colour light pink, inside surface; colour middle zone near RHS 56A/56B and margin RHS 56C, basal spot; present, boundary ill-defined, colour yellow. Outside surface; colour middle zone near RHS 56A/56B, margin RHS 56C, basal spot present, boundary ill-defined. Stamen: colour rich yellow, anthers few. Style: colour pale green, reddish towards stigma. Seed vessel: size medium to small, shape pitcher towards funnel. Flowering: remontant.
Origin Spontaneous mutation : ‘Meiglassol’A(PBR 93/111). Breeder: Alain Antoine Meilland, Antibes, France. Selection criteria: miniature rose, suitable pot culture, good flower size, ochre colour, perfume. Propagation: vegetatively through numerous generations.

I used to have a well-scented orange miniature about 15 years ago, when I lived in Sydney and only had a balcony to garden on. Maybe this was it. Possums developed a taste for the blooms; Cockatoos snapped them off just because they could.

It seems very hard to find in Europe, but I have just ordered it from Nino Sanremo.

Reply #1 of 1 posted 27 MAY 19 by HMF supporting member

Patricia Routley

Thank you Hamanasu. Parentage added. Every Australian understands your sentence about the cockatoos.	REPLY