My Purple Tiger rose is a dynamo. The fragrance is rich, very strong and and 'true rose'. Oddly, it seems to begin flowering from the b...Read Moreottom of the shrub up; no problem, but different, and nice to see when other roses are displaying their bare ankles. The leaves on mine are true apple green and flawless. I had it in partial shade; no problem. Then a bad winter took out the tree shading it, and now, in full sun: no problem. Growing in clay soil with a lagoonage mulch. I would recommend this to anyone in zone 6 at the mercy of the winter Northeaster who longs for roses that can take it on the chin. This is as close to bulletproof as it gets.
I love striped roses, and Purple Tiger is a garish, unique rose. For me, it's a must-have based on color alone. But...
T...Read Morehis poor little thing gets blackspot and defoliates in Houston, TX so fast it'll make your head spin no matter how much you spray. As it has a miniture in it's parentage, it also doesn't get that big. It's very compact for a floribunda. If you can accept that it will never be more than a small, twiggy plant with some eye-popping flowers on top then snap one up. It's a definite no-go for someone who doesn't spray!
I only put a "Neutral" rating because I just purchased this rose today (5/9/2016) -- its sitting on my deck waiting to be potted. ...Read More
I love Floribundas anyway, but the color and fragrance description of this one was intriguing -- I like me a sassy, sexy, perfumey rose! The potted specimen that I ended up choosing caught my eye because it was particularly healthy: fully leafed out, nice clean bud union, many vigorous canes, many well formed buds set already. Yeah, it just seduced me with its VERY glossy, narrowish, pointed leaves -- a rich deep green to bronze-green trimmed with purplish red. I looked at that and got all weak in the knees and decided to give it a try.
ARS rating for Purple Tiger is 7.1 -- not "great," but, not terrible. Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon is where it will be growing -- temperate climate, cooler nights, humid, can be blazing hot in the summer. It will be interesting to see how she fairs, here. I will update with its performance as the season progresses.
Beautiful, dramatic flowers verging on lurid--not for the subtle garden! But if you like striped roses, it's a must. Bought mine from the...Read More local Stop/Shop about a week ago. So far, so good.
I have an alternate to this plant and it was labeled "perfume tiger". It is mostly white with purple stripes. I'm guessing it was the sam...Read Moree rose. The smell is just wonderful! I have it in a large pot in my yard. It gets sun all day and is growning great. I recommend this plant to anyone that wants a showy garden.
Columbus, OH (Zone 5b) | September 2005 | positive
This was one of the first two rose bushes I purchased after moving to the area. I was very pleased with the plant's growth and abundant ...Read Moreproduction of blooms. It is now in its second season and still going strong!
I brought this home with a small, new collection of purple fragrant roses for the new hummingbird area, and this one just gave up the gho...Read Morest. I was sooo bummed, not another one was available anywhere, everyone else (Intrique, Melody parfume, Aromatherapy, Angel Face, Perfume Delight) was just fine. I watered it, stroking it's dead brown limbs daily, and...wala....it came back. Praise the Lord and pass the Miracle Grow. I expect this delight to be one of my favorites.
We just recently took a tour threw "Reiman Gardens" in Ames, Iowa. This is where I first learned of the "Purple Tiger" rose. I would like...Read More to add this rose to my collection next year. All I can say is that this rose was very pretty. Was very surprised that they do not mulch there roses. The ground was very dry but the roses were over all pretty healthy.
My Purple Tiger rose is a dynamo. The fragrance is rich, very strong and and 'true rose'. Oddly, it seems to begin flowering from the b...Read More
I love striped roses, and Purple Tiger is a garish, unique rose. For me, it's a must-have based on color alone. But...
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I only put a "Neutral" rating because I just purchased this rose today (5/9/2016) -- its sitting on my deck waiting to be potted.
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Beautiful, dramatic flowers verging on lurid--not for the subtle garden! But if you like striped roses, it's a must. Bought mine from the...Read More
not a rose for the hot and humid south, imo.
I have an alternate to this plant and it was labeled "perfume tiger". It is mostly white with purple stripes. I'm guessing it was the sam...Read More
This was one of the first two rose bushes I purchased after moving to the area. I was very pleased with the plant's growth and abundant ...Read More
I brought this home with a small, new collection of purple fragrant roses for the new hummingbird area, and this one just gave up the gho...Read More
Meets my definition of purple - is not a purplish red or purplish pink. My plant gets afternoon shade and the flower color does not fade.
This is a lovely little rose but it gets black spot so bad in my zone 5 garden. I love the striped blooms and the color is very pretty.
We just recently took a tour threw "Reiman Gardens" in Ames, Iowa. This is where I first learned of the "Purple Tiger" rose. I would like...Read More
Plum purple striped with white and pink.
Parentage: Intrigue X Pinstripe