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It should not be confused with the peach/pink bicolor rose bred by Kordes (2003) and trademarked Aloha (registration name KORwesrug), to everyones confusion.
This rose is gorgeous. I got a many cuttings from my boss and one was successful (I'm a novice so I was excited with one). Always readi...Read Moreng how roses love as much sun as you can possibly give them I put it in the sunniest place in my yard. It grows prolifically but I fear it might be too hot and sunny, even here in Z6 Southern CT. The flower petals always brown as if getting burned. Obviously doesn't stop this shrub from pushing out an incredible number of roses. This Spring 2011 I pruned it hard, down to about 12-18". It's now 5' and coverd in buds and blooms. It's in its 3rd full summer now.
We have about 30 of these roses surrounding our iron fence at St. Peter Cathedral here in Erie, PA. They are prolific bloomers, smell he...Read Moreavenly and are very showy. Most of the plants were planted 40 years ago and are still growing like crazy. No black spot or bug issues as well. They grow like prolifically...but the work on them is usually repaid by their beauty. Perhaps the bells that chime from the cathedral steeple keep them happy? I am proud to be the current "keeper" of the St.Peter roses....stop bye and look ...especially in June...next time while in Erie!
This is my favorite rose. Easy as pie to root, wonderful fragrance, good desease resistance. Bloom color in the cool fall is a deeper, ...Read Morealmost coral pink. It was growing here when we bought our 1911 bungalow, and is seen in the yards of old mill houses throughout Hillsborough, NC, probably a pass-along plant among the ladies who worked in the Cone and Flint Fabric mills. Every few years I prune it hard, like a hybrid tea, and the following spring, will get mostly single budded, long-stemmed blooms. I have most of the Aloha's growing at the very back of a large, street facing garden, and only the top third of the plant is visible from the street, so knobby knees don't much matter. Most years I prune very high, topping-off, really. Then, the top third of the shrub is completely covered by clusters of somewhat smaller blooms.
Although it can get quite tall (6-7 feet in my zone 7 garden), I consider it too stiff to call a climber.
I LOVE this rose!! Beautiful full flowers and smells great! I planted mine along a picket fence and use ties to get the branches to drape...Read More along the fence. Tons of flowers and no special care at all. One of my favorites!!
This rose was growing at an old house we bought outside town on a gravel road. Had to be moved due to foundation work... in JULY. Dug d...Read Moreown 2ft and finally had to chop the main root off! It resprouted the next year! Transplant never missed a lick! Impressive bloomer, disease resistant, hardy, practically indestructible for me. Wonderful, potpourri-making fragrance, and easily propagated! I've turned the one transplant into 5 plants in the last 5 years! FABULOUS! Didn't know heritage until last year, and SO glad I found out it's history!
This cultivar was a critical foundation plant for David Austin's hybridizing program. It is an ancestor of every English Rose.
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This rose is gorgeous. I got a many cuttings from my boss and one was successful (I'm a novice so I was excited with one). Always readi...Read More
We have about 30 of these roses surrounding our iron fence at St. Peter Cathedral here in Erie, PA. They are prolific bloomers, smell he...Read More
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This is my favorite rose. Easy as pie to root, wonderful fragrance, good desease resistance. Bloom color in the cool fall is a deeper, ...Read More
I LOVE this rose!! Beautiful full flowers and smells great! I planted mine along a picket fence and use ties to get the branches to drape...Read More
This rose was growing at an old house we bought outside town on a gravel road. Had to be moved due to foundation work... in JULY. Dug d...Read More
Bred in the United States. Won the Award of Garden Merit (RHS/RNRS) in 2001.
Parentage:
Seed: Mercedes Gallart
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