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Posted by
canadian_rose zone 3a (
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Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 23:36
I would never want to be without this rose. It gets soooo many blooms that are HUGE. It's supposed to have a nice smell - but I don't notice any. Does anyone else notice fragrance on your Valencia?
Carol |
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Here's another picture of it.
Carol |
RE: Valencia
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| Ooooh, it is gorgeous. Thanks for posting. Now on to HMF to check out more photos of Valencia. Diane |
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It's an amazing rose,Diane. The flowers last for weeks!!!
Carol |
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| Thank you, Carol, for info. on Valencia rose. Sometimes the soil's chemistry can affect a rose's scent. My soil is alkaline clay, pH of 7.7, and Mary Magdalene smells GREAT here - but Niels in Denmark, acidic clay, thinks it's light scent. Early summer I put acid fertilizer on Mary Mag. and her scent went away. I had to scrape off the acid, and watered her with my alkaline tap water, pH of 8, to get her fabulous frankincense back. |
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| I can see why you love it, the blooms are delightful. What's the pink rose in the background in the second pic? |
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- Posted by TNY78 7a-East TN (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 21:25
| Very nice! I've always thought Valancia was such a beautiful rose, but I'm afraid it would be too tender here in the ground (I'm assuming you grow yours potted??) Also, unfortunetly, I don't have the best luck with HTs in general...I'm so jealous of your pics!!!! Tammy |
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| Strawberry Hill - that's interesting. I grow mine in potted soil and add vermicompost and tea (worm that is). I have no idea if that would be acidic??? Krista - I knew someone would ask me that!! I can't remember - it was before I used name tags, and before I knew what I was doing with overwintering them. So it might be one that died over winter. Now I have 100% success rate. I think it might be Betty White |
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| Actually, I'm not sure what rose it is. But Betty White is an amazing rose too!!! Tons of gorgeous blooms. I always want to have these two roses. Thanks, Tammy!! Yes, I grow mine in pots and overwinter them in my 3 car garage (two cars inside). I have 43 roses, but can fit up to 50 roses. I'm getting more this year!!! If I didn't grow them in pots, my selection would be vastly different, and I LOVE hybrid teas!! |
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 3, 12 at 14:03
RE: Valencia
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Thanks, Seil!!
Betty White (not sure if that's the one you meant) has really, really good scent. Ahhhhh.
Carol |
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| Love your Valencia! One of my favorites also--but I don't remember one way or another whether it is fragrant. Tammy, you ought to be able to grow Valencia in your Zone 7. I grow it, in the ground, in my Zone 6 Kansas--no special protection in the winter although sometimes some of my neighbor's oak leaves get blown around some of my roses. Valencia is a bit slow on the re-bloom here in Kansas (I don't know why), but when it blooms, I forgive it its tardiness--in fact, I can no longer remember it was ever tardy. The blooms last for a loooong time. Kate |
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Maybe the cooler weather here helps - rebloom is fast. One of the best roses there is IMHO. :)
We get hail about 3 times in the summer each year and Valencia never gets bothered by the hail.
Carol |
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| Absolutely gorgeous! Glad I have one on order for the spring - can't wait to get it after seeing these photos! |
RE: Valencia
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Yeah!!! The substance of the petals is fantastic. Everyone who sees it here falls in love with it.
Carol |
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