'Climbing Archduke Charles'?
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Comments (7)Love 'em! I'm going to go to HMF right after this to look up the Archduke. It's funny--or maybe common for rose lovers--but I go out each day now that its spring to see what is happening in the roses. I look for new buds and see the progress of the unfurling of the sepals. So far, I don't have much blooming but some of the more modern ones, i.e. a Baby Blanket standard and Pink Iceberg. Christopher Marlowe is tottering on the brink of blooming as is Louise Odier. Madame Hardy is taking her sweet time leafing out from dormancy just like last year. Her blooms seem so far off! But I continue to check daily! Good show on your roses and keep posting pics! Annabeth...See Moreis this rose archduke charles
Comments (31)starmade, there were several things that were different; I didn't write them down anywhere, but I'm pretty sure the foliage was different with MBRC having leaflets that are somewhat more "toothy", and perhaps less glossy. The fragrance was similar to my not-terribly-reliable nose. I have allergies, so I love any rose with a scent that I can actually detect. Both had a very nice fruity fragrance. MBRC is supposed to be a strong grower, and I'm sure she will be. They are both still in pots, and my MBRC is a year or two younger than my NOID pink Tea... still, my impression is that MBRC is not as vigorous. MBRC got a bit of die-back when we had a long stretch of freezing temps in early January. The NOID Tea was one of the few roses that stayed green through the whole ordeal (which included 5" of snow that stuck around 4-5 days). It probably isn't fair to say that she is hardier than MBRC, because of the difference in maturity, but I would say that she's at least as hardy as 'Maman Cochet', another of the "hardier Teas". My NOID Tea also blooms well in dappled shade. She blooms in flushes. Thanks for checking in, Virginia...See MoreArchduke Charles
Comments (7)They'll probably stay in pots for a couple of years until I think they are mature enough to go in the ground and have a chance to winter. Both this one and DdB were small bands and will probably take that long to get too big for the pots. Although, I did grow Reine des Violettes in a pot for 5 years and she's a monster for me. Meantime they'll go into the winter pot ghetto with the rest. I know that will push it to almost zone 7 for the winter. I'm looking for places in the yard that are warm spots naturally to plant them. I have a couple of places up close to the house where they'll get more protection than out in the big beds so they'll probably go there....See MoreArchduke Charles versus Grandmother's Hat
Comments (7)Have you ever smelled Grandmothers Hat? or are you drawn to her because of her fragrant reputation? I love both roses, but I have learned not to buy a rose that I have never seen grown, and smelled, locally under my conditions, I have always been disappointed by them. -I consider this: How much time do I spend smelling a certain rose, versus How much time I spend looking at a rosebush? I see Archduke Charles and am delighted by it more than 200 days of the year (taking winter into consideration) I pick a rose from the most fragrant rose in my garden perhaps once a week x 12 weeks out of the year when it is in bloom. Although I find the quality of the scent of Grandmothers' Hat to be superb, I can only give it 4 to 5 out of 10 for strength, while Archduke Charles is c. 2 to 3 for strength of scent, out of 10. with its' own light but really lovely scent, of mixed floral, with a deep middle scent note and with a hint of cherry blossom cologne which gives the fragrance a lift, on its' finish. I keep my most fragrant roses by my porch where I am most likely to pick one and smell it (along with the wafting roses, including R. moschata) Those fragrant roses I grow further away, or are out of my daily sight-line I am less likely to smell as often. Another condieration that I would have is how many years did it take for your Archduke Charles to reach its' size? For me a mature sized China or Tea is a great treasure as they typically build growth,sloooowwwwly. That's my experience. Let us know, please what you decide. Luxrosa...See Morejerijen
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