Violina

20 years ago

I bought this last year after being bowled over by a vase display of Violina at the Vic Rose show at Mt Waverley ... my first season's blooms were small but very fragrant.

This year ... the buds are 3 and a half inches long and the scent is driving my wife mad. Five blooms fills a vase as you can see ....if only I had the space to plant 6 of these bushes and I reckon I'd never need buy roses from the florist again.

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cimmaron
20 years ago
Great pics of a beautiful rose Steve.Looks like a winner.
regards
sandie
Brissy
20 years ago
Ok you have hooked me Steve - Im on the hunt for a couple of those bushes as scented roses for my vases at home and at work are always on my hist list.

Thanks for telling us about the bush.

Brissy
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User
20 years ago
And what a beautiful rose that one is, they look wonderful in the vase.
Are they long lasting indoors and what about outdoors you say it is perfumed, is it strong ?.
I love the look of so many roses, but cannot handle the perfume indoors so they never get picked.
Yours are so pretty...Cheers..MM.
SteveTL
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks for the encouragements Sandie!

You go for it Brissy!

MM - it's now 6 days in the vase and they've all opened out big like fully blown tulips and stil going strong (scent and all). If you visit Pete's Magic Garden Roses - he's got a monster of a bush of Violina on display ... clothed with leaves from top to toe and big big buds every which way but loose. Perfume is strong but not overwhelming IMO - but other's may think otherwise.
User
20 years ago
Well in that case Steve I have probably seen it as while down in Melb May/June.
I ordered 19 roses from Pete. Thanks for the info...Cheers...MM.
Woodlands
20 years ago
Agree with you on Violina, Steve. This is a great rose for our conditions, MM and Brissy. In the 12 months or so in my garden, she has been black spot free.
Hazel.
sallybcs
20 years ago
Steve, Just had to tell you that they are lovely pics. I'll be looking into Violina next year. Nearly bought it at the Rose Show in October but restrained myself.
youngquinn_gw
20 years ago
I went to the Mt Wverley Rose show today and was nearly knocked over by this rose. The fragrance is FANTASTIC it smells like old fashioned violets to me.
I didnt buy one as they wanted $33 for a bush, and I am a cheapscate but It is definitely on my list. Its a knockout!
rosesforme
20 years ago
Oh Yes
Like youngquinn, I was bowled over by the display at the Mt Waverly Rose show at the weekend.
It is a definite on my list now. If they had some for sale at the time I would have bought some.
As it was ,I bought a Delbard LaJago---breathtaking colour little scent.
It will be delivered at the end of the week.
cheers
Michelle
Fran_C
20 years ago
I couldn't resist one in flower at Silkie Gardens last year.
It is simply a beautiful rose.
There's no other way to describe it.
I'ts planted next to Seduction.
over the way is Parole and Queen Adelaide... boy I never htought I was a pink girl but it seems I am turning....

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