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Fragrant pink rose recommendation zone 6A

8 years ago

Hello all. I am starting to build a new, small garden for a rose by pulling up some pavers and richly amending the soul. I would like to plant a fragrant, repeat blossom pink rose. I have DA Getrude Jekyll, Brother Cadfael, Harlow Carr and Sceptr'd Isle (the last doesn't have much scent for me), a MAC against a fence, and am drawn to the heady fragrances of these roses, but am not wedded to DAs. The site will get full sun all day. Any suggestions? Thank you!

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lori_elf z6b MD

8 years ago

Marchessa Boccella, also called Jacques Cartier, has a heady damask fragrance and is quite healthy and repeat blooming. The blooms are smaller than a typical Austin but very pretty.

If you want another pink Austin, Sharifa Asma has one of the headiest fragrances of the pink ones to my nose with large blooms and a relatively tidy bush.

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Adrianne
8 years ago
Abe Darby & Princess Alexandria of Kent I find very lovely and fragrant.
sharon2079
8 years ago
Quietness smells divinely. It was bred for colder climates and will do well in 6A zone. Sharifa Asma is another Austin. It too smells great. It is supposed to be good to zone 5. It does not seem to be as strong of grower as the Quietness. I am afraid I might lose mine, but it sure does smell great.
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kg253
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you for all these suggestions. I have been reading other posts and have seen references to Marshessa Boccella but have never seen her offered (by the sources I have in Canada), but have seen Jacques Cartier. He has been on my short list for a while. I think that it would be nice to try something other than an Austin, and so have had my decision made. THANK you!
summersrhythm_z6a
8 years ago
Belindas Dreams repeats fast.......and it's fragrant.
monarda_gw
8 years ago
People say Duchesse de Rohan is even more fragrant than Marchesa Boccella/ Jacques Cartier. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.235357 Other people also say that it takes a while before it reblooms -- five years, according to someone on garden web. On the strength of this information, I bought one, but it is still a little band.

On the other hand, Jacques Cartier is blooming for me -- it is like the ever-ready bunny. The fragrance is divine and the leaves very pretty. But in the hot weather the blooms go by in a flash. I am glad for the roses to take a rest and start up again in the fall when things get cooler.

A new David Austin rose to look out for is Olivia Rose Austin, which is not available here yet. People say it could be his healthiest and most fragrant yet.
Krista_5NY
8 years ago
I grow Duchesse de Rohan, mine is about 8 years old. It has sparse rebloom. The fragrance is comparable to Marchesa.
monarda_gw
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Paul Barden says his Duchesse de Rohan is two years old and has what he calls a "modest repeat". He also calls it the most fragrant rose in his garden, with a fragrance "rivaling a centifolia" -- in fact, he classes it as a centifolia that ought to be listed as a Hybrid Perpetual. (Help me find calls it a "damask perpetual" [sometimes called the "Portland" class]) http://paulbardenroses.com/centifolias/rohan.html The fact is, there are a lot of fabulously fragrant pink roses out there.

Another amazing one is Yolande d'Aragon, another early hybrid perpetual/ (or damask perpetual/Portland, as the case may be).
barbarag_happy
8 years ago
Mystic Beauty is a bloom machine for me, but may not be cold hardy enough for 6A. Nice for a small garden, even here it stays compact.
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
8 years ago
How about Evelyn, kg? She has a beautiful scent, the best Austin one, I believe. And she can be quite pink, as well as peachy. In your zone, I don't think size would be a big problem. Diane

Evelyn, looking quite pink.
A peachier Evelyn.

Diane

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