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Does anyone grow Hawaiian Sunset hybrid tea?

Holly Webster(7bNC)

8 years ago

RVR lists this lovely rose, but am having trouble finding details about growth habit, health, etc.

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bethnorcal9

8 years ago

Yeah, I recently had to replace mine. I originally got it from Vintage Gardens many yrs ago. It was very slow growing. But I find that I don't plant bands in the ground right away any more. They seem to take forever to grow. It took like 4-5yrs to get a decent size, and just as it was beginning to get some good blooms, it up and died on me. I also lost another rose next to it a yr or so later, and I think it was the fact that I wasn't keeping track of my sprinklers. I think they just got dried out in that particular area due to the water spray missing them. Anyway, once it got going, it was quite lovely. It peaked out about 3ft. Didn't have much disease as I recall. The color range is pretty amazing, going from apricot to peach to pink and orange, and all sorts of blends in between. I just got my replacement last summer from RVR, but it hasn't bloomed yet.

Here's pics of the old plant's blooms over a few yrs:

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Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
8 years ago
Beth from Northern California grows Hawaiian Sunset, so I hope she'll see this. *Bump*
Holly Webster(7bNC) thanked Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
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Holly Webster(7bNC)
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks, Beth for the photos & info. We are blackspot central here in 7a Raleigh NC, & mildew occurs if I am not careful. I use environmentally-friendly products & practices & just live w/defoliation from bs. I have all my orangey-peachy roses in one area, bcs they tend to need closer monitoring. I am drawn to HS bcs of the blending & surprise of color & it's lower growing habit. Was it fragrant for you?
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
8 years ago
Beth, those are fabulous photos, and I'm astounded at the variable color of this rose--love it. Diane
bethnorcal9
8 years ago
Sorry Holly, I'm the worst at remembering or even checking fragrances on the roses. I rarely bring cut flowers inside. I prefer to enjoy them in the yard. And I always seem to forget to check scent on them. I will have to try to remember to check next time it blooms. And other roses as well.
Holly Webster(7bNC) thanked bethnorcal9
Zuzu (Sebastopol, CA, 9a)
8 years ago
It has a nice fragrance, pronounced but not overpowering. Mine also came from Vintage and is about 3 feet tall. It's prone to black spot (but so is almost every other rose in my garden). The color of the blooms is quite changeable. It usually starts out a peachy shade of light orange.

I prefer the light apricot shade the bloom acquires when it's close to shatter point and has faded.
Holly Webster(7bNC) thanked Zuzu (Sebastopol, CA, 9a)

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