Thrilled with my Palatine Order
I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago when I received my order, but better late than never. This was my first order with Palatine, and I am very happy with the plants I received (see below) and the customer service. I hemmed and hawed about what I wanted to order, not only until most roses were sold out, but until I had missed the ordering deadline. I called and the woman I spoke with was very helpful in allowing me to place an order over the phone, despite the deadline having passed. I ordered 2 of 'South Africa' and 1 "Caramel Fairy Tale'. As you can see, they look terrific and since being planted have been doing well. I will certainly order again.
-Chris
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altorama Ray
7 years ago
portlandmysteryrose
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Comments (3)Hi Nancy, Placed my first order to Palatine a few weeks ago. Decided to give them a try after hearing so many nice comments about the big & healthy roses they send. Also their roses are on 'multiflora' root stock & that seems to do better in my acid soils. I ordered: Double Delight Folklore Goldsmith (Helmut Schmidt) Parole Stephen's Big Purple Now if it'll just stop snowing & spring comes.............. Larry...See MoreConfused About my Palatine Order
Comments (2)It's Three Weddings....they're shipping Vera Johns in a couple of weeks and mistagged it :)...See MorePalatine's new catalog and help me with my order
Comments (10)I ordered last year: *Cinderella fairy tale - this has become really big and wide and flowered best in spring with sporadic repeats after that. * Pomponella- is growing quite strongly and flowers constantly *Flamingo- I like it better than Bride's Dream or Royal Highness. I think it's the perfect bride's bouquet flower. All the bareroot plants were HUGE. I advise any west coast gardeners to order in Fall because they don't always have enough orders to send out a shipment to the west coast in Jan-Feb. at least that was what they told me last year. Also, there are issues with cold weather in the East spoiling the plants during transit. Then you might have to wait until later when it's past the optimum planting time. I find my bareroots don't take off as well here in April as they did in the first months of the year. The shipping is expensive, but wait until you see your plants!...See MoreAnybody order any November roses fromPalatine ?
Comments (20)Kenneth , where if you don’t mind sharing are you in southern tn? I’m so sad I just missed you ... I lived in Burns , outside of Fairview / by Franklin if you are familiar . Would have loved to met you in person!! Subk3, and JC are also from mid tn . Your honeymoon is gorgeous!! Now I wish I had ordered one . My order comes this week I think . I ordered a lot since I am starting over . I’m so excited for all of them !!...See More
CC_bayarea9b
7 years ago
diane_nj 6b/7a
7 years ago
HalloBlondie-zone5a
7 years agochris209 (LI, NY Z7a)
7 years agochris209 (LI, NY Z7a)
7 years ago
Buford_NE_GA_7A
7 years ago
nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
7 years agoWell Chris, you asked Diane not me, but I can at least attest that Caramel gets big - I'd plan on a minimum of 6' since that's its routine size for me, and if it weren't so floppy that I have to prune it to keep its head above its 5' fence it would probably get bigger. The one caveat is that Kordes used various versions of the word "caramel" in what is possibly more than one rose, so I'm not sure if mine is Caramel Fairy Tale or Caramel Antike or Caramella or whatever.
Still, here's mine in May, which is only the beginning of the growing season last year. The asiatic lilies are about 4' high and the fence behind the shot is more or less eye level at 5'. You can see that even in May it's well into its sixth foot of growth, and is shortly about to reach for the floor without substantial supports. I curl a 5' high wire fence around the outside of this one and it more or less keeps it upright.
Diane is right, big means well over 6' for you, though I don't really see this one growing like a climber. It's a lovely rose and blooms well all season for me and of course is hardy.
Cynthia
chris209 (LI, NY Z7a)
7 years ago
summersrhythm_z6a
7 years agodiane_nj 6b/7a
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoBuford_NE_GA_7A
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nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska