Princess Charlene de Monaco or DA Olivia Rose Austin Rose
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Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
6 years agoHmmm... listen to others closer to you, but I’m growing PCdM as a climber. She’s not 3 ft here. Planted her in January and she already has some canes that are over 8 feet. I have 2 and they’re mingling with other climbers, keeping up just like they really are climbers.
Maybe you could prune it into submission. Very pretty buds and VERY fragrant, pretty blooms. Needs a lot of water here, but so do Austins. I wouldn’t be a good source for cold hardiness, disease resistance, or anything about Olivia either.
Lisa Adams
6 years agoI’m in S CA, so I’m pretty much in the same boat as Cori Ann. I only grow Princess Charlene de Monaco and she is huge! I love her because she gives me the best cut flowers ever. She’s right next to Abraham Darby, and sometimes I can’t tell the blooms apart. They open differently, but for the first few days they look very similar. My PCdM has only been here for about 9 months. She blooms in flushes with short rests in between. She will fade in the all day hot sun, but I usually cut mine for indoors anyway. Lisa
Boy, it’s dark out today! I left one cane not attached to the trellis, and it’s way above the fence.
I think you can see why I love my PCdM for the vase! Lisa
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Comments (38)I thought PCdM was supposed to be short when I got mine and planted it in front of a bed. It grew to about 6 ft by end of season that first year (but stayed very narrow), so I moved it last year (its second) to a different bed. Here are a couple of full bush shots from early May this year...that's a six foot fence behind it. I hard pruned it last year and this year to encourage it to get bushier and that has helped. It still gets taller than the fence by end of season, but is a bit fuller. These pictures don't do it justice...much prettier rose in person...See MoreWhere can I get Charlene de Monaco this Fall
Comments (10)Yes Cori, no rose nurseries here. We have Nelsons and a few others in Central Florida, and we have Cool Roses (my nursery of choice) in Palm Beach (about a hour drive from me), but none carry this new rose. Patty, the petals are excellent. Very thick and strong. They are even resistant to thrips if you can believe that! Some of my other roses this time of year are all but destroyed by thrips, but Charlene, although her outter petals may be a bit marred, opens up beautifully. (And fragrantly!) So few roses do well this time of year for me, but she's a real winner. She also almost won me "most fragrant rose" at the rose show this year, stirring up quite the talk....See MoreIs Princess Caroline of Monaco a climber? Opinions about this rose?
Comments (13)Tiffany, when I tie my PCDM canes horizontally to the trellises, she produces nice long straight laterals, perfect for cutting. Keep in mind that this really is a rose meant for cutting, as it fades pretty fast in the sun. It is after all, a florists rose. I really don’t mind this too much, as I purchased it,(and then a second one) strictly for cutting. Her scent is amazing, and I actually prefer it over Evelyn’s. When I just let her grow untrained, she grows straight up, with blooms at the very tops. Sometimes there’s a single bloom at the top of a 10’ cane, sometimes there’s a whole cluster of them. That’s not a typo, I have some ramrod straight canes right now that are AT LEAST 10F high! I’ve been really behind on things in the garden lately. Also, the bugs were so terrible that I didn’t want to encourage any new growth, just to have it eaten up. They are finally calming down now, so no more worm eaten, thrippy buds:) Hallelujah! I know I just posted this photo on the Seasonal Thread, but here it is again. I just bent and attached this cane to the trellis this morning for the photo. Lisa...See MorePrincess charlene de Monaco rose reviews
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
6 years agoI only have Olivia and she is a fav. She is the prettiest bush with long lasting blooms. Not overly tall but super healthy
Winchester Cathedral is right next to her with his powdery mildew. She had never gotten anything .
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