'Eugene de Beauharnais'
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Comments (17)It honestly shouldn't surprise anyone that a vigorous understock can increase the disease resistance of a rose (or any other plant). It's well known that animals' (Humans, included) immune systems are located in their guts. Their digestive tracts. The root system of a plant IS its digestive tract. That is what absorbs the majority of its nutrients. Some are absorbed through the foliage and canes but the roots (remember FEEDER roots?) search and retrieve the resources which enable the plant to survive. If those roots are not vigorous, or strong, or are unsuited to the climate/soil/water in which the plant grows, it won't be good and likely not very successful. Put good roots under it and watch it grow. Remember all the older roses which were considered "good" until only available own root? Should any of this honestly surprise any of us?...See More'Eugene de Beauharnais'
Comments (27)Wow this is a swoon worthy rose, the color is so rich and the bloom so full and pretty, it’s absolutely sumptuous and decadent at the same time. I think I’m in love :-) How is the fragrance? And how do you think it would grow in hot and humid SE TX?...See More'Eugene de Beauharnais' (Bourbon Beauharnais,' et al)
Comments (12)'Eugene de Beauharnais' isn't remotely comparable to 'Old Blush,' or any other China Rose I can think of. "Bourbon" is probably closer to accurate . . . Although to be honest, it's not a lot like most Bourbons, either. In fact, we entered a remarkably lovely spray in a rose show, and had it disqualified as "Not A China." It's one of those roses that won't fit neatly into any niche. The American Kennel Club puts all the dogs they can't categorize into the "Non-Sporting Group." This rose reminds me of that. It's a rose that does not fit in. When I grew it in the late 1980's, we had it on it's own roots. It grew densely to about 20-inches in height. It bloomed compulsively, but had a terrible tendency to rust, which it commonly did on new foliage. With regret, we got rid of it. Now, I was given a budded plant, as a gift. What this rose does in other climates I cannot say, but in my conditions, budding to a powerful rootstock seems to have cured what ailed it. It is also, clearly, going to be a larger plant than it was on its own roots, and bear much larger blooms. So -- I don't know what it would do for you in your conditions (very different from my coastal area) but I would never think of it as a substitute for an Austin. It's "Apples and Oranges."...See More'Eugene de Beauharnais'
Comments (16)My "whoever it is" does not look, or act in any way like a china, except perhaps the color. It's growth habit is like a very short and small HT (see below) - it does not have that crazy growth of zillions of canes coming off other canes in all directions - it is rather vertical and a vase shape, with several vertical main canes, and new ones coming from the base (it also suckers off its own roots, which I have never caught any of my chinas doing). It has large leaves and blooms, although I have another "china" which does too - Le Vesuve, but Le Vesuve has the typical china growth habit. Of course, what ever it is it is probably a hybrid of more than one type, but I always thought it looked more like a Bourbon or a Hybrid Perpetual. Also, it does get BS, and none of my china roses do. Jackie...See MoreK S 7b Little Rock (formerly of Seattle)
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