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Is Tropicana ever fragrant for anyone?

4 years ago

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Is Tropicana ever fragrant for any of you? I was on another website and someone stated that theirs was fragrant. I’ve always read that it is, but in the many years I’ve grown it, it’s never been for me. I doubt that it ever will be here, but when I read that iit is, I can dream! Just wondering out of curiosity. I know there are a lot of supposed to be fragrant roses that aren’t always fragrant. I guess locale plays a factor in which roses are fragrant and which ones aren’t.

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roseseek

4 years ago

Location and the individual nose. Tropicana has been legendary for it's strong fruity (raspberry) scent for decades. Of course weather conditions play tremendous roles in whether there is scent and how strong and lasting it is. Your nose and its abilities to perceive particular scents is just as crucial. And, no, I have also never been able to smell any Tropicana I have ever encountered.

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oursteelers 8B PNW
4 years ago
Mine is fragrant but it is a VERY bold color. It’s ok in the veggie garden but I‘m not in love with it. It’s kinda gangly and clunky to me. Do you love yours?
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sara_ann-z6bok
Original Author
4 years ago
Oursteelers, my guess is, where you are it probably gets bigger. I would imagine it looks just fine in the veggie garden. I’ve always been kind of fond of it, but it’s definitely not my favorite. Roseseek, what you said makes a lot of sense.
Oliver (SF 9A)
4 years ago
It’s not fragrant at all for me. And doesn’t bloom well. Am getting rid of It.
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BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
4 years ago
When I grew Tropicana, it once in a while had a good scent...one of those that is rather variable. Tropicana, MissAAB and Don Juan have been routinely listed as heavily scented for over 50 years...I just almost never get much scent out of the other two, Tropicana to me is the best of the 3. This summer at Tyler Gardens I finally smelled a great scented Miss AAB...that‘s ONE bloom in 40+ years!

I remember readig Tantau was hesitant to release Fragrant Cloud becuase he felt it’d be totally overshadowed by Tropicana. Little did he know Fragrant Cloud and her powerful perfume would become his most popular rose, the only one on the World Fed of Favorite Roses.
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sara_ann-z6bok
Original Author
4 years ago
Ben, I had the same issue with MissAAB, although it did very good for me for several years, it produced some gorgeous blooms, but I’m always somewhat disappointed when a Rose is supposed to be fragrant, but isn’t! NEIL DIAMOND’S very first bloom and every bloom since has been fragrant, also Firefighter, Francis Meilland, La France and others. Fragrance adds such a nice touch! I love your Heirloom, is it fragrant for you?
BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
4 years ago
Sara_Ann

I’d say Heirloom’s scent is consistently good. Not the powerhouse that Neil Diamond is, but still a good scent, certainly well above average. I also like that the color stays consistently in the lilac/plum range, never veering into the dreaded magenta.

I have a question for you...can you compare Poseidon and English Perfume on fragrance and summer blooms? My Poseidon is vigorous and healthy, nice in spring, but summer blooms are awful.

I agree MissAAB is still a top-notch deep pink, just not as scented as advertised.
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Shawntiah Jones
4 years ago
My Tropicana is fragrant and I just got it this year. I did expect it to be more fragrant, but I do love the fruity fragrance. It’s average in blooms. It’s not as prolific as my other roses, but I get some nice gorgeous blooms and I love the color.
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sara_ann-z6bok
Original Author
4 years ago
Shawntiah, thanks, glad to know yours is fragrant hope you enjoy it.

BenT, thank you, when I saw your Heirloom, I didn’t think it could possibly be that gorgeous, and fragrant too!

As my Poseidon has only a light fragrance, English Perfume is definitely the more fragrant one of the two. My Poseidon blooms are definitely at their best during the early season and late summer and fall. In fact I had a very good first flush with a decent second flush right after, but not much at all since, but at this time it is loaded with buds, English Perfume gave me some pretty good summer blooms, but the fall blooms are exquisite.

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