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STAR OF THE REPUBLIC - Year 2

10 months ago

last modified: 10 months ago

I have three Pioneer roses by Mike Shoup from the Antique Rose Emporitum. The first two are Cole's Settlement and Thomas Affleck that I purchased this year, awaiting planting. The last is STAR OF THE REPUBLIC that is on her second year. Took some pics yesterday and thought I would post them for you.

The rose is growing own root in a west facing bed in USDA Zone 7a (Mid-Atlantic region). So far I really like what I see. The fragrance is wonderful, flower form is on point, and the smooth canes are much appreciated. Stems are long, some blooms nod and others don't. STAR has a reputation on this forum for poor repeat but it bloomed all summer last year. I am looking forward to seeing what it will do next year (you got to give own root roses a minimum of 3-years to mature). Sorry about the holey foliage. Some pest is making a salad of it and I do not spray insecticides. I have not sprayed with fungicides either. The clean, mat-green foliage is due to good, natural resistance to black spot. All the growth you see is from this year because my OCD husband cut it to the nubs in October.

What do you think?

Comments (13)

BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
10 months ago
last modified: 10 months ago
It looks great , Patrick, like it will grow into a good sized fountain shaped shrub, provided no one‘s OCD gets in its way again. Also impressed it looks so clean in the East coast without spray. How large are the blooms?
Patrick-7a-MD
Original Author
10 months ago
Ben, the blooms are large, very large for the size of the plant. A few weeks ago, I removed the side buds because I wanted to see how large a single stemmed blossom would get. I am holding up the blooms in the first two pics to give you an idea of just how big they are. When the rose grows up, I fully expect a single stemmed flower to span my outstretched hand.
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Patrick-7a-MD
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10 months ago
Oh and one last thing. I have a fully developed bloom in a vase with two other roses (The Pilgrim) that are on day four. That particular cut has a side bud. This morning it too opened. Yep, from a very tight, pointed bud. The fragrance is delicious. I say Star of the Republic is good as a cut flower.
erasmus_gw
10 months ago
It looks scrumptious. I've had my eye on that one awhile and Ben Affleck. I hope you'll post pics of Ben when you get some blooms.
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10 months ago
Youre funny, erasmus! Ben......
erasmus_gw
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Oh, Thomas.
ingrid_vc zone 10 San Diego County
10 months ago
What a dream of a rose. For such a young plant the blooms are huge and the color is delicious. I think you'll also love Cole's Settlement, which also has large flowers, although they are single, or almost so.
forever_a_newbie_VA8
10 months ago
Beautiful color and form. Clean foliage and wonderful fragrance with good repeat. Thanks for sharing 🌷
bart bart
10 months ago
Very beautiful! I love that colour-absolutely NO hint of vermilion!
Patrick-7a-MD
Original Author
10 months ago
There is a video of this rose on YouTube by Backyard Paradise (not me). I will link it below.

Star of the Republic rose, August 2021
intwilight z6a KS
10 months ago
Lovely, thanks for sharing.
SoCalGardenNut
10 months ago
last modified: 10 months ago
I had this rose and then i moved it and then i never saw it again, sigh.
KrystalW 9b SoCal
10 months ago
Your SotR is beautiful! This is my first year with it. I planted it in fall if I remember correctly but it has been blooming beautifully. A lot of the canes are thin so the blooms definitely nod on mine.

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