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Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 21:44
| Hey I saw this rose today and fell in love with it. I could hear my late mother in my head saying "Oh, it's just a cute little sweetheart rose". I don't know where that expression came from but when I was a teen a corsage with SWEETHEART roses in it was very desirable. Anyone grow it in my zone? Zone 8 |
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| Z, I have 2 here in zone 8b. Love this rose. Great little climber. Problem free here for me. |
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- Posted by floridarosez9 10 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 23:03
| This one is on my want list, too. |
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| It is not disease resistant here, it requires a regular application of a synthetic fungicide. the polyantha Cecile Brunner is the rose commonly referred to as "The Sweetheart Rose". |
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| Jeanne is a mannerly climber for me. Cecile Brunner will eat your house, has covered the large bower and every tree within ten feet. Love them both. |
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| In the fifties and sixties I dimly recall that some kind of cut-flower mini roses were sold in bunches of different colors and called "sweetheart roses" -- even if, strictly speaking, Cecile Brunner was the original sweetheart. |
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- Posted by professorroush 6A (My Page) on Tue, Jul 3, 12 at 10:32
| Jeanne was, at one time, the highest rated rose by the ARS. I've only seen her grow to about 6 feet tall, but she has the most perfect little blooms imaginable. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Musings blog on Jeanne Lajoie
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| Cutie on a pretty trellis. Malleable. |
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| I'd call her blackspot resistance average. In other words if you spray only when it's prime B.S. season she will take care of herself the rest of the year. I've had mine for over 25 years and she just takes all kinds of neglect and keeps on going (now there's a vole tunnel right next to her and it doesn't seem to bother her at all). I have her trained along my 5 foot fence and she is most accommodating with her limber canes spread out along the top to an overall width of 6-8 feet. She blooms profusely in the spring and then sporadically the rest of the year. Vigor is above average and, here at least, I cut her old canes completely out about every two to three years because the new growth has been so good. ....Maryl |
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| We grew her, long ago. Lovely rose. Perfect little blooms on a modest climber. Excellent in Coastal Southern California. Jeri |
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| No disease resistance whatsoever. Mine spent much of the year as a leafless tangle. Until trashed it, that is. |
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| I'm afraid it didn't do well in a previous garden of mine, which was also hot and dry, similar to my present one. I don't think it was particularly diseased but it just never thrived. Ingrid |
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- Posted by mike_rivers z5 MI (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 10:01
| In the fifties and sixties - at least where I grew up - if you asked a florist for sweetheart roses, you were given 'Garnette' or one of its color sports. Cute flowers and long lasting blooms but not very winter-hardy and it's about the only rose I've grown that gets mildew here. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Garnette (or Garnet)
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