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Red and Mauve Old Roses with longest vase life?

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Posted by luxrosa s.f. bay area ca (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 16:05

I have and adore 'Glendora' and 'Forestville Purple Pom-Pom' and I'd like another rose to go in a row of fragrant Old Garden Roses from the 1800's that
-is mauve or red.
-is very fragrant
-has a long vase life, more than 4 days without shattering in summer heat, here in California, would be great.
-repeats. Gallica roses rarely do well here.
-available in commerce or if cuttings are available from a kindly rose angel. .

Thanks,
Luxrosa

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  • Posted by catspa NoCA Z9 Sunset 14 (My Page) on
    Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 20:37

Ulrich Brunner Fils meets your criteria, Lux. It is healthy here, even this year when every Portland (except Jacque Cartier) decided to get rust all of a sudden, many other types got PM, and a few got novel fungi I've never even seen before at this place (most of this, thankfully, has passed). UBF stayed clean through it all. Wants to be tall but I prune it like a hybrid tea and it is fine with that. It gives long-stemmed bouquets that last quite well in a vase, nice heavy scent. Oh -- and it has no thorns!

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  • Posted by fogrose zone 10/sunset 17 (My Page) on
    Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 21:19

Ulrich Brunner's a great rose. I love him. But I wouldn't call him red or mauve, hard to describe. Also, he's a big tall boy. I've seen specimens in Healdsburg over 6 feet tall so careful placement is necessary if you don't want to prune. Yes for vase life and wonderful fragrance.

Diane

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  • Posted by catspa NoCA Z9 Sunset 14 (My Page) on
    Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 22:55

Yes, Diane, I must concede that Ulrich Brunner Fils is "red" in the broadest sense of the word. HMF says deep pink or cerise. "Cerise" sounds good to me. Whatever it is, it shines like a beacon across the yard; it's not one of those dusky reds, for sure. Many years, he will reach 7' here, despite being pruned back to 3.5 - 4' in winter.

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