Viewing comments posted by Calif_Sue

Easy to grow, heat & drought tolerant requiring no summer water once established. It will do well in hot, dry areas as well as in mixed borders & containers. If it gets woody over time, it is easy to root by stem cuttings.

An all around excellent rose! Lots of blooms, great looking foliage, and a sweet wonderful fragrance make this rose worth growing.

So far, this rose has gotten rust pretty bad 3 X this year, I have stripped the leaves each time. It is still in a pot so it may be better once it's in the ground and not under such stress. It's such a pretty thing though, I hate to have to make a decision to shovel prune it if the problem continues.

This plant is a great bloom machine in my garden and one of my favorites! It makes a quick clump and looks fantastic when there are multiple blooms open at once.

I love the touches of apricot that complement the yellow blooms and the large bouquet-type clusters that can almost cover the entire plant at peak bloom time. The entire plant in general is very healthy looking as well.

Great plant that grows anywhere, as long as it has a minimum of 4 hours of sun! It self seeds readily so you can gift it to any of your friends with 'black thumbs' and make them feel they too are successful gardeners!

This plant self seeds quite freely! I was pulling tiny seedlings out of my gravel paths for weeks. Potted a few up, they are real tough plants, can take some drought conditions despite their lush green looks and it's attractive, glossy foliage.

I found this wonderful plant to bloom almost non-stop in my zone, making it a cheerful addition to the edge of a flower bed! I just pinch or cut back the spent blooms once in a while and it quickly sends out new flowers.

A smaller version of Melianthus major, if you can call 6-7 ft. small! The leaves, which smell like peanut butter, are also greener than Melianthus major

Strangely, this is registered as tangerine coral bitone above green yellow throat. None of the images I have seen show any tangerine or coral.

According to the hybridizer, Bill Maryott, he says that the "flower can vary significantly from day to day." His website shows 3 very different images and the images here can attest to that uniqueness as well.

I always have visitors rub the fuzzy leaves and tell me what it smells like, most never guess it. Kids love the '7-Up' plant and I make sure to have plenty of 'petable' plants that they can enjoy, this being a favorite.

This is a hard dormant that does well in the south

I just looked this rose up in my reference books, Botanica's Roses & ARS Encyclopedia of Roses.
The plant grows slowly, with a thin twiggy structure, somewhat ungainly, but it is very floriferous, especially if lightly pruned. It also says it's one of the healthiest roses and is a lovely cut flower.

Susceptible to Mildew.

Many glowing reports from around the country that this rose is extremely hardy and disease resistant.

Unable to find registration with the AHS, hybridizer: Wild, 2004?