(Plant Patent #13152, Var: MEIdebenne) While bred for the florist trade, this one of a kind hybrid tea also has what it takes to flourish in outdoor gardens. The velvety texture of the petals and unique burgundy-black color of the blooms is an instant success in any cutting garden. The flowers last up to 2 weeks in a vase. Semi-glossy dark green foliage lines the long stems. Enjoy flushes of these beauties throughout the season. Hybridizer: Meilland, 2000.
Bareroot Grafted Rose
Growing Zone: 6 to 10
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Grafted
Height: 5 ft to 6 ft
Everything this rose is as described and better. Same setup as the rest of ours, we do containers here as the weather is unpredictable, and I spent most of my life growing in northern Cali, so zone 6-B is a bit different. I have grown in ground and container multiple roses and bulbs, herbs, veg, etc in zone 6-A and didn't have issues there, just an FYI. This rose is just amazing and awesome inspiring. Glossy leaves: yes, Really dark blooms, yes, long double and triple stems, yes, tough enough to get through a difficult season, yes, prolific bloomer, yes. This rose grew at least three feet this season, thriving in a container, and put out florist quality blooms on long, showy green stems. Bud graft held up really well, no reverted canes from under. As far as healthy, I'm really pleased. Obviously, in any area with humidity and heat you will get black spot, and having 11 roses in our container garden, it's just going to happen. She was able to keep throwing blooms, and, contrary to description, they do have a fragrance in the first two days of bud opening. It's not a heavy damask, but lighter, with some citrus notes, much like the Magic's fragrance. This rose does do very well in a good sized container, (at least 10 gallon), and I'd recommend a custom trellis with hooks or long rods with Y splits on the ends for support as she is a great upright shooter.
She's a goer, and, if you are planting, I'd consider a winter cover plan, depending on your zone. If you don't have the space for in ground, you can absolutely container this rose, we have a red clay based soil here, so amendments would be mandatory for any rose. Both of our Edmunds roses came to us well packaged, great roots, and ready for planting. We have so many compliments on our garden and when everyone is throwing blooms, the different fragrances mix to have a really amazing scent. We'll be upgrading to a larger container this spring, and she'll stay outside until after first steady low temps for dormancy. We don't overfeed in containers, we are big on root development throughout the year, doing amendments for uptake and not letting nitrogen get too high. Mulching is a must, and in addition to regular mulch, we add our own leaf mold to ours. We keep our 22+ year old Azaleas warm /cool with just that. We use a custom mix for both containers and in ground. All of ours, (so far), have had no issues overwintering in the attached garage, and we'll see how they do this winter. Even if you are new to roses, or are looking for something dramatic, you should be very happy with Edmunds. I'm definitely interested in getting a second one this season. Note: We have roses from several growers and we do reviews for all.