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Paul Ricault's amazing growth

7 years ago

Looks like I have to post pics in comments, but I was just so impressed with how much Paul Ricault has grown since spring that I had to share. He started out so tiny!

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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    The 'Paul Ricault' in commerce in the USA is a Centifolia (possibly with some Bourbon or HP influence) and is definitely a once-bloomer. Its a strong grower and has a nice arching growth habit - making it trainable as a medium sized "climber". Blooms are large, full and have an excellent fragrance that hints at Raspberry mixed with classic Old Rose.

    But its one flaw (and its a serious one here in the PNW) is that it is extremely susceptible to Blackspot. Mine is pretty much leafless by the time its nearing peak flush. In spite of its disease issues, its a beautiful rose and worth growing, as long as you can deal with the Blackspot problem.

    I strongly suspect this is not the original rose grown under this name, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if there are other roses in other countries, being distributed as 'Paul Ricault'. Perhaps some of those are truly repeat bloomers, at least under ideal circumstances. But the only rose I have seen here in the USA by this name has been the same Centifolia type, which flowers only for a few weeks in early summer.


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