Fragrant Blush ™

Stock No. - 1901

$22.95

2019

4 to 5 feet Z5-11 R Fr lp

Fragrant Blush is a revolution in the category of fragrant roses. A true thoroughbred, it comes from a cross of two extremely fragrant roses, ‘Dee-Lish’ and ‘Scepter’d Isle®’. Additionally, with ‘Heritage’ and ‘Graham Thomas’ as grandparents you can’t go wrong. What makes Fragrant Blush special is that it is extremely heat tolerant. Even with Texas summers and a heat index of 115°F, this rose remains powerfully fragrant, while other white and light pink roses melt in the sun.

Is it worth the $50 I'd spend to get it here? I only have 1 spot and it's in the middle of a couple Heritage and Abe Darby and Tamora.

jc, unless you are looking for a heat tolerance fragrant rose, this rose's bloom form based on the pics is just OK. If it was me, I don't think it's worth $50. Helen

Who isn’t looking for a heat tolerant fragrant rose? And one that will probably do very well in cold zones too. Don’t rain on my parade Diane 😜

Sorry Dingo, lol. If it is ordered with other roses so the cost is $22.95 with a few dollars for shipping, then it’s worth it. However, just ordering this rose and pay shipping for one rose, it will be a hard decision to get this rose or not :) Helen

I’d love to try it and look for to seeing some photos !! The shipping to this side of the country is high so I’d have to hope for a free shipping deal but their roses are so nice .

I like it , first bloom still in the pot, smells wonderful.

I have my first bloom on my Fragrant Blush and it has a wonderful slightly unusual rose fragrance. I am so glad I was able to find it at ARE. I live in Dallas area.

Any updates on this rose? I ordered this for fall as I keep losing Rose's in the heat. Hopefully this one tolerates heat well.

That is quite an extraordinary bloom.

I would wait for prices to go down. $50 is steep, considering that Tennessee and Houston are experiencing Rose Rosette Disease, which can kill the plants and the $50 investment. :o(

https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/SP806.pdf#:~:text=Alan%20Windham%2C%20Professor%20and%20UT%20Extension%20Specialist%20Mark,by%20a%20microscopic%20mite.%20Successful%20management%20of%20rose

http://www.houstonrose.org/rrdunder.pdf

It's a really pretty bloom, Dingo!!! And it looks exactly like what you'd expect from the interesting cross of Dee-Lish and Sceptr'd Isle!! Cool!

@luis_pr, it does not cost me $50, I am.ordering 3 . I also dont see much RRD in the houston area. When I visited Austin, RRD was everywhere , nothing like that here.

Mine is about to bloom as well, cant wait!

Don't forget - ARE usually has a Black Friday sale offering free shipping on your order!

That is a beautiful rose! I am zone 9 with Dee-lish doing well. This might be great planted next to her. What a pretty bouquet they would make together. I am curious if a grandparent is Heritage - that rose shattered very easily. Does this rose do well in a vase?

The bloom in my picture is 4th day on the bush. It still retains the form and color. I planted Dee-lish and Pinkerbell at the same time next to her. Fragrant Blush is my favorite of the three so far.

ogrfan - such pretty colors blended together!! Mmmmmm

Any updates? Mine is super fragrant but balls a lot.

I love mine. She does well so far with the heat. Yesterday (with 99F) blooms are still looking pretty today (under the sunshade). I got mine last October and she did not bloom till April. However, she sent out two new suckers in March (look like she will be tall) and she has been blooming almost non stop. The flowers last about 4-5 days and all petals falls off (looks beautiful till the last minutes). Strong powerful fragrance but I don't love the fragrance. I like fruity fragrance.

I planted Fragrant Blush from ARE last Fall and while it’s still a small plant, it’s put out a few huge blooms with deeply cupped form and super intense fragrance. Fragrance is like myrrh and fruit loops(?) It still has some filling out to do but I’m looking forward to the rest of the season. Seems to have average/good health and BS resistance.

I was wondering if anyone had an update on their fragrant blush rose. i live in west texas (zone 7b) and was considerinf this rose for a full sun spot that is fullly exposed to the wind and heat. any thoughts would be appreciated!

I wish I did! I ordered one for my friend's Garden that I tend and his son ran over it with his lawn mower. It was a year old and really doing well but had not yet bloomed. I tried to root the cutting that was left on the ground but I didn't know it was there for a while and I don't think it's going to make it.

any word on vase life?

@Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley oh i am so sorry to hear that! i hope the cutting pulls through!

Does anyone have recent update for Fragrant Blush? Such as plant size, growth habit, disease resistance, and heat tolerance? Many thanks in advance!

I just received mine from ARE! I'm also interested in knowing if anyone has updates for Fragrant Blush.

My cuttings died. Since My friend M

is full up for roses I guess I'll never see this 1. It's too much to pay for shipping for a single rose. Oh well.