True Bloom True Spirit

Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6

last year

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I wish I could post a photo of the two gallon size True Bloom True Spirit that I just planted yesterday. Half of the eight buds are blooming now and as much as I ordinarily do not like red roses, this one is a winner. The largest bloom is indeed 4.5" as HMFR states. It is indeed a hybrid tea also, with mostly one bloom per stem.

The flower form is classic hybrid tea, no cupping or quartering with ruffled petals, no flatness but good bloom depth, very little quilling, and of an intense red color. The petal count by my calculation is about 35-40. The boom is high centered and opens fully with no pancake flatness. Some yellow stamens show when fully open, but most blooms hide their stamens. The bloom's center petals are neat and tidy, not gnarly.

Ping Lim hit one out of the park with this rose. I have not been so excited about a rose like I am about this one in a long time. If it proves to be black spot resistant (hard to believe so since its seed parent is Crimson Glory!), it will make a tremendous addition to my rose garden and possibly yours. Thank you, Ping Lim!

Moses.

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judijunebugarizonazn8
last year
This sounds lovely, Moses, though ruffles and quartering would add to its charm for me. My True Spirit was bought as a bare root this spring and has formed a nice size of bush already. The first buds all froze off because I moved it out of my greenhouse too soon. It’s now planted in the ground and has buds ready to open shortly. I’m hoping to love it as much as you do! I also got True Sincerity at the same time and I’m not sure why because I’m usually not fond of pink/yellow blends of that sort. It’s in bud as well. This week I saw True Inspiration at Lowe’s and it was outstanding! I exercised self control and left it there, but I keep thinking about it. :)
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
last year
My True Love is loaded with buds so we are getting close to seeing what we have got. It is a smaller rose than True Spirit but for my memory farden I needed a smallish rose but I bet that I could fond a place for True Spirit as well.
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Markay MD-Zone 7B
last year
I got True Spirit last spring and I don’t think it bloomed at all, but it is blooming now! It is a lovely deep red and the bush stayed pretty clean last year. The sawfly larvae like it too as you can see.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
last year
I was at HD today hoping to see the True Rose Series and although they had a few goodies at fabulous prices., the True roses werent one of them darn it.
Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6
Original Author
last year
I hope you can see one blooming, Kristine. It impressed me just by the photo on the Altman web site. If you have room for it......I do not think you will be disappointed.

Moses.