Purple Aura reviews ?

last month

Hi friends !! i saw this beautiful rose at a nursery an hour away . i was SO excited to buy it, i brought it home and absolutly almost fell over when i saw there are 2 tags on it ! one for purple aura and one for crimson bouquet.

well my fingers are crossed it is actually purple aura ! i called the nursery and they were so nice to refund me ( which i wasnt calling for , i wanted them to see if fhe others were also labled like that ) and told me to keep it bc i lived so far .

but id love photos and info while i wait for its identity to be revealed ! thank you !

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Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6
last month
If it's Purple Aura, you could be disappointed. Michael Garhart has commented on it at HMFR....and not too favorably.

If its Crimson Bouquet....I like its robustness and soldier straight bloom presentation, no nodding, but when full open, the bloom looks disheveled...quick! get the pruner and put this sad bloom out of its misery.

Moses.
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6
BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
last month
I’ve seen Purple Aura blooming at my local nursery, it looked really good, I was tempted to get one, too.. A different shade of purple than Twilight Zone and Ebb Tide on a very nice plant with good habit. It was still blooming when I visited last week.
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
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nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
last month
In my experience buying from big box stores, I'm more liable to trust the white hang tag than the colorful one. That means you probably have Crimson Bouquet.

I have no experience with Purple Aura, but there are also some positive comments on HMFR for conditions outside of the cool and damp Pacific Northwest. YMMV as always. If it's a $19 big box purchase I'm liable to give it a try and my hot dry conditions might be what it likes.

Cynthia
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
Original Author
last month
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Thank you moses ben and cynthia !!!

moses if its the red one im surely gonna pitch it . its not a shade of red i love . i agree the photos of it open would make me want to snip it !!

Ben i was hoping you grew it !!

cynthia , you are right .. however there are 2 !!! white tags ! Not just the colorful one . one of each rose name . isnt that something . they arent even close alphabetically . im surprised whoever potted it didnt notice but im sure they are just doing it so many times
kentucky_rose zone 6
last month
Lilyfinch, It might not be either one. Good luck!