JAQUES CARTIER. AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS, PORTMEIRION

JAQUES CARTIER

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AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS

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PORTMEIRION
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still more beautiful roses Jordan. Particularly like the last 2. Can't find much on HMF. What can you tell us about them? PortM looks like a smallish bush, could be handy to tuck in somewhere.

hi silky , portM is a small bush, mine still very small tho .. it is a slow grower . the colour is very vibrant pink .. and has a nice perfume also..
i believe it grows just little over 1 m in height ... red cross is a nice rose with red velvet petals and has a nice tea rose smell and it grows to about 1.5 m.

How do the blooms of Red Cross compare to the classic reds Oklahoma, Mr L, Papa and perhaps Firefighter? I'm in the process of creating a special place for some reds and am fishing for some ideas.

silkyfizz wrote:How do the blooms of Red Cross compare to the classic reds Oklahoma, Mr L, Papa and perhaps Firefighter? I'm in the process of creating a special place for some reds and am fishing for some ideas.

well silky . if u wanna compare it to another red rose it would be oklahoma but its a little darker .. and the perfume is stronger also.very similar to papa's perfume ,as far as i am concern i dont think blackberry nip has such a strong perfume as they mention in the cat. i find it very soft .

Thanks Jordan that's useful. Looks like I should keep my eye out for it, it's always good to actually see it before committing and it's a new one for me. From its name I take it that it's a Aussie bred?
Fragrance is a funny thing isn't it? The other day, when it was warm and sunny I caught this lovely scent wafting around and I finally tracked it to Kardinal. Now this rose normally has very little scent and only if you stick your nose in and sniff hard, yet here it was perfuming the air! Roses always manage to surprise us.

Yes, it’s very interesting that ARC is darker and has a better fragrance than Oklahoma to me, too. Is it Australian as the name suggests, Dan? Its not listed on HMF.

yes it is an australian bred rose

Jac i found it under Red Cross , on HMF , sounds like it , another red rose that is supposed to be fragrant and healthy is Ekstase , i've got so many roses to trial next year , Red Cross and Ekstase on my list to trial ....

Nice pics Jordan.Australian Red Cross I notice Jordan is a slow grower ,but when it kicks on it really establishes itself with alot of blooms.

Nic pics, But wondering how long does the flowers last on Red Cross, a week or does it blow fast?

Red cross flowers last along time mine has been going for over a week already.

i agree danny mine its 5 th day and its lasting great ..

Maree, the Red Cross on HMF is from Meilland (France, 1994), not Australian, but a real stunner all the same. It’s Fragrant Cloud x Oklahoma. Wow, how could I’ve missed that one, I have a whole file on fragrant reds.

Dan, what year was Australian Red Cross released? Treloar don’t have it; and they’ve got an extensive range (including the 1994 French version).

Thanks Jac2 , do you have Ekstase ?

Beautiful roses !

I don’t have one, Maree, but I don’t have to look at my fragrant reds list to know that Ekstase is definitely on it. If you PM me with your e-mail address, I could send you a Pdf. copy of my list.

Thanks Jac2 , thats okay , i have decided that Ekstase and Red Cross i will trial next year in pots along with some other roses , thanks though ...

I have Ekstase but it has not flowered yet. It is the only one of my 16 bare rooted this year that has not flowered. Plenty of buds but just a little slower than the rest

Red Cross (MEIsoyris) is Fragrant Cloud x Okla? Already it's halfway home with me, if I can find it. Just read some comments on HMF. Would really love to try this one.

Rosy , thats the same with Blackberrynip , got buds and looking healthy , just hasn't opened yet . Can you keep me updated on Ekstase progress please , thanks ....

Betsy , Ross roses have Red Cross listed as ' Red Cross , charity rose for Red Cross Australia " might be the right one .... Under Ross Roses Complete when you google it .....

No worries

6 nurseries carry "Red Cross", they are Swiss, Ross, Corporate, Melville, Treloars, and Trewallyn, hope this helps for those looking for it.

I bought mine this year Red Cross in Melb and it's from Ross in SA.