Traviata Rose

Posted by on April 24, 2009 at 9:50 am.
Traviata Rose

Traviata Rose

This is the Traviata rose.  This is another one of the roses that I have gotten from my “Texas Garden Fairies” friend Dita.  It is an absolutely gorgeous large flowered hybrid tea rose with a strong fruity smell.  It does, however, come equipped with some wicked thorns!  That is why it is at the very back of our yard.  It has a big flush of blooms in the spring and another in the fall, but it always seems to keep one or two going at all times (except the middle of the winter.)

This rose definitely loves the heat.  It is not rated for climates below zone five.  Mine is suffering a little bit from black spot this year but is normally very disease resistant.  I just treated with corn gluten meal and sprayed it with a baking soda mixture, so it should be coming around soon.  This is one of the few roses I still have left to prune (it scares me).  The pruning really should have been done in February.  Oh well… onward.

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