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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Blaze Additional cultivar information: (PP10, aka Climbing Blaze) Hybridized by Kallay; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1932
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Color: Medium red (mr)
Bloom Shape: Semi-double Cupped
Flower Fragrance: Slightly Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Bush Trained to climb Trained as rambler
Patent Information: Non-patented
Other Details: Shade-tolerant Resistant to rust Stems are moderately thorny
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on old wood; prune after flowering
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding
On Mar 18, 2009, greekbecky from Pittsford, NY wrote:
This is a special rose for me as it was developed in my hometown of Mentor, Ohio.
From the Mentor Historical Society:
1932
U.S. Patent No. 10 issued to the first ever-blooming climbing rose, Blaze, developed in Mentor by Joseph W. Kallay. Mentor is known as the Rose Capital of the Nation.
On Dec 19, 2005, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
This is my very first rose and I just love it. The only minus for me is its lack of fragrance. The pic I posted is about 3 yrs old and the rose has been growing there for about 4 yrs. It is in semi-shade and is virtually care-free. I feed it with eggshells, banana peels and give it one dose of all-purpose rose food in the Spring. It does get a little blackspot in mid to late summer, but it doesn't seem to harm it. Mine would be a huge monster if I didn't keep it pruned. Now it has a sweet autumn clematis growing in it. I hope to post more pics when it blooms next year.
I'm in love. I purchased this plant for under $3 at the local grocery store last summer. It's taken off and is covered in clusters of 8 - 9 blooms. What a beautiful and so far disease resistant rose. I can't wait to watch it take over and blanket the fence line with beautiful red blooms. Take a peek at the pictures !
Blaze is a good performer all around. Its highly disease resistant. It is a climber and will grow 10ft. to 15ft. The flowers are deep red and highly fragrant. It does have thorns, so careful when taking out diseased, dying or dead canes. It is heat tolerant and does well in drought situations.
When caring for roses use the 3D Rule: Only remove the Dead, Dying and Diseased canes.
Exception: When pruning to open the canopy on other roses (Hybrid Teas for example).
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Phoenix, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona Oxford, Connecticut Braselton, Georgia Norcross, Georgia Westchester, Illinois Evansville, Indiana Andover, Kansas Lansing, Kansas Coushatta, Louisiana Takoma Park, Maryland Los Alamos, New Mexico Pittsford, New York Germantown, Tennessee Hixson, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Garland, Texas Gilmer, Texas Harker Heights, Texas Houston, Texas New Caney, Texas Plano, Texas South Hero, Vermont
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