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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Intrigue Additional cultivar information: (aka JACum) Registered or introduced: 1982
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) 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)
Bloom Color: Mauve and mauve blend (mb)
Bloom Shape: Double
Flower Fragrance: Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Habit: Bush Can be trained as a standard or tree form
Patent Information: Patented
Other Details: Resistant to black spot Resistant to mildew Resistant to rust Stems are moderately thorny
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
On Oct 29, 2006, jamie68 from Vancouver, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
I rarely give a negative to a plant, but couldn't rationalize even a neutral for this one!! I have many roses, and all get the best care I know how to give them, and 99.9% do great - but this one is a spindly, puny, blackspot magnet that doesn't bloom often or well enough to justify the HUGE pain in the you-know-what it is!!! I was taken with the color I saw in pics and catalogs, and read of the lovely fragrance....so I gave it 2 1/2 years, but it has steadily declined, and will be coming out this winter to make way for something - anything -else. Too many great purple, fragrant roses out there to fight with this mess any longer!!
On Oct 29, 2006, vossner from Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
The scent completely captivated me and so I had to have it, despite warnings about its propensity for black spot. Not a problem in my garden, so far so good.
On Oct 31, 2004, lmelling from Ithaca, NY (Zone 5b) wrote:
I love to look at the roses, but do not have a real knowledge of rose bushes in general and with 8 gardens to tend, don't have the time or energy to pamper them. This one is a dependable and prolific bloomer. I have it planted outside my back door (southern exposure) where it has some protection from harsh winters.
My rose bush puts out beautiful lavendar/mauve two tone blooms that are very fragrant and bloom most of the summer until the really cold weather sets in. This appears to be a tough little rose and has survived my uneducated prunings and mid summer non-care. I have had it loose all it's leaves in summer to bugs only to come back and surprise me as late as December with a beautiful blossom.
Planted this rose bareroot in June 2004 in full sun (from 1 hour after sunrise until 4 pm) in a 2 foot hole backfilled with a mixture of soil, peat, well rotted manure, dash of bone meal and rose food. It has bloomed at least four times between June and September. It hardly finishes blooming before it begins developing new blooms. No problems whatsoever with blackspot or mildew, even though there were some very rainy periods in Massachusetts this summer. The color is dramatic and lovely. A classic and a real winner!
On Apr 20, 2003, jkom51 from Oakland, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Beautiful, vigorous rose. Mine is trained as a 3' standard. Fragrance is citrus-y.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Merced, California Oakland, California San Bernardino, California San Jose, California San Leandro, California Suwanee, Georgia Madison, Illinois Palmyra, Illinois Jeffersonville, Indiana Tyngsboro, Massachusetts Las Vegas, Nevada Ithaca, New York North Augusta, South Carolina Richmond, Texas San Augustine, Texas Concrete, Washington Snohomish, Washington Vancouver, Washington
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