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Hey Krista, Thanks for adding your comments about this rose. I agree that 'Auguste Renoir' is prone to balling. It does have several flushes, which is one of its great qualities, and it can especially produce nice blooms in the summer when it rains less frequently. Also, the blooms can usually be saved from balling with a little coaxing. When they start to ball, just peel off a few of the outer petals. The flower is so packed with petals that you won't notice that a few are missing.
Some other great things about this rose: -It's very disease-resistant. It does get blackspot very badly some years, but recovers. -It's very vigorous, and can even be grown as a climber. I treat mine like a hybrid tea, however. -Great fragrance, as you mentioned. -The blooms look like hybrid teas in bud, and in open stage they resemble hybrid perpetuals. -This is a great florist-type rose for organic gardeners. -The blooms last a long time as cut flowers.
So overall I think this rose is best fit for a cutting garden, because it blooms so prolifically throughout the season that even though a few flushes might be ruined, you'll still have enough to make bouquets that are nicer than florists' roses.
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Thanks for the info. How tall and wide does it grow in your garden?
Would it be best to grow it where it gets as much sun as possible, morning till night?
The only vendor I've found that has it in stock charges $20.00 for the rose, and $ 12 to ship one rose. So that might be one reason to hold off on ordering it for now.
I don't think Wayside carries it anymore.
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With Auguste Renoir, one needs to be careful in decoding the cause of the balling. If you take the head and bang it lightly on a dark surface, you more than likely to identify thrips. The flower is so dense that normal spray procedures do not get deep enough into the flowers to kill an infestation. This is very true if you have noticed thrips on other flowers. I have two 10 year old Auguste Renoir's that are doing excellent. I take the extra spray precautions. They have just sent another flurry of flowers out in late September to much enjoyment.
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