Eustacia Vye - 2nd Year
Hoang Ton - Zone 9a
2 years ago
I like this better than Olivia Rose Austin. It has the beauty to match Olivia's, it has strong fragrance where Olivia has none, and it blooms better in the heat. It doesn't throw out octopus canes in the summer like Olivia does. On top of that, the blooms also self-clean. It's just a better rose for my area.
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