Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Girl'

I live in San Francisco & planted a bare root (packed in wood shavings) Blue Girl in a large pot on January 2 (in honor of my late father...Read More's birthday, I also planted a Peace rose in the ground, which is doing wonderfully). It is almost April and NOTHING has happened with the Blue Girl while the Peace is full of beautiful, glossy leaves. I thought that the pot may be the problem so I transplanted it into the ground today in a slightly sunnier spot, adding some all-purpose fertilizer and wood ash to encourage strong roots because when I dug it up (3 months after the initial planting) there was no sign of root growth whatsoever. I am hoping that this new spot will spur growth. I was so excited for a blue flower in my garden! I will update if anything changes and would welcome any suggestions. Thanks!

Columbus, Ohio (zone 5a/6b). Never been able to get this plant to grow back from planting in the ground the following year. Wonderful s...Read Morecent and form, but doesnt seem to be for Columbus, Ohio weather. Spent blooms tend to turn brown on the edges so doesn't look very nice once they start to die.
Other than that, it's beautiful rose that smells citrus-sy.

This is one of the few roses i have in my garden. I have been growing it for 18 years. Before i lived in my own home and lived in an app...Read Moreartment I had two blue girls in 2 large 10 gallon pots on my back porch. I still have one of these!! The other one froze-out above the root zone and the runners it sent out were not that of a blue girl but a red dr huey becuse my blue girl was apparently grafted onto a root stock of one of these as a baby!!

I have owned my Blue Girl for several months and it produces a few cute buds. I am just fascinated with its lovely lavender color and fre...Read Moresh scent. The only problem about this rose might be the fact that it suffers from black spot, especially considering that I am living at the humid Northwestern coast. I keep using baking soda solution to mist over it once every few days and it's under control now.

The plant itself is very pretty and very healthy. I am just not a real lover of the blue roses. I most prefer the usual colors. But I ...Read Morehave no complaints at all about Blue Girl. It produces lots of blooms and they are very pretty, IF you like the blue roses. I wouldn't buy this plant again only because of my preferences. If you like the blue blooms, then this is a great plant to have.

I love this rose but it doesn't love my area. I didn't even know what blackspot was before I got my Blue Girl.

I have had...Read More it for about 2 years now and I have been constantly battling blackspot. I live in S. Florida and it is extremely humid here. So I can never get rid of it. No matter what I do! I have used spray anti-fungal, I have used anti-fungal that is applied to the roots, I water the bottom of the plant in the morning, remove all infected leaves and any leaves that have fallen in the soil and still the Blue Girl looks like a shaved poodle!! It has only bloomed a handful of times and when it finally DOES bloom, there is only one bud (because of all the blackspot), and that's it. Oh... if only I lived in a drier climate!! It is so sad because if the weather was a little drier, it would be BEAUTIFUL!! Because when it does bloom, it's stunning!

I am currently using a disease control spray that has helped BUT, it still has blackspot. Since I started using this product, I am noticing a few more buds (and quite a few more leaves) this time around which is good... BUT, if I had a chance to do it all over again, I would probably go with a different lavender rose.

This rose is a constant in my garden. The smell reminds me of a combination of cold cream and lemon oil. If anything, it reminds me of my...Read More mother and she always comes to mind whenever I smell this rose. I can remember smelling the air of lemon oil and the cold cream and this rose is perfect whenever I remember my childhood. This is definitely a mother's day rose. I even got my mother hooked on growing this rose in Guam where it is doing quite well. Excellent rose wherever it grows!!

Although this rose might be a little tender for my Zone 5 garden, I will see if it comes back next year for me. The color of this rose i...Read Mores nothing short of spectacular, very rare as far as roses go. The fragrance is strong citrus. Unfortunately this rose seems to be the most attractive to Japanese beetles, but why I do not know. Out of the seven roses I have lining my path, they attacked only this one. It was also defoliated by blackspot but then again we had a wet summer with bizarre temperature fluctuations so that is not surprising. I will update on whether this rose survives my winters.

I purchased this Rose in late March, planted it as soon as I could dig a hole, by the middle of April I had buds, and by the beginning of...Read More June I had 2 in a vase in my house. Excellant Rose for cutting. It has a mild but nice fragrance, and a wonderful light mauve color. Reminds me of the Angel Face,and the Royal Amethyst I have but not as deep colored, or as fragrant, but still a beautiful Rose.

My all time favorite rose. I've grown this one everywhere from Lafayette, Louisiana to Spokane, Washington. It does much better here in...Read More the south. Best color if it has plenty of shade. The fragrance is remarkable. Not affected by blackspot any more than any other rose bush is and easy to keep in check with a monthly spraying of a milk and water solution. Sounds nuts, I know, but it really does keep the blackspot away.

I live in zone 8 hot & humid coastal south. I have three in my yard. All three bloom throughout the summer even July & August. The blooms...Read More last couple days in that heat but it was nice to have a rose blooming then. The bushes did developed some bs but kept under control by spraying. The blooms are a deep mauve early spring & fall.

Blue Girl is the most fragrant of all my roses.

The color is outstanding, too.

Highly recommend this one.

This is a beautiful rose. My husband bought this for me about 8-9 years ago. When we moved I dug it up and took it with me.I just couldn'...Read Moret leave it! It took a little time to recover, but it seems to be doing well now. Definatly worth making a space in your garden for.

In my experience this rose bounces back from disease and injury better than the average hybrid tea. It has an interesting color and a fr...Read Moreesh scent and makes a good cut flower.

This is my second year to grow this rose i like the color how it will start out pink and turn a tint of lavender.
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This is my favourite rose to grow. It is relatively easy to grow, has few thorns (compared to other roses) and has a beautiful lavender ...Read Morecolour. The fragrance is as far from the perfumie "grandmother" rose smell as possible, it is delicate and sweet, in my opinion, the perfect rose fragrance. The flowers are beautiful, and make wonderful cut flowers for arrangements.

Though the flower color hardly approximates blue, nor did I expect it to, the plant is a prolific bloomer.

Kordes, Germany 1964
Awards: Rome Gold Medal 1964
Large blooms on vigorous bush. Flowers have a light fruity fragrance...Read More /> Color: Silver Lilac