I planted Grape Jelly on March 23, 2022. She is exactly as advertised. She has been blooming for several weeks now and has more buds to open.
I was initially drawn to this rose because of it's cute name. I lucked out and caught it on sale a while back. I've had it several months now and it has been blooming the entire time. I love the little purple-pink colored blooms. It is healthy and beautiful.
I was so worried about this rose because it arrived in the midst of a 106 heat wave. I followed the instructions, shading the rose with an umbrella and each day giving it an additional hour of sun. It scorched a little bit on the hotter days at first, which is expected as its on a southwestern exposure against a white stucco wall of the house. The big box bare root rose in this place before it crisped to death.
Somehow, incredibly, Grape Jelly is doing well now in the blazing afternoon sun. In 3 weeks it’s leafed out and is now reblooming, in the hottest possible location.
So happy with this (:
I live in Southern CA and have this planted in a large terra-cotta pot. Within a few months this rose was bursting with clusters of hot-pink flowers. We had a 110+ heat wave this summer and it didn't bat an eye, retaining it's good looks while some of my other roses suffered. Blooms almost continuously. Looking to buy and plant more.