Yes, roses can have off years for scent. My red Ena by the front door usually is knock out in the first day of opening but a few years ago it had zero all summer. I tried to figure out if it might be a drought thing, or what. This years it's more pink than usual.
It seems to be fairly common with roses that one person will smell a strong scent and another won't smell it at all. That is certainly the case with my wife and I. I don't know if it is common with other plants.
I went out and sniffed one that has just opened. I got the faintest watery rose scent. I think I read somewhere that the scent wears off after pollination so I gave it its best chance to impress😒
Ill go sniff mine again today! Agreed its got wicked thorns, im forever getting 'bitten'! They are both rock hard and sharp! Im very sure a neighbour has it on her wall too as its quite distinctive with its loose flower form and hers isnt scented either. Mine a few days ago, a lot more open now. Lovely until it rains, then its a mess!
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Im very sure a neighbour has it on her wall too as its quite distinctive with its loose flower form and hers isnt scented either.
Mine a few days ago, a lot more open now. Lovely until it rains, then its a mess!