Thanks @edhelka I think I have about 50 roses atm!! I’m getting too addicted 😂
yes @Nollie Minerva has impressed me with the colour so far and ld braithwaite was slow to start flowering but it’s starting to look amazing with the colour!!
@Daniel Rutherford I can understand, I am on about 30 and looking for spaces for more! I also have Minerva, bare root planted this year, it looks like the first flower should start opening in a day or two. I hope for good violet/purple... but this is always a problem with purple roses, they are often too pink or too red. Nice purple which would stay purple is probably too much to ask (and healthy and fragrant...).
Thanks for posting everyone, some lovely roses out there. Here are a few taken today.
Gertrude Jekyll, lives in a shady spot so not worried by recent temperatures.
Mortimer Sackler lives in a really exposed part of the garden in full sun. He didn't mind the rain, but didn't like yesterday's temperatures.
Claire Austin, didn't like the rain but didn't mind the sun, although she does get a bit of shade during the day.
Molineaux, hasn't really mind the heavy rain or the hot sun.
Golden Beauty a wonderful rose that hasn't batted an eyelid at the rain or the heat. If it had a stronger perfume I think it would be the perfect rose.
Eyes for you, Mountbatten and the unknown Peter Beales.
They are definitely looking better today compared to yesterday when I thought they were going to fry!
Arthur Bell, Rhapsody in Blue and Iceberg are just starting to bud up again after getting trashed by the rain and I'm hopefully my first bud on Blue Moon will be out soon 🌼
@Orchidia The blackspot fungus is everywhere in the air. Even if you plant in sterile new soil (in a pot for example), if the rose is susceptible to the disease, it will get it once the conditions are right (warm and humid).
@Daniel Rutherford I have several inherited roses with id tags, several inherited without tags and newly planted roses (bare root this year, my choice). The new ones are too young for me to have favourites. From the inherited established ones I like Princess Alexandra of Kent the most.
Lovely to see Golden Beauty @Yviestevie, that’s on my list as a rose I can probably grow ok here (recommended to me by Marlorena) - good to know its fine with heat and rain. Does it get blackspot much?
How do people find the ‘eyes’ series of roses in terms of robustness/disease resistance?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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yes @Nollie Minerva has impressed me with the colour so far and ld braithwaite was slow to start flowering but it’s starting to look amazing with the colour!!
Eyes for you, Mountbatten and the unknown Peter Beales.
They are definitely looking better today compared to yesterday when I thought they were going to fry!
Arthur Bell, Rhapsody in Blue and Iceberg are just starting to bud up again after getting trashed by the rain and I'm hopefully my first bud on Blue Moon will be out soon 🌼
How do people find the ‘eyes’ series of roses in terms of robustness/disease resistance?