'Tottering by Gently'.. this rose is growing on me... ..and new shoots from the base, which is what I like to see this time of year.. 'Desdemona' roses... 'Munstead Wood'... a real stand out colour in the garden.. 'The Poet's Wife'.. lax habit, but a much better rose than 'Graham Thomas'.. 'Wild Rover'...
..unusual repeat bloom on 'Mme Lauriol de Barny'.. the first repeat I've got from this old Bourbon rose.. with Clematis 'Rhapsody' here.. 'Gloire de Ducher'.. another Old Rose with sparse but welcome repeat blooms...
I forgot... 'Midnight Blue'... this has improved since the first flush which I didn't like too much, some of the blooms turned brown, but these are much better... it's a thornless floribunda which is useful to know, and scented of cinnamon spice.. ...continuous bloom form, and quite healthy... in a pot 12 x 12''.. but likely to be planted later..
The bourbon looks so lovely by the Rhapsody clematis, Marlorena. I'm also very fond of your Midnight Blue. Can you tell I love all things purple, and the deeper, the darker, the more I love it.
@Victoria Sponge that white rose is Margaret Merrill growing in a pot. I love it because its fragrance is devine but also the form is so pretty... Starts out whorly and opens to large stamens for the bees. Perfection.
@Marlorena and others ... how do you rate 'Midsummer night's dream' after this summer; how is its habit, for how long does it flower, and do its flowerheads degrade somewhat gracefully? I am especially interested in its habit, is it not ungainly?
@micearguers ...spindly.. but it's unfair of me to judge in the first year.. and my rose is not placed as well as it ought to be, getting shaded by a hypericum currently,... but I like it enough to want another 2, as I think a group of 3 would improve it - I'm moving the hypericum... but not the most rounded of small shrubs so far, and lost some foliage during the heat.... but the first main flush was fantastic.. then I had a 3 - 4 week gap and it's got buds again.... ..too early to judge for sure, so pays money and takes chances with this one... but I'm well prepared to put up with any of its faults … just love the flowers....
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..and new shoots from the base, which is what I like to see this time of year..
'Desdemona' roses...
'Munstead Wood'... a real stand out colour in the garden..
'The Poet's Wife'.. lax habit, but a much better rose than 'Graham Thomas'..
'Wild Rover'...
..unusual repeat bloom on 'Mme Lauriol de Barny'.. the first repeat I've got from this old Bourbon rose.. with Clematis 'Rhapsody' here..
'Gloire de Ducher'.. another Old Rose with sparse but welcome repeat blooms...
...continuous bloom form, and quite healthy... in a pot 12 x 12''.. but likely to be planted later..
Weeks Roses sell some fabulous purple roses @Peggy in Texas a few of which are on my list:
...spindly.. but it's unfair of me to judge in the first year.. and my rose is not placed as well as it ought to be, getting shaded by a hypericum currently,... but I like it enough to want another 2, as I think a group of 3 would improve it - I'm moving the hypericum... but not the most rounded of small shrubs so far, and lost some foliage during the heat.... but the first main flush was fantastic.. then I had a 3 - 4 week gap and it's got buds again....
..too early to judge for sure, so pays money and takes chances with this one... but I'm well prepared to put up with any of its faults … just love the flowers....