@Ashtse1969 I'm glad to hear your rose is doing well for you... I don't know your white rose from the picture... can you recall where you got it from?...
@celcius_kkw … no, that's not The Poet's Wife at all... too many yellows out there so I haven't a clue at this stage... lovely roses though !...
@marlorena I bought it from a florist in London , it had a tag said bred from Holland , had a ID number I googled it but no luck . Didn't have a name just say floribunda 😂😂😂😂. The first and second flush they were big spray floribunda , started with a little peachy colour in the middle and as it opened up more the outer petals turn more white , some has a bit of pinkish colour too . The foliage is very dark green large leaf. I returned to the florist to get some help , she has no idea at all but just selling them 😆😆😆😆
@Victoria Sponge That’s a cute patio rose I bought from Dobbies, I honestly can’t remember its name though as I stupidly threw the tag away.. here are a few more pics
@Marlorena I have to say that yellow rose looks more like a hybrid tea to me, with the blooms rather closely resembling the royal William. I’ll show you more pictures next time once the foliage has fully returned..
@Omori That looks beautiful. It always catches my attention whenever someone mentions ‘strong perfume’.. if only I could find it in a garden centre/nursery though so I could give it a sniff..
One of the things I’ve learned after a few months of being a beginner rose grower is to not trust the fragrance description/rating on the seller’s website too much, this includes DA. I think everyone perceives frgrarnce differently and so far I have found certain ‘medium’ scented roses like Boscobel incredibly fragrant whilst other ‘strongly scented’ ones like Claire Austin being just so so.. I have therefore decided to always have a smell of any rose that I intend to buy from now on..
….to all rose gardeners.... as you may know I don't spray roses for any reason and I don't mean to sound preachy but can I just point something out.... if you use fungicides for black spot, please be aware that those containing Myclobutanil [Resolva… Rose Clear]… are harmful to bees... it doesn't kill them but it weakens their muscles and renders them less able to fly long distances or to survive the winter...
@Marlorena I’ve been trying to do more in my garden to help bees and so I plan to stop spraying my roses from now on but may I ask what do u do to keep ur roses as healthy as possible without spraying??
i get I could buy more healthy roses but I mean in terms of what I have already!!
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@celcius_kkw … no, that's not The Poet's Wife at all... too many yellows out there so I haven't a clue at this stage... lovely roses though !...
@Marlorena I have to say that yellow rose looks more like a hybrid tea to me, with the blooms rather closely resembling the royal William. I’ll show you more pictures next time once the foliage has fully returned..
@Omori That looks beautiful. It always catches my attention whenever someone mentions ‘strong perfume’.. if only I could find it in a garden centre/nursery though so I could give it a sniff..
One of the things I’ve learned after a few months of being a beginner rose grower is to not trust the fragrance description/rating on the seller’s website too much, this includes DA. I think everyone perceives frgrarnce differently and so far I have found certain ‘medium’ scented roses like Boscobel incredibly fragrant whilst other ‘strongly scented’ ones like Claire Austin being just so so.. I have therefore decided to always have a smell of any rose that I intend to buy from now on..
...just so you know...
i get I could buy more healthy roses but I mean in terms of what I have already!!