@Pianoplayer I love For your eyes only. Had my eye on it at a rose centre the other week where they had them planted on mass and looked stunning. Makes me want to go back and get one now seeing it again
Hi @poppyfield64 glad I am not the only one! The flowers don't last long, but there are lots of them. Seems to be robust and growing well, even in my inexpert hands!
PS After seeing Marlorena's Viennetta clematis, I have added it to my list - let me know how you get on with it.
Had to rush out in the pouring rain yesterday morning to rescue these. Dark red one is Royal William, an upright HT up to 5-6ft high. Perfume's divine and is a very dark blood red velvety colour.
Darker pink one is GJ and paler pink bloom is Eglantyne.
Maybe it just dosent like the position in the garden. Roses in general do well in my soils. Although that end of the garden possibly gets slightly less sun light than the rest, still a good 6-8 hours though
I have 3 groups of roses: 1. Roses which started their 1st flush a week or two (or more) before the wet weather (3rd June). 2. Roses which started their 1st flush during the wet weather (in the 1st week of June or later). These really can't be judged.
3. Roses which haven't really started yet (maybe some blooms but not the full show).
Out of the 1st group, the best one is 'Souvenir de St. Anne's'. It flowered for 5 weeks (late April + May), then had a two-week pause and started its 2nd flush this week.
Somewhere between group 1 and 2 is Alba Maxima, it has been flowering for almost 4 weeks and there is still a bud or two to go. I would take a once-blooming rose with one long flush with many flowers over modern hybrid tea with three flushes of 2-5 flowers every time.
Out of the 2nd group, I like 'Gabriel Oak'. And 'Claire Jolly' because its pink shines in this weather.
'Scarborough Fair' and 'Scented Garden' have been flowering for weeks too, these are no surprise, reliable bloom machines.
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PS After seeing Marlorena's Viennetta clematis, I have added it to my list - let me know how you get on with it.
Darker pink one is GJ and paler pink bloom is Eglantyne.
Mine have been:
The poets wife
lady of shallot
Gertrude jekyll
princess Anne
Handel
Desdemona
Olivia Rose
GJ
You're Beatiful
Champagne Moment
Maybe it just dosent like the position in the garden. Roses in general do well in my soils. Although that end of the garden possibly gets slightly less sun light than the rest, still a good 6-8 hours though
1. Roses which started their 1st flush a week or two (or more) before the wet weather (3rd June).
2. Roses which started their 1st flush during the wet weather (in the 1st week of June or later). These really can't be judged.