Well that’s certainly a more honest assessment of those two from the man himself, Omori. If you choose either based on how they are now described, you would surely be a disgruntled customer. I wonder which bright spark in marketing thought that up 🙄 I wouldn’t be without either for the blooms and fragrance, but I’m not looking forward to getting GJ out of that pot!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Will you give it a particularly brutal prune before repotting it @Nollie? What about the roots? I am pondering how I will increase pot sizes for mine. Is it best to keep increasing pot size with lovely new compost each time or put the roses in a giant pot from the start. I think they look better not swamped by a pot but clearly moving a thorny beast is fraught.
Lovely morning here, fine in the sun but temperature-wise we seem to have gone from hot summer to particularly cool autumn without having day highs of 15-18 DegC at all. Lots of rose buds taking an age to open on pretty much everything.
Blush Noisette, Heidi K, Eglantyne and Diamond Eyes below.
I think Eglantyne is extraordinarily pretty in the flesh, the petals seem tissue-thin and delicate, makes most of the others look clumsy in comparison. Lovely old rose scent too.
Hi @newbie77 . Mine is only new, bought mid August so I don't really feel I can assess it yet. It does have BS but still retains many leaves. It has nearly always had a bloom or 2 but no more than that. I have it in a pot in a sunny, very sheltered spot. @Omori has this rose and has posted pictures which got me interested in it, perhaps he will provide more info. It is even prettier than the pictures suggest though.
Yes definitely Nollie, I agree. Both create wonderful roses but each need to have their growth habit in mind, which the website doesn’t describe well at all.
@newbie77 Here is David Austin’s description, which I would agree with. It has a very good spring flush, and more sporadic after that. Disease resistance is moderate, and mine suffers from chlorosis but I have hard water/soil so not an issue for everyone. It is a bit twiggy in habit, but has upright growth. Overall not a robust rose but very delicate and beautiful. Size listed seems accurate.
PS I imagine everyone has received their fold out today from DA? With 15% code Emily. Making me want more roses now, well played DA...they really are masters of marketing...
Thanks Omori. Not only the rose, i am now interested in that book too.
Yes the code is tempting. I only need Eustasia Vye, as i ordered everything else last year. I think i will wait till March. Hopefully the new introductions will be available by then.
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Yes the code is tempting. I only need Eustasia Vye, as i ordered everything else last year. I think i will wait till March. Hopefully the new introductions will be available by then.