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Statement Roses for Front Door Pots

Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
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I know there are already several rose threads, and sorry if this has been covered (it's hard keeping up with all the posts!), but, inspired by @BenCotto (I think), I'm toying with the idea of spending my saved quarantine money on something lovely for the garden: a couple of pots for the front door each with a rose in it. So, what I'm after is a rose that can last for a long time in the same large pot, has a knock-out scent, long flowering period and forms a nicely shaped bush. Not yellow or orange. The one I've come up with is Sceptr'd Isle (as I know this is one that @Marlorena often recommends), but are there others I should consider...? Tia. X
Lincolnshire
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I've got Minerva in pots either side of the front door, but it's their first year so I don't know how they'll do in the longer term.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    @pansyface I agree Gertrude Jekyll is a beautiful colour and a wonderful scent. What about standard roses? Expensive but very effective. 
  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    @pansyface I too have Alibaba by my door, love the number of flowers and scent but do you find the flowers don't last too long and you end with petals everywhere!
  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    Alibaba
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    As much as I like Scepter'd Isle, at the moment I would probably put 'Eustacia Vye' as my first choice for such a position... I feel it has better foliage, the scent is every bit as good, and the blooms are held upwards or outwards... it's also newish and very fashionable at the moment... beautiful colour and bloom form, wonderful scent, and great foliage... thorns, but not enough to worry about unduly from what I can see..
    ..further, it has a continuous bloom, unlike some other popular roses, and the blooms are rain and heat resistant.. and this rose does not need full sun..

    Disclaimer.... I have not grown it in a pot so far..
    East Anglia, England
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    The newest Silas Marner. It's a risk because it's so new but the spring foliage is very pretty, it has been healthy so far, the blooms are plentiful and fragrant, it will grow both up and draping over the edges. I am very happy with it so far (in a pot).
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    edited June 2020
    Thanks for all your suggestions... I love the colour of the Ali Baba @pansyface and @Ffoxglove (and particularly like the "Open Sesame" connection!), and I had already considered Gertrude J. Eustacia Vye @Marlorena and Silas Marner @edhelka look good, too, especially if their blooms hold upwards, rather than flopping over. I do like Minerva @JennyJ, but think that maybe that colour is a little dark... Don't really want standard roses @debs64, as we have standard variegated holly trees (the holly-lollies) along that same side of the house, and I fear too many standards may be de trop! Will report back when (and if) I decide to go down the rose bush route. X
    Lincolnshire
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I <3 purple, but appreciate it's not everyone's favourite :).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Just to say I grow Eustacia in a half barrel and she is a delight. Colour and scent are perfect and very healthy too. 
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    Cont ... I have now decided on getting two similar (in growth) roses, one for either side of the door, but I would like two of different colours. Would Gertrude Jekyll look ok with Eustacia Vye, or would the colours clash? Should I choose Desdemona with either of the above...? I emailed DA, and they suggested that Olivia Rose Austin would go well with Princess Anne and would complement each other, but I note that they are both only described as "medium" fragrance, and I really wanted highly perfumed ones... 
    Lincolnshire
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