'Ballerina'...
[Bentall, UK 1937].. Hybrid Musk rose, shrub or climber..
A single flowered yet
floriferous, continuous flowering rose, blooming in large sprays,
that has one failing... in my garden it spotted totally from early
September. However it was clean up to that point. It doesn't affect
the flowering which continues to smother the plant, and it just
carries on till winter.. masses of small hips follow..
I grew mine in a large
pot but it can be grown as a shrub or a climber
where it can reach 10 feet or so, and trained to climb the trunk of a
small tree.. Another one of those versatile roses that can be grown
in various ways..
Musky scent, not
strong.. 3 other closely related roses that look very similar are
'Mozart' [more pink]... 'Marjorie Fair' [reddish, darker] and
'Yesterday' [mauve/pink, short]... I prefer 'Mozart' of all of these
but it's not so easy to obtain..
Ballerina 1st season from bare root..
..by the 3rd year it's really spread out..
..with Geranium 'Rozanne'..
...tomorrow..
'Bathsheba'.. then 'Blush Noisette'...
..thank you.... the planting was accidental but I rather liked it too.. the rose does well north facing..
'Bathsheba' …
[Austin, UK 2016] [breeding undisclosed].. Shrubby/climber to
about 10 feet.
I've had this rose in 2
locations, one north facing which I felt wasn't getting the best from
it, so I moved it to full sun and it became more or less continuous
blooming.. it grew taller north facing, and shrubbier in full sun..
lovely foliage and good growth habit..
Very full
apricot/orange blooms, othertimes more yellow or pink with white
outer petals.. I find the opening buds some of the most exquisite
I've seen in roses, they have such purity of form. I also loved the
scent, which I found to be like freshly mown grass.. whiffs of honey
thrown in..
One fault, it hangs on
to its spent blooms longer than I like, which turn a dirty brown
colour, so I cut those off as soon as they go over... stands up to
rain reasonably well for a rose with so many petals. The rich colour
also fades rather quickly, a typical English Rose trait..
I preferred this rose
during its August/September flush, when the weather is usually
quieter and sunny.. I've lost most of my photos of this rose, so these are mainly close ups.
What a fabulous thread, thank you @Marlorena. I'm looking forward to this each day much more even than the Wordle. Ninety mini-chapters, it's as good as a book.
Terrible day today with the storm.. I shall soldier on for now, if my roof doesn't blow off.
'Blush Noisette'
[Philippe Noisette, U.S. 1814] ..seedling of 'Champneys Pink Cluster'
[R. moschata x Old Blush China]...
A rose full of history
that goes back to the American Revolutionary War 1776, as John
Champneys, who bred the parent plant, although a native of South
Carolina, was an English Loyalist, forced to flee back to England
when the British retreated. He was imprisoned, lost all his
possessions and property for his loyalty to the Crown and forever
branded a Traitor.
On his return to S.
Carolina he re-established himself as a rice plantation owner,
Merchantman, and plantsman. In the early 1800's he bred his Pink
Cluster rose, from this he gave seeds to a local Florist called
Philippe Noisette. It was Philippe who created 'Blush Noisette' but
it wasn't called that then.. He sent plants to his brother Louis in
Paris, and it was Louis, circa 1814 that introduced the rose to
commerce, but credit should be given to John Champneys for starting
the line, and even today there are those who want this class of roses
changed to R. champneyana..
In Paris, Louis asked
the painter P.J. Redoute to paint the rose... it was Redoute who gave
it the name Rosa noisettiana, and this name stuck, so the Noisette
class of roses commenced.. and it wasn't long before this 'Noisette
Carnee' was sent to England where it became a revelation.
All this during a most
tumultuous period in world history. Sandwiched between The
American/British War of 1812, the France/Russian War of 1812, and the
defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo 1815.. but rosarians the world over
are known for putting politics to one side when it comes to roses..
Recent DNA testing has
virtually proved that the rose we still grow today as 'Blush
Noisette' is genetically the same as the original rose, and its genes
will be found in almost every garden rose we grow today.
Not without its faults,
the main one being it does not shed its spent flowers which hang on
the bush and turn brown... These can be shaken off or a quick rummage
though the cluster. This is why I prefer to keep the rose as a large
shrub, within reach, but it can also be grown as a climber or a
rambler even..
The scent is
apple/cloves which will waft nearby.. the individual blooms are
small but are produced in huge clusters all season.. very vigorous,
not too thorny but enough to catch you unawares.. foliage is clean
with few issues.. 'Blush Noisette' should be cherished forever..
This is so great @Marlorena, love the background — I never knew this about Blush Noisette — and personal notes on habit, scent, flower colour and form.
I won’t mind reading through it all and will wait patiently for my favourite to be featured (Vanessa Bell)!
@Marlorena Your BN photos posted in 2019 is what prompted me to add BN to my garden. Looking forward to your mini-essay on Bonica tomorrow as that is another one of my favourites.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
@Eustace ..oh I'm delighted you got it Eustace... I remember that picture now..
@Athelas ..thank you.. I have lots of lovely photos of Vanessa Bell, a beautiful rose in full bloom and throughout the season.. I think it's one of their best roses, from what I've grown..
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'Ballerina'... [Bentall, UK 1937].. Hybrid Musk rose, shrub or climber..
A single flowered yet floriferous, continuous flowering rose, blooming in large sprays, that has one failing... in my garden it spotted totally from early September. However it was clean up to that point. It doesn't affect the flowering which continues to smother the plant, and it just carries on till winter.. masses of small hips follow..
I grew mine in a large pot but it can be grown as a shrub or a climber where it can reach 10 feet or so, and trained to climb the trunk of a small tree.. Another one of those versatile roses that can be grown in various ways..
Musky scent, not strong.. 3 other closely related roses that look very similar are 'Mozart' [more pink]... 'Marjorie Fair' [reddish, darker] and 'Yesterday' [mauve/pink, short]... I prefer 'Mozart' of all of these but it's not so easy to obtain..
Ballerina 1st season from bare root..
..by the 3rd year it's really spread out..
..with Geranium 'Rozanne'..
...tomorrow.. 'Bathsheba'.. then 'Blush Noisette'...
'Bathsheba' … [Austin, UK 2016] [breeding undisclosed].. Shrubby/climber to about 10 feet.
I've had this rose in 2 locations, one north facing which I felt wasn't getting the best from it, so I moved it to full sun and it became more or less continuous blooming.. it grew taller north facing, and shrubbier in full sun.. lovely foliage and good growth habit..
Very full apricot/orange blooms, othertimes more yellow or pink with white outer petals.. I find the opening buds some of the most exquisite I've seen in roses, they have such purity of form. I also loved the scent, which I found to be like freshly mown grass.. whiffs of honey thrown in..
One fault, it hangs on to its spent blooms longer than I like, which turn a dirty brown colour, so I cut those off as soon as they go over... stands up to rain reasonably well for a rose with so many petals. The rich colour also fades rather quickly, a typical English Rose trait..
I preferred this rose during its August/September flush, when the weather is usually quieter and sunny.. I've lost most of my photos of this rose, so these are mainly close ups.
..tomorrow.. 'Blush Noisette'..
Terrible day today with the storm.. I shall soldier on for now, if my roof doesn't blow off.
'Blush Noisette' [Philippe Noisette, U.S. 1814] ..seedling of 'Champneys Pink Cluster' [R. moschata x Old Blush China]...
A rose full of history that goes back to the American Revolutionary War 1776, as John Champneys, who bred the parent plant, although a native of South Carolina, was an English Loyalist, forced to flee back to England when the British retreated. He was imprisoned, lost all his possessions and property for his loyalty to the Crown and forever branded a Traitor.
On his return to S. Carolina he re-established himself as a rice plantation owner, Merchantman, and plantsman. In the early 1800's he bred his Pink Cluster rose, from this he gave seeds to a local Florist called Philippe Noisette. It was Philippe who created 'Blush Noisette' but it wasn't called that then.. He sent plants to his brother Louis in Paris, and it was Louis, circa 1814 that introduced the rose to commerce, but credit should be given to John Champneys for starting the line, and even today there are those who want this class of roses changed to R. champneyana..
In Paris, Louis asked the painter P.J. Redoute to paint the rose... it was Redoute who gave it the name Rosa noisettiana, and this name stuck, so the Noisette class of roses commenced.. and it wasn't long before this 'Noisette Carnee' was sent to England where it became a revelation.
All this during a most tumultuous period in world history. Sandwiched between The American/British War of 1812, the France/Russian War of 1812, and the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo 1815.. but rosarians the world over are known for putting politics to one side when it comes to roses..
Recent DNA testing has virtually proved that the rose we still grow today as 'Blush Noisette' is genetically the same as the original rose, and its genes will be found in almost every garden rose we grow today.
Not without its faults, the main one being it does not shed its spent flowers which hang on the bush and turn brown... These can be shaken off or a quick rummage though the cluster. This is why I prefer to keep the rose as a large shrub, within reach, but it can also be grown as a climber or a rambler even..
The scent is apple/cloves which will waft nearby.. the individual blooms are small but are produced in huge clusters all season.. very vigorous, not too thorny but enough to catch you unawares.. foliage is clean with few issues.. 'Blush Noisette' should be cherished forever..
photos follow....tomorrow.. if I'm still here... 'Bonica'.. then 'Botzaris'..
I won’t mind reading through it all and will wait patiently for my favourite to be featured (Vanessa Bell)!
..oh I'm delighted you got it Eustace... I remember that picture now..
@Athelas
..thank you.. I have lots of lovely photos of Vanessa Bell, a beautiful rose in full bloom and throughout the season.. I think it's one of their best roses, from what I've grown..