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  • cooldoccooldoc Posts: 853
    on that colour theme of cerise pink.. just happened to come across 'Wild Cedric'.. wondering if you have you grown them? Apparently a strong old rose fragrance and good for flowering.. but have not heard much about it here... DA is still selling it despite stopping Munstead and Lady EH...
    A rose lover from West midlands
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @cooldoc
    ... I think you mean 'Wild Edric'... I have heard that it has a strong fragrance but also when DA send out this rose, it is often sent with just the one cane, but it's quite normal for this rose, but some people have been disappointed at seeing just a single stick.  We are used to seeing at least 2 and preferably 3 or more..

    ..interesting rose, as it's a Rugosa hybrid crossed with an old Bourbon, then crossed again with an English Rose...  

    Not one I've got around to trying but I'd certainly like to.. I've seen it grown en masse at RHS Wisley..
    East Anglia, England
  • cooldoccooldoc Posts: 853
    edited February 2022
    oops, sorry for the typo.. there was a pic of it being planted as a hedge with flowers from top to bottom.. Being a Rugosa, I suspect that the disease resistance would not be bad plus the strong old rose fragrance... added to my waiting list for now..

    How was the thickness of canes on your new roses? medium to small sized I would say.. even Harlow Carr was sent to me as a twiggy growth..
    A rose lover from West midlands
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    .yes.. 'Elizabeth' were quite thin, but BMS had thicker canes.  I'm intrigued by the reported scent on 'Elizabeth' which is why I bought it really..
    East Anglia, England
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    My bare root 'Chandos Beauty' from TW had only four very thin canes about 3" long which I was surprised at with a HT rose.  The root system was much better however so I'm hoping it will be okay.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • JemulaJemula Posts: 196
    Beautiful photos.  I agree, the best repeat flowering rambler.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited March 2022
    Gosh. I have one now in at the front. I CANNOT wait!   💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

    I know the rose is a whole different ball game, but what might the comparisons with Buff Beauty? I am considering clothing a back fence in one or the other... Many thanks.
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    edited March 2022
    @Fire
     I haven't grown Buff Beauty so I cannot compare... on the Roses thread a week or so ago member Alchemist posted a nice picture of this huge rose in his garden...  
    It's more often seen as a large shrub but capable of being trained in different ways.  Perhaps it has a better scent?.. 

    @Jemula
    ..thanks so much..
    East Anglia, England
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited March 2022
    Yes, I was getting excited. @Alchemist 's is a beauty.

    Does anyone have Buff Beauty and Ghislaine or has seen them together to compare? BB seems to have much large flowers and habit totally diffferent.
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