@Oliya As promised 'Wellbeing' rose pictures taken 5 days in a row. We had rain in between. Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
Please don't feel down. During the first year of rose gardening I have killed 8 DA roses due to underwatering. I am learning something new every day from this forum and I am sure you will get there very soon. All the best.
Please may I ask your Top 5 favourite rose fragrances that you absolutely love, can detect all time. I will start with mine.Â
1. Lady Emma Hamilton/Wellbeing 2. Grafin Diana 3. Nahema/Elb Florenz 4. Gabriel Oak/Rose de Recht 5. Gertrude JekyllÂ
Although I like the flower form of Constance Spry, Starwberry Hill, St Ceicila, Scepter de Isle, Fair Bianca, Gentle Hermionie, Wollerton Old Hall etc.. All their fragrances are too strong for me and I don't like. @Marlorena in my opinion you are really gifted as you like all sort of fragrances. Is anyone else like all rose fragrances that you grow? I am just curious to find out. Many thanks.
Rojas, I can't stop huffing Arthur Bell, Boule de Neige, Lavender Lassie, Gertrude J and Gabriel Oak/Eustacia Vye (both of which last are a bit overpowering to some of my family).Â
Also realised this week Lady of Shalott smells better/more strongly in a vase inside than on the bush- why would that be?
Thanks for the info, Nollie et al. Ugh. I'll keep this rust-riddled rose in its pot by the back door for now. I have probably just been totally spoilt by Trevor White, Styles and several healthy recent non-rose orders, in all honesty.
@Rojas Thank you for such detailed report on Wellbeing. It is a gorgeous rose!
My Lady EH began to bloom and I must say, I am a bit disappointed with its fragrance. To my nose it just smell very citrusy, like lemon peel. Just not very exciting… but the flowers themselves are so beautiful…
I don’t have that many roses but I think my favourite fragrance is Boscobel. I’m still waiting for my Souvenir de St Anne’s to bloom - I lived it scent when I saw it in Mottisfont. I guess it will too my favourite fragrance list once it blooms…
Please may I ask your Top 5 favourite rose fragrances that you absolutely love, can detect all time. I will start with mine.Â
'Gertrude Jekyll' 'Amazing Day' 'Paul Noel' 'Silas Marner' Two of my no-ID HTs
But I think I am not really answering the question because I am not including roses that don't bloom that often for me or that I dislike at the moment for some reason... Like 'Sandringham' or 'Mileva'.
I generally like mixes of old rose, fruity and tea. Myrrh fragrances are interesting but not something I crave. Musky is not my cup of tea. In the fruity group, I like berries and tropical fragrances, citruses are a bit boring... Although I loved 'Just Joey' when I had it, it was grapefruity.
Interestingly, I can't detect much in truly old roses (albas, gallicas).
This is the first bloom from 'Ancient Mariner' @Marlorena...remarkable really after nearly killing it off by planting it in totally the wrong place last summer. I potted it up, cut off all the die back and in just a few months has shown what a vigorous rose it is, producing 3 new basal shoots and flowers. But I was just wondering if you have actually grown it and have any knowledge of it's growing habits. The photo shows it to be slightly more vivid a pink than it actually is.
Excluding newbies that are yet to fully develop, my top five fragrances, in no particular order, plus what they smell like to my nose..
La Rose de Molinard (strong sweet, grapefruit) Gertrude Jekyll (sweet classic rose/old lady perfume according to OH) Rose de Rescht (old rose, intense but not sweet) Soul (intense rose/berry fruits) Lady Emma Hamilton (fruity/citrus)
Myrrh/musky scents don’t appeal but I’m not convinced I would actually know myrrh if I fell face first into it, plus I’ve yet to smell pure tea, just hints here and there.
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Please don't feel down. During the first year of rose gardening I have killed 8 DA roses due to underwatering. I am learning something new every day from this forum and I am sure you will get there very soon. All the best.
Please may I ask your Top 5 favourite rose fragrances that you absolutely love, can detect all time. I will start with mine.Â
1. Lady Emma Hamilton/WellbeingÂ
2. Grafin Diana
3. Nahema/Elb Florenz
4. Gabriel Oak/Rose de RechtÂ
5. Gertrude JekyllÂ
Although I like the flower form of Constance Spry, Starwberry Hill, St Ceicila, Scepter de Isle, Fair Bianca, Gentle Hermionie, Wollerton Old Hall etc.. All their fragrances are too strong for me and I don't like. @Marlorena in my opinion you are really gifted as you like all sort of fragrances. Is anyone else like all rose fragrances that you grow? I am just curious to find out. Many thanks.
Also realised this week Lady of Shalott smells better/more strongly in a vase inside than on the bush- why would that be?
Thanks for the info, Nollie et al. Ugh. I'll keep this rust-riddled rose in its pot by the back door for now. I have probably just been totally spoilt by Trevor White, Styles and several healthy recent non-rose orders, in all honesty.
Thank you for such detailed report on Wellbeing. It is a gorgeous rose!
My Lady EH began to bloom and I must say, I am a bit disappointed with its fragrance. To my nose it just smell very citrusy, like lemon peel. Just not very exciting… but the flowers themselves are so beautiful…
Boscobel
'Amazing Day'
'Paul Noel'
'Silas Marner'
Two of my no-ID HTs
But I think I am not really answering the question because I am not including roses that don't bloom that often for me or that I dislike at the moment for some reason... Like 'Sandringham' or 'Mileva'.
I generally like mixes of old rose, fruity and tea. Myrrh fragrances are interesting but not something I crave. Musky is not my cup of tea.
In the fruity group, I like berries and tropical fragrances, citruses are a bit boring... Although I loved 'Just Joey' when I had it, it was grapefruity.
Interestingly, I can't detect much in truly old roses (albas, gallicas).
The photo shows it to be slightly more vivid a pink than it actually is.
La Rose de Molinard (strong sweet, grapefruit)
Gertrude Jekyll (sweet classic rose/old lady perfume according to OH)
Rose de Rescht (old rose, intense but not sweet)
Soul (intense rose/berry fruits)
Lady Emma Hamilton (fruity/citrus)
Myrrh/musky scents don’t appeal but I’m not convinced I would actually know myrrh if I fell face first into it, plus I’ve yet to smell pure tea, just hints here and there.