@edhelka, I've found proper job to be quite a strong red, not the dark pink it appears in my photos (it's my phone camera). It hasn't faded but the flowers haven't lasted long in this heat, the petals have darkened on the edges and fallen in less than 2 days. It's only been in since March so I hope that it may be different when it's put on a bit more growth and we get some different weather. I've also got lovestruck which is not quite as dark but has had clusters of blooms continuously since May and seems bomb proof so far.Â
My first year Honorine de Brabant has flowered. I did not see the bud forming as it was embosked in foliage, so that was a pleasant surprise, especially as there were no flowers in early summer.
No rain here; not even in the forecast for the next fortnight. So watered a few pots as they were quite dry. Louise Odier
Golden Beauty
Young Lycidas - droopy as usual. Evelyn May Susan William-Ellis - I had given up on this rose last season, but this year it has flowered well. So escapes from my 'cull' list.
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
I’m used to blooms going pastel and washed out in summer @Woodgreen (yep just checked I have the right person this time!) but I have a couple bucking that trend at the moment.
‘embosked in foliage’ great phrase @Discandied and lovely bloom too.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
.. 'Commandant Beaurepaire' is likely closely related to 'Honorine de Brabant', sweetly scented, but unruly as a garden rose and I found it difficult to contain and I couldn't see a way forward with it, in my garden.. 'Ferdinand Pichard' is more compact and probably derived from it..
'CB' has light green foliage, which I found very attractive and the flowers are a whole mix of colours from dark to light..
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I've also got lovestruck which is not quite as dark but has had clusters of blooms continuously since May and seems bomb proof so far.Â
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Good idea about a fresh layer of mulch, @Nollie. Thank you.
Louise Odier
Golden Beauty
Young Lycidas - droopy as usual.
Evelyn May
Susan William-Ellis - I had given up on this rose last season, but this year it has flowered well. So escapes from my 'cull' list.
‘embosked in foliage’ great phrase @Discandied and lovely bloom too.
'Mutabilis'..
'Wilhelm'..
'Tottering'..
'Duchesse de Brabant'..
'Forever Royal'..
'Scented Garden'...
'CB' has light green foliage, which I found very attractive and the flowers are a whole mix of colours from dark to light..