I feel the same, for the same reasons. Rose de Rescht has a stunning fragrance, but it doesn't look like a rose to me. It looks uncomfortably cramped, like it has no space to spread and breathe. Forced.
Single - incurved via cups sums up most of mine! I adore the classic cupped Austins. Only ones im not especially fond of is pompom types. That mill on floss and lark ascending are gorgeous! Cottage-memories have restocked if anyones after bargain bare roots, some great ones, ive been pleased with previous orders. Ive replaced my Birthday boy that snuffed it with some disease and a pomponella fell in. Bridge of sighs on my arch failed to grow, im pulling out snottytissue time and a ceonothus in wrong place too so bit more room... peachy replacement climber ideas?
Just wanted to share with you a website I have found very useful, to scan through the photos of many roses. There are other sections for potted roses and ADR ones too.
I think rose shape for me must come back to an early childhood association. Some people loathe pelargoniums or begonias because of formal bedding grown back in the day or plants their grandmothers grew. In my childhood garden we had a certain type of open double rose, and the longing stuck, I suppose. I didn't see begonias or pellies as a child so I have no bad associations with them as naff. I used to live in southern Spain, so red pellies just remind me of warm days and village houses with red floral window boxes. A friend of mine won't have them near the house.
I do have quite a strong radar for "fake" or "false" looking plants (to my brain's perception). Things that look plastic (like some succlents, pom pom dahlias, callicarpa). But then people often tell me that blooms I grow look like they are made of plastic - dahlias and tulips. And I know what they mean. A bit of me likes very wildy-looking plants. Another piece of me likes ridiculously over-bred dinner plate dahlias. The two apsects are currently fighting it out in my garden.
It's strange how visceral our loves and dislikes can be. Nowt as odd a folk.
Interesting to read how we all have different likes and dislikes. I am more about the fragrance than the looks of roses. The only ones I don't like are those who can't open in rain and turn to ugly brownish thing.
I think I'm old fashioned as I really prefer the high centered, simple shape of HT blooms, I find them simply stunning in their perfection. However, I also like my GJ and WC but I'm not so keen on the incurved blooms on Claire Austin.
Really like a strong fragrance although I think my sense of smell is getting weaker now I'm older.
Blimey, got a mail that my dickson bare roots have been dispatched! Must be colder there. Ah well, good timing for me, dug the bed and 1 of the holes ready last weekend! Lady Adrianna & mrs muriel reynolds (chosen on the very unusual look not awful names!) Catalogue pics; Both for front garden. Anyone order this years rose of the year, peach melba?
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Mill on the Floss, though, reminds me of a tennis ball my dog has started to destroy. (Pic from Pumpkin Beth)
There really is no accounting for taste.
I mean my friend didn't like The Lark Ascending, but it's stupidly gorgeous!
That mill on floss and lark ascending are gorgeous!
Cottage-memories have restocked if anyones after bargain bare roots, some great ones, ive been pleased with previous orders. Ive replaced my Birthday boy that snuffed it with some disease and a pomponella fell in.
Bridge of sighs on my arch failed to grow, im pulling out snottytissue time and a ceonothus in wrong place too so bit more room... peachy replacement climber ideas?
However, I also like my GJ and WC but I'm not so keen on the incurved blooms on Claire Austin.
Really like a strong fragrance although I think my sense of smell is getting weaker now I'm older.
Lady Adrianna & mrs muriel reynolds (chosen on the very unusual look not awful names!) Catalogue pics;
Both for front garden.
Anyone order this years rose of the year, peach melba?