For those who have 'Lady Emma Hamilton', there is a member called The Rainy Garden who is trying to obtain this rose... perhaps someone could help out maybe with a cutting or somesuch?.. thanks..
Are we on lilac/purple, red or all three? I’ll start with the allegedly purple with some repeats here to show colour range, only 7 different roses. Some could equally be classed as deep pink, others can be a strong red, depending on time of year.
Clockwise from top left - The Prince, Love Song, Stormy Weather, Munstead Wood, Ebb Tide, Stormy Weather, Munstead Wood, Palais Biron aka Purple Lodge also in centre.
Clockwise from top left - Ebb Tide, William Shakespeare 2000, Palais Biron (sorry thats a repeat photo, meant to be a different one), Stormy Weather, an aging The Prince, The Prince, Palais Biron, Love Song, Stormy Weather In the centre.
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indigo has an extended colour spectrum @Marlorena I saw that post earlier, unfortunately I do not have any LEH cutting.. It remained fairly short for me this year and hence only minimally trimmed it..
@Nollie you have a good collection there.. plan was for a separate lilac/mauve/purples shots.. but as Marlorena posted above there can be significant overlaps between pink to violets.. so will include everything here..
@zugenie I have seen how beautiful that RIB can get with time.. @Mr. Vine Eye has a fantastic bush.. Blue moon looks fab..
Munstead wood..
One in a million.. edges gets burnt badly in sun.. scent is good.. did not feel it was strong though..
Twilight zone.. did extremely well last year.. can vary from crimson to that ash/burnt violet hue..
Gruss an Teplitz.. vigorous, put on more growth than bloom in first year.. strong sweet scent..
Grafin Diana.. a late bloomer for me..
Soul.. was fantastic for a first year.. tall, arching stems with clusters of very fragrant blooms..
Twice in a Blue moon..1st year.. took a break between flushes..
Eyes for you..
Dioressence.. Tall, upright, floriferous.. huge blooms with exposed stamens when fully opened..
I'm surprised that LEH has been discontinued. They used her scent in the body lotions and shower gels that they sold and I thought she was a popular rose. Maybe their stock has run down or got diseased.
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@Marlorena Thank you. I think its because in general if I like the bloom form, petal packed, colour and the scent then I will try to acquire those DA roses. I feel like they are treasure and not to be missed! I have taken couple of LEH cuttings a month back. I am happy to share if they rooted successfully.
If you happen to root a Kathryn Morley cutting, @Rojas, I would happy reimburse you in special New Zealand chocolate biscuits or indeed in cold, hard cash. I can't find her anywhere and would be so grateful.
@cooldoc Grafin Diana above is how a rose *should* look, isn't it?
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'Indigo' also has its quirks.. merging various colours that we are moving into, or away from..
You have a wealth of older Austin's.. I've always admired 'William Morris' in particular..
'Lady of Shalott' is also a favourite of mine, Mr Vine..
I also rather like 'Rose des Cisterciens' of @wams .. not the kind of rose I would normally go for..
Clockwise from top left - The Prince, Love Song, Stormy Weather, Munstead Wood, Ebb Tide, Stormy Weather, Munstead Wood, Palais Biron aka Purple Lodge also in centre.
Clockwise from top left - Ebb Tide, William Shakespeare 2000, Palais Biron (sorry thats a repeat photo, meant to be a different one), Stormy Weather, an aging The Prince, The Prince, Palais Biron, Love Song, Stormy Weather In the centre.
I saw that post earlier, unfortunately I do not have any LEH cutting.. It remained fairly short for me this year and hence only minimally trimmed it..
@Nollie you have a good collection there.. plan was for a separate lilac/mauve/purples shots.. but as Marlorena posted above there can be significant overlaps between pink to violets.. so will include everything here..
@zugenie I have seen how beautiful that RIB can get with time.. @Mr. Vine Eye has a fantastic bush.. Blue moon looks fab..
Munstead wood..
One in a million.. edges gets burnt badly in sun.. scent is good.. did not feel it was strong though..
Twilight zone.. did extremely well last year.. can vary from crimson to that ash/burnt violet hue..
Gruss an Teplitz.. vigorous, put on more growth than bloom in first year.. strong sweet scent..
Grafin Diana.. a late bloomer for me..
Soul.. was fantastic for a first year.. tall, arching stems with clusters of very fragrant blooms..
Twice in a Blue moon..1st year.. took a break between flushes..
Eyes for you..
Dioressence.. Tall, upright, floriferous.. huge blooms with exposed stamens when fully opened..
@cooldoc Grafin Diana above is how a rose *should* look, isn't it?