I am gradually introducing more roses into my garden but I confess I tend to buy florabundas because I love the fact that they keep on giving. Having seen all the wonderful roses that are exhibited on here I would like to expand my collection but am not fond of the 'one hit' wonders so could you tell me what are your best repeat flowerers? The roses in some of your photos look very floriferous. Apologies if this is a daft question, but I do suffer from rose envy! tia
@Meomye Golden Celebration Blue for You Ruby Wedding The first flowers May to October, light fragrance, and I love the change of colour from bud to bloom. The second is a fragrance explosion from May to October, with bunches of blooms per stem. If tended, by that I mean snipping out the first bloom when done, it will bloom for ages without a break. The third starts May and has yet to finish. Not much fragrance, and not as many blooms, but they last a long time. I am in the east midlands, so a range of temperatures and conditions to contend with. Hope others will help with other recommendations. 🙂
My best repeat flowerer is probably Moonlight (a climber/rambler type rose). It has blooms pretty much all year, if constantly deadheaded. Simple, open flowers.
My new bare root rose, Chandos Beauty, a Xmas present from my son & his family arrived this morning from Eastcroft Nurseries, rather to my surprise as I wasn't expecting it to be delivered before Christmas. A nice sturdy specimen so I'm hoping it will do better than its predecessor. It's a bit difficult to gift wrap though!.
My roses from Lens came today. I've planted Alb. R and Narrow W. The others are heeled in to a trench in the veg garden. It's so wet here in Dordogne, lawn is like a bog.
Strawberry Hill ®
Open Arms
Hermann Schmidt
Chevy Chase
Schneewittchen, clg. Also called Iceberg
Alfred Colomb
Narrow Water
Blush Noisette
The Albrighton Rambler
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hope everyone came through storm Pia unscathed! 50mph gusts here, lots of things blown around, my walk in poly greenhouse very shaken despite being well braced with heavy metal fence panels, i can see a few tipped over things inside, hopefully its mild enough I can check tomorrow, today was still too windy! On the plus side, I dont need to try and defoliate my big Albertine & wedding day climbers now... all the leaves are in next doors garden now!
@cooldoc, 4 are to go on a gazebo, 1 on a fence, 1 on a rose arch and 1 on an obelisk. Alfred Colomb is instead of Darcey Bussell for a rose bed and I don't know where Hermann Schmidt is going. I bought it because my daughter has it and I like it. I would like it on my house but I think there is a loo pipe underground in the ideal place. Mostly there is paving or gravel around the house.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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The first flowers May to October, light fragrance, and I love the change of colour from bud to bloom.
The second is a fragrance explosion from May to October, with bunches of blooms per stem. If tended, by that I mean snipping out the first bloom when done, it will bloom for ages without a break.
The third starts May and has yet to finish. Not much fragrance, and not as many blooms, but they last a long time.
I am in the east midlands, so a range of temperatures and conditions to contend with. Hope others will help with other recommendations. 🙂
On the plus side, I dont need to try and defoliate my big Albertine & wedding day climbers now... all the leaves are in next doors garden now!