Roses
The fall flowering season is so uplifting after the awful summer we had. Roses seem to be blooming all over the neighborhood right now. I think I have four everblooming roses that are established, and several that were planted this spring. I'd like to get some more. Any suggestions? Right now, I have:
Playboy or Playgold*
Yellow Lady Banks
Safrano*
Cl. Iceberg
Cl. Don Juan
Cl. Red Fountain
Swamp Rose (still in a pot)
Mrs. Dudley Cross
Red Cascade
Two roses from Home Depot (one red, one yellow)*
One coral-colored miniature rose that I don't know the name of*
A burgundy, once-blooming rose that was here when we bought the house*
(*established)
I've killed:
Crepescule
Mermaid
I'm thinking about planting: Souvenir de la Malmaison, Duchesse de Brabant, Madame Joseph Scwartz . (I have a thing for cupped/quartered/cabbage-type antique roses.)
posted by r r s at 11/09/2006 07:32:00 AM
4 Comments:
I can recommend 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' from experience--even though she tends to ball (flowers won't open) in humid weather. She's one of my favorite roses and I have lots of photos of her on my site.
I'd also recommend 'Blush Noisette'. She keeps a dense bushy shape and her flowers, although small, have a very nice scent.
Sadly, my 'Madame Joseph Schwartz' has died. I though it was coming back. In fact, I watered it yesterday and was pleased to see some new growth. But this morning when I looked at it all the new leaves had wilted as if it had been poisoned. Weird.
One of my roses got my hopes up recently, then died. The Climbing Red Fountain seemed revived once the weather cooled down, then shriveled and died a few days after new growth started to appear.
I love 'Belinda's Dream' (pink), 'Valentine' (red, of course), and 'Marie Pavie' (white with a blush of pink).
When I moved in there was a coral-colored miniature rose with no name... maybe it's the same kind as yours. Mine seems pretty tough and blooms off and on. Is your Iceberg doing well? I used to see them at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and thought they were lovely.
What I really want is 'Graham Thomas', one of the David Austin English roses. Maybe some day!
Annie
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