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Everyone has a favourite rose -- I always find it interesting to ask people about theirs, I usually end up with another one to add to the ever growing list of roses I'd love to add to my garden. My personal criteria is: long lasting on plant and in vase, great scent, and something in the pale yellow to apricot range, although a bit of pale pink or cream in the mix is nice. I love the David Austins, but I can find a favourite in almost any class of roses. One rose I've acquired in the last couple of years that I love is Bella 'Roma, not only because of its magnificent beauty, but because it lasts a very long time on and off the plant, and has a gorgeous scent on top of everything else. I'd love to hear some of the other favourites out there -- if you post one, please also include the particular characteristics that make it your favourite. I'm always looking for new roses to fall in love with....
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#1 of 11 posted
31 AUG 07 by
Warski
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I 've just posted my thoughts on Love"s Promise (GF). If you look it up on this site, you might enjoy what I wrote as I enjoyed reading your reflections on Bella' Roma. Love's Promise has recently become my favorite rose...I know, that statement is always subject to change.
Yours Truly,
Warski
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Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Your posts are a valuable contribution to HMF.
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Have looked up Love's Promise (in fact a Meilland), but I can't seem to find your recent thoughts, Warren ...?
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One rose that you might like is Double Delight - great as a cut flower and has a magnificent scent. Otherwise my favourites (maybe the list is going to be a bit long!):
Caprice de Meilland (for colour, bloom frequency, length of flowering period -early spring till beginning of winter, through boiling sun, drought, cooler, rainy periods, long stems with very few thorns, great scent, excellent in a vase)(Also, an afterthought, if ever it does become affected by BS - I don't treat my roses - the stems grow faster than the evolution of the disease ...)
Rhapsody in Blue (healthy, vigorous, great colour)
Chartreuse de Parme (colour, scent, great as a cut flower)
Carris (loads of flowers, long-lasting on the bush and when cut)
Savoy Hotel (nice smallish flower, fanastic in a vase)
Tequila (great colours, vigorous)
Carte Blanche (very vigorous, very long perpetual flowering)
I'd better stop there, I think, though I could carry on!!!
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#4 of 11 posted
1 SEP 07 by
Warski
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Dear Judith,
Oddly enough, Love's Promise had, just that day, replaced Double Delight as my favorite rose. I'm afraid, I shall be a fickle lover, as I continue to discover more and more. One shouldn't really have a favorite rose - a favorite group of roses would, perhaps, be more fair for all of us.
Your recommendations were wonderful and I knew none of them. I looked-up each one and was very impressed, grateful for the new information. Do you live outside the USA? If not, I've got more to learn than I thought. Thank you.
Warren
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Yes, Warren, actually I do! I'm living in France. And it's true that it's rather frustrating sometimes, as some of the roses mentioned are not obtainable here. Fortunately with the Internet one can 'shop around' and, in the end, manage to find a supplier for most of them. I'll have to have a look at Love's Promise ... Thanks!!
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#7 of 11 posted
2 SEP 07 by
Warski
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Judith, I'm hoping you've found my listing of Love's Promise. I've recently changed my screen name from Warburton to Warski (I wasn't comfortable with the former being so close to my own name) so there might be some confusion at the site right now. I understand why the rose names you cited where baffling at first; thank you for letting me know you live in France. It makes perfect sense now. You did see that Meilland is the cultivar of "LP", so hopefully it will be fairly easy to get information where you are.
I'm particularly fond of the Meilland roses. We have Star Roses here (A Meilland Headquarters,so to speak) and one of their reps, Steve Benning, comes to our Rose Soc. meetings and lectures once a year. I will keep your list of roses and ask him his advice about seeing them, getting them. Thank you again, Warren.
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Actually, Warren, I did look for your comments on Love's Promise, which as you say is a Meilland and easily obtainable here (for once!!), but the most recent comment was in 2006. Is that what you meant? Thanks!
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#9 of 11 posted
2 SEP 07 by
Warski
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Yes, Judith, that is it. I edited it recently, but originally wrote it in 2006. On occasion, I'll rewrite my entries if I notice something more needs be said. Oftentimes, surprising, new information comes as the bush matures through the years and I find it necessary to update the news.
For example, I noticed no fragrance from Love's Promise for the first 6 months so I wrote just that. When I finally noticed the strong fragrance, I was embarrassed at what I wrote and thought it only right to change the original observation.
I'm relatively new to growing roses and. I enjoy participating in the discussions on this site, but I'm bound to be wrong. So, when I am, I try to correct myself as quickly as I can.
Warren
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OK, thanks, I see! And thank you, on behalf of us all, for keeping your comments up to date! I always look to see what people have said about the roses I'm interested in.
See you've got the bug too ... !! Roses are wonderful things, aren't they?!? All the best, Judith.
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#11 of 11 posted
19 APR 15 by
AlZone5B
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Bella Roma performs very well in my Chicagoland garden. I have several different plants, the grafted ones get5-6 feet tall the own root ones are shorter. Fragrance is intensely fruity- among the best. Repeat is excellent, and this is a fantastic cutting rose, lasts long in the vase, and on the bush. Long extremely thorny canes. A very upright habit. Can you tell she is one of my favorites?
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1 JUL 05 by
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I really love this rose. I lost all my roses this past winter. I started to dig up Valencia and when I did, I noticed it had a sprout. I potted it until my new bed was ready. At that time the long sprout had a bud. Anyway to make a long story short, it had an incredibly huge bloom that lasted and lasted. When I deadheaded the rose, it started sprouting out all over. Now it looks like a regular bush, instead of a sprout. This is a wonderful rose.
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Faith,
According to Jack Harkness, roses have three natural enemies in the wild: 1) fire; 2) frost; and 3) being eaten. The plant has adapted to compensate for these dangers to continue the species by being able to regenerate from its roots. What you have described in your comment is a perfect example of a rose doing its own thing... regenerating from the roots.
Smiles,
Lyn
helpmefind.com
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#2 of 5 posted
7 JAN 06 by
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I love this rose, too. In my hot, humid climate, Valencia loses some fragrance during summer but still performs terrifically. Spring and Fall fragrance is to die for, rich vanilla and rose combination. Definitely a smelly monster. I just measured a December bloom at 5 and a half inches in diameter. Lasts over a weak in the vase. The color is luminous, a combination of golden yellow on the tops of the petals and apricot on the petal backs. Not the bushiest of growth, but still very healthy with good disease resistance. (I spray all my roses preventively for Blackspot).
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This is also one of my very favourite roses. It lasts longer in a vase than any other rose in my garden, flat-out, period! By several days even. The large flowers, fabulous scent, gorgeous colour....all of these things more than make up for the fact that, as has been mentioned it doesn't really branch out in an overly bushy form.
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#4 of 5 posted
3 OCT 07 by
Warski
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Dear Gina,
Just saw Valencia growing in Santa Barbara CA. Loved it and would like to grow it. Just wondered if yours has branched into more of a bush as time went by. This site describes the growth habit as 28 inches tall and up to 4 feet wide. I live in Hollywood Ca., a micro-climate, where most roses grow with ease. Is your climate similar?
Thank you,
Warski
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My newly bought Valencia also seems to be as tough as nails. I bought it as a strong looking bare-root (in a bag, with sawdust around the roots) about 4 months ago and was planning to put it in the ground, but didn't have a spot ready for it yet. So when I thought I was ready to plant it (maybe a week after buying it), I soaked the roots in a bucket one night, expecting to plant it the next day, but didn't get around to it.
So as the days went by I ummed and ahhed about whether to put it in the ground or in a pot, to start with, while the plant was still in the bucket of water. It was also left outside and while it was in a very shady spot, it still got a bit of direct sunlight each day and as the weeks (yes weeks!) went by, some of the water evaporated, drying out the roots on one side of the plant (as it was leaning to one side and some roots ended up out of the water, after the evaporation). I could see that while the plant was sending out new season's growth, it was struggling and not looking healthy, so after about a month I decided I had to either plant it, put it in a pot, or throw it out, so I decided to put it in a pot and see if it would survive.
Well survive it has, and while it unfortunately lost the strong cane that was directly above the roots that dried out, the rest of it has grown well and there are now about 7 strong buds on it, with the first one just about ready to open out any minute. Even after all that, there has been no real sign of any BS or mildew on the plant, even though plenty of other plants in my garden have had one, or both. Very impressive.
I also saw some of these in flower at a local rose nursery, the other day (one of which is in the pic, below) and was really impressed with the big, beautiful buds and blooms. It was the first time I'd seen any of these in person, that I'm aware of, so I was glad I took the chance on buying this one (as I don't usually buy a rose that I haven't seen for myself).
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25 FEB 04 by
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This one I bought as an experiment since I liked the pics on the internet, first year it was just lingering in there with weak stems and tiny flowers but this year it's a blowout! It just produced a beautiful crystaly pink flower over 5 inches that knocked me over plus the fragrance! I am very happy to keep this one! It is still on a short side so I don'r really know how tall it's going to get. It's promising for now! :)
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Can you tell me how this rose has performed since your last posting about it? I'm very interested in adding it to my garden, but I'm near capacity and have to be sure it's going to be what I hope for. My criteria for roses are: colour ranges of pale pink, cream, apricot, yellow - and super, super fragrance. (Oh, maximum petal count as well).
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27 SEP 06 by
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I read your reply re: Jardins de Bagatelle. I have two of them, and am going to get a 3rd this winter. The stem size increases with maturity. I have had one for 3 years, and one for 2. It seems to have disease resistant petals (I do spray) and the flowers are very long lasting and very fragrant. I love the color of this rose. I focus on the same colors that you mention that you have. Could you tell me the names of the ones you have, and indicate any that are blackspont prone, or those that are disease resistant. I want to add some new ones this year, and am looking for those colors that you mention are in your garden.thank you. Rose-A-Lynn (gloriabarnett@bellsouth.net)
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Beth, your photo of Fragrant Dream is amazing. Does it more often look like the paler photos though? The spot I'm considering it for needs an apricot or creamy colour. I'm in Southern California as well, and am especially interested in very fragrant blooms that are long lasting when cut. Would you say Fragrant Dream displays these attributes?
Thanks,
Gina (in Pasadena)
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Gina, yes FRAGRANT DREAM usually does look more like the lighter, apricoty tones. And personally, I don't remember the scent being all that strong. It is a pretty rose tho, and fairly long-lasting. And I like how it does kind of change colors and tones with the climate.
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