Diamond Jubilee and Royal Highness

Hi guys any of our members grow these roses and if so how do they find them.Cheers

Oldies but goodies.

Ausrose wrote:Oldies but goodies.

.Lool thats very true ausrose there old roses،but still popular from what I found over the internet.How do they keep with our hot summers.

Ausrose wrote:

Dannyboy I have had two bushes of Diamond Jubilee for over twenty years and I have found no problems with heat. They are vigorous and throw more water shoots than any other rose I grow. The blooms have fragrance and still do well on the show bench in the exhibition class despite being around since 1947. I think I am going over old ground here but the buds are ugly looking as though they have been misformed but they turn into magnificent blooms as they open. The old timers tell me it is one of the few roses that hasn't degenerated over time. In other words plants budded today are good as those budded back in the late forties.

Thanks ausrose for the great insight very helpfull.

Danny we have 'Royal Highness' growing here in Mudgee, as Doug says the initial bloom does look a bit 'ugly', then surprisingly turns out a beautiful flower. Like a lot of roses if the buds are about to open when there is a lot of rain they do spoil a bit, but not overly so. A fantastic colour.

love diamond jubilee, healthy performer and nice blooms and the perfume is a bonus
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Thanks roseman and jordan.Great pics Jordan.Roseman how do you find the frangrance of royal highness.

Danny, IMO it is not as strong as Camp David which is next to it, but I could be wrong.

Danny-boy I grew Royal Highness many years ago and found it to be a good grower but a little short on blooms. The blooms were of good form for the NSW bunch class however I found them almost impossible to keep clean so eventually I dug it out and gave it away. I have come along way since those days and generally I can keep roses similar to Royal Highness clean. These days I grow five bushes of Bride's Dream (Fairytale Queen/Marchen Konigin) which is very similar in colour to Royal Highness and these bushes grow like a weed and are covered in blooms. One problem I have encountered with them is if they become defoliated during summer they sunburn badly.

Thanks Ausrose.I like my old roses that are still classics and can compare to the new stuff now.I have seen Fairytale Queen this season at Bunnings in a bag ,but how much can you collect lol.Another pale pink I love to is Mothers Love very good rose of nice form,health and a sweet perfume.

I have just finished reading your two posts gents which were posted at some ungodly hour, don't you two ever sleep. The thing that caught my eye was the 'Brides Dream' Doug, I had not heard of it so went to HMF, low and behold who one of it's patents are, see link below,
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I do like the colour and form of the bloom

Interesting to note that Royal Highness is one of the parents of Brides Dream.Another pink Im trying this year is First Prize.Roseman you know my working hours lol !.