HONEY DIJON AND TROILUS

Hey Jordan,

The Honey Dijon looks a beauty! Does it have much fragrance and does it last long.

Cheers
Brett

brettv68 wrote:Hey Jordan,

The Honey Dijon looks a beauty! Does it have much fragrance and does it last long.

Cheers
Brett

hey brett,
so far so good it only just opened its the third day , it seems strong and holds its flower well . yeah there is def fragrance .. good healhty foliage too

Thanks Jordan,

You read all you like about roses but first hand info from a grower is gold.

no worries brett

Nice one Jordan, my honey d' has a couple of buds ready to open, lovely bush like you say, not everyone's taste, but hey it a unique colour

yes paul , its a uniqur colour indeed .. and i agree not to everyone's taste

Honey Dijon will improve in colour and vigour with time in the ground. flowers produced in cool temps will have flashes of pink to the outside petals. doesn't fade.

Thanks finbarr . i can see the colour is improving as its coming along

That is a fantastic shot/photo Dan

roseman wrote:That is a fantastic shot/photo Dan

thanks david, i knew u would like honey dijon . even tho its not a true yellow , its a weird colour but easy on the eyes IMO

That's right Dan, not a true yellow, but looking at ancestry, it could breed some good roses. We might talk to the breeder of it.

the more i look at it the more i love it , the petals on the flower are so strong almost to the point if u look at it , would think its a plastic rose

troilus is a amazing rose .. loving it more every day

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honey dijon

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Certainly an unusual colour Jordan. Reminds me of Julia's Rose (now wasn't that a dud. Mine's still in the garden but not for long)
How would you describe its fragrance?

I hope I can prove you wrong Silky about 'Julia's Rose'. I have to prove to someone else wrong about her wimpy ness

silkyfizz wrote:Certainly an unusual colour Jordan. Reminds me of Julia's Rose (now wasn't that a dud. Mine's still in the garden but not for long)
How would you describe its fragrance?

silky the fragrance is quite soft not over power.. its a bit on citrus side

Roseman, I wish you would prove me wrong and then tell me what she needs. Mine is not only wimpy but stingy, weak and downright bloody-minded.Maybe I'm just not nurturing or patient enough.

jordan71 wrote:honey dijon

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How awesome is the colour on this Honey D...

Nice Jordan.Mine is starting to bud now.

Thanks danny

I adore Julia’s Rose, just adore it, even though it hardly has any fragrance …

I’ve seen Julia’s Rose described as super fussy, and it’s true that it’s extremely prone to sun-burning, and must be kept in shade here, but I wouldn’t call it fussy. It’s one of the most beautiful uniquely coloured roses I’ve seen, truly outstanding, not in focal point terms, but in its calm gentle effect.
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The colours continue to change, but always stay interesting and warm.
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I wasn’t sure how to prune her, so I looked for some suggestions and found to prune her hard. As I’m not that into pruning, I followed this tip for only one cane, which has stayed quite short, producing only singular blooms on new shoots, but this is the cane I barely touched:

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Dan, I’ve looked at Honey Dijon many times, and its good to see more photos here. If I wasn’t headed for the OGRs, that’s what I’d have, for sure, because the colours appear as warm and soft as other roses’ only glow in twilight.

We better start "Julia's Rose" thread and also one on how to transform people fro HT's and Floribundas to the world of other varieties. The world of the rose is huge, not only are there modern roses which came from ancient roses, some of the ancient ones are better IMO