Elegant Stainless Steel Trio

Not my bouquet, so no kind remarks necessary. Just thought you'd like to see some nicely fashioned blooms (I think) cut yesterday from the bush I just obtained for my friend. I don't even like this colour, but I find this threesome very stylish. Pic is a bit soft, but taken with her iPhone.
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Nice pic Betsy. Stainless Steel is a favourite of a friend, says the blooms sometimes look like parchment, subtle colour changes acc to weather/season. Bit pale for my taste though.
Then again she recommended Ebb Tide, which I'm finding I dislike. Itsy bitty flowers, weak, small, odd colours, none of which are that mysterious deep purple as promoted.

I did trial Ebb Tide in a pot years ago for 12 months Silky , i didn't like it either , but then i have read it is four years until it matures , i binned mine ... Stainless Steel , i have never known what to make of this rose , could be good or really , really bad , so have just avoided it ....

Four years of itty bitty, muddy looking blobs? Aarrrrrgggghhhh!

Ironically, the friend who now has SS has Ebb Tide on her list for 2013. I have passed on the scuttlebutt, but she still wants to try it. . God loevs a tryer.

Did either of you ever get a clove scent from ET?

Hopefully this will work SS has 12 unique descendants, can't be to bad
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Link doesn't work for non-members, never has and never will. Can you provide some of the descendent names, roseman?

Hi,
I have Stainless Steel here and she is a beautiful rose.
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Barbara B

Wow, what a bloomfest, Barbara! Have sent a copy of your pic to friend with baby SS. She is entranced by it. I'm not appropriately supportive of her in this passion ;-), so your pic shows that she's hardly alone in this enthusiasm.

Do you exhibit? I know that it is a consistent winner of ribbons and hardware.

Hi,
no, I don't exhibit them. I just enjoy them and paint pictures of them.
Barbara B

There you go Betsy, good reason to become a member, then you get all the benefits.

Carolyn Elizabeth
Elizabeth Marie
GREfairlynn
Greliz
Grelovie
Honey Dijon ™ (Hybrid Tea, Sproul, 2003)
Leah June
Poopsie ™
SPRocarolyn
STSTXCAF
Stephen Rulo
WEKsproulses
Wecrulo

Biola Centennial
First Impression
June Honey
Love Song (floribunda, Carruth 2011)
Pumpkin Patch (Floribunda, Bedard, 2008)
Sprobiolacentennial
Sproimpress
Waljune
Wekmongros
Wekstameda

Sproul liked it, obviously. Me, I don't see any greats among the HT/floris popping out of that list. Honey Dijon is well liked and widely grown, but it's no A-lister. Thanks for the list, roseman!

Betsy , in the time that i had Ebb Tide , no i didn't think that it was fragrant at all , a lot of hype , and a big disapointment , but it is does take a while to develope so they say ...

Nah, not worth it, I think. I had thought the flowers would smell like clove pinks. If not, I don't give too hoots about this one.
Edit: er, that would be two hoots, too

I couldn't smell any clove scent but then I had to be a contortionist to get down far enough to smell the darn thing. I did have some perfume but not strong.

Just looking down that list of roses....Poopsie! Why on earth would anyone name a rose Poopsie? Wonder if its small, white, fluffy and yaps? Lol

Lol , Betsy , tend to agree , hoping Twilight Zone is soooo much better ...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has tried Lagerfield and how it compares to Stainless Steel? They look fairly similar.

Hi,
Lady X has a more purplish tinge here. This one's a bit sunburnt but you can see what I mean.
Barbara B

Sorry I meant Lagerfeld is more purplish. This is Lady X.
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Compare them to Stainless Steel and you can see they're very different.
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Thanks Barbara, which is the better grower and long lasting?