Your favourite red roses ???

by dannyboy 25th September 2013, 14:56

Everybody loves red roses they light up the garden what a your favourites and one's you a looking forward to this season.Last year my stand out red roses were Peter Brock bloomed so much and great health wise and a lovely red and also Summer Fragrance.Cant also go past Mr Lincoln and Loving memory.

This season I planted a few more red roses some old classics to, looking forward to them they are Tatjana,Chrysler Imperial,Crismon Glory,Papa Melland and Grande Amore.

by Happy roses 25th September 2013, 15:29

Reds, don't get me started... love

I saw Summer fragrance at the rose nursery and was interested to see if it was any good.

I bought Fragrant Charm however, nice looking rose and as I wanted one to go into a pot and lot of the reds I did like there grow pretty big so gave them a miss. Too many tempting by far though..

The owner there comment that a lot of people are going for the classics rather then the newbies.

My favorite at the moment is Red Intuition.

by dannyboy 25th September 2013, 15:44

Happy roses wrote:Reds, don't get me started...
I saw Summer fragrance at the rose nursery and was interested to see if it was any good.

I bought Fragrant Charm however, nice looking rose and as I wanted one to go into a pot and lot of the reds I did like there grow pretty big so gave them a miss. Too many tempting by far though..

The owner there comment that a lot of people are going for the classics rather then the newbies.

My favorite at the moment is Red Intuition.

I'm like you Happy roses love my red ones.You will love Summer Frangrance it's a dark red tho,but a lovely strong perfume to.You find a nice red rose and then see another 3 or 4 you like after you buy it lol.

by betsyw 25th September 2013, 16:49

What do they say at the Blood Bank?

"When the red runs out,
The party's over."

My two top-of-the-top reds: Firefighter and Camp David. Personally I count my Fragrant Cloud as a red, but the rules say otherwise.

by Happy roses 25th September 2013, 16:56

If only i could win lotto i would try them all lol

by silkyfizz 25th September 2013, 17:37

Looking forward to seeing flowers on my Mr Lincoln and also Francis Dubreill (spelling?). I love the glowing colour of my Kardinal and how long the flowers last. Like you Betsy, i could include Fragrant Cloud here, its coral red colour makes it probably one of my absolute favourites.

by SueH 25th September 2013, 18:39

My favourite and has been for a long time, is Papa Meilland. This last winter, I bought Father's Love. Will be very interested to see how it performs. Mr Lincoln is also on my list.

by AutumnDamask 25th September 2013, 18:48

Papa Meilland and Oklahoma for VAVOOM. (Looks / fragrance and vigour/repeat)
Satchmo for shockingly red red. (It doesn't fade out purple).

by jordan71 25th September 2013, 19:15

I love reds . loads more on my wish list

AVON
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DEEP SECRET
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EKSTASE
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FIREFIGHTER
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FRANCIS DUBRIEL
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FISHER HOLMES
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GYPSY ROSE
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LOUIS XIV
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by The Lazy Rosarian 25th September 2013, 19:34

The owner there comment that a lot of people are going for the classics rather then the newbies. This is from Happy's post earlier, maybe weall should at the older one's and not the hype of the new

by Ausrose 25th September 2013, 19:45

The best reds for show bench in recent years have been Kardinal,City of Newcastle (Veteran's Honour) and Mr Lincoln.

by dannyboy 25th September 2013, 19:56

I forgot to mention firefighter and Kardinal looking forward to them this season after last years summer got to them bad.

by dannyboy 25th September 2013, 20:00

Ausrose wrote:The best reds for show bench in recent years have been Kardinal,City of Newcastle (Veteran's Honour) and Mr Lincoln.

I bought city of newcastle this winter after reading good reviews.

by maree 25th September 2013, 21:42

Oklahoma , just love it , my favourite , then Firefighter , have planted Camp David this year , will see how it goes .....

by martino 26th September 2013, 03:12

Would have to add ingrid bergman in the mix.

by Happy roses 26th September 2013, 07:41

roseman wrote:The owner there comment that a lot of people are going for the classics rather then the newbies. This is from Happy's post earlier, maybe weall should at the older one's and not the hype of the new

Well I suppose the classics are tried and true, it's a case of stick with what you know..at one particular place I go to it's $35 for a new release, and when you don't know much about it, it does make you wonder if it is worth getting considering money is hard to come by these days, so I must choose wisely. Temptation vs wallet. Shocked

Speaking of classic i saw Kentucky derby at a park, quite a lovely rose.

by Happy roses 26th September 2013, 07:50

Martino, I have Ingrid Bergman as well, how do you find yours? Mine's just getting started, got it from Bunnings as a bare root.

by martino 27th September 2013, 04:29

Hi happy roses you found it at bunnings not bad for such a rare rose, i only got it this year as well after hearing great reviews on it will keep you posted how it goes.

by Happy roses 27th September 2013, 07:39

Thanks, it was the only one there and cheap too, happy with that.

by LouiseJB 27th September 2013, 10:31

Hi Everyone,
Here is a couple of roses on City of Newcastle this morning.
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Have a good day:)

by Ausrose 27th September 2013, 10:57

You can see why City of Newcastle under the name Veteran's Honour is the top rose in the USA

by dannyboy 27th September 2013, 14:43

L ovely roses Ausrose how do you find it healthwise is it a strong rose.I have one bought this season seems a slow grower.

by Ausrose 27th September 2013, 15:57

I have had four for a number of years in pots and I must say they have been disappointing however I don't think its the rose but rather the grower. The pots I have them in are very big and I've seen my mate Jim grow roses in the same size pots and they have been sensational so I don't think it's the size of the pot. All the elements such as fertilizing, watering and spraying have been carried to the letter of the law and the ph is around 6.5 so that isn't a problem. I've come to the conclusion it's the potting mix as it is garden soil and although the roses loved it originally I would say because of compaction they are not enjoying it at all these days. Another friend Ian has a City of Newcastle about 3m tall with tens of blooms. So the only dope seems to be me.

by Happy roses 27th September 2013, 18:34

Ausrose you sure aren't a dope, did you get them all at the same time, maybe a bad batch of plants I don't know. How big are your pots? I think I may be heading for the same trouble eventually with a couple in spite of getting large pots, I wonder if they are big enough.

by neptune 27th September 2013, 19:04

one question with pots is "how often do you water your potted roses?"

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