It is quite interesting. When I want to find out information about a rose I intend to feature as Rose of the Week, my first port of call is my books. Sometimes, a rose does not feature at all (the reason may be that it is a recent release or it just may be that there are so many rose cultivars, they can’t all feature). At the other end of the spectrum are the roses that feature in every book. Friesia is one such rose. Continue reading
Ashram is a Hybrid Tea rose.
It has fully double, beautiful, deep golden/apricot blooms. The only down side to Ashram’s blooms is that there is not much in the way of fragrance. Continue reading
In my humble opinion, Honey Dijon is an unremarkable rose in every respect except one. Its unusual colouring. It is descibed, in the catalogues, as a warm golden brown but, to me, the description of mustard that its name conjures up, is more accurate.
Lordly Oberon could be a perfect rose. I love the soft pink colouring of its blooms and I love their deep, cupped shape and beautiful fragrance.
I love that the bush is tall (mine is about 2.5 metres) and, virtually, disease free. I also love that the beautiful flowers are produced in abundance on tall, arching canes above the foliage. I love the fact that this makes its blooms, on their long stems, excellent in the vase. Continue reading
Prospero is a David Austin Rose which he has classified into the group, Old Rose Hybrids. In his book, The English Roses, Austin explains that he has classified the original English Roses (David Austin Roses) into this group. They are the result of crossing the early summer-flowering Old Roses with modern Hybrid Tea and Floribunda roses with the idea of combining the best characteristics of both: the repeat flowering and wide colour range of modern roses with the unique beauty and natural shrubby growth of old roses. Continue reading
Comtes de Champagne is a David Austin rose. It is a member of the English Musk Group. Continue reading
Benjamin Britten is a David Austin rose and a member of the Leander Group. Its intense colouring makes it unusual for a David Austin rose which are normally of a more delicate colour. Benjamin Britten is an orangey red with a hint of yellow in the central petals. As it ages, it fades to a dark pink. Continue reading
Sometimes, shit happens!! Maus and I were sitting outside on a lovely, mild, summer’s night, waxing lyrical about how lucky we were and what a wonderful life we have, when I broke the spell by saying, ” It is Sunday and I don’t think I did a ‘Rose of the Week’ post last week.”
Maus summarily directed that I get up from the table, not finish my last drop of red and do my Oklahoma post. I thought this was retirement:) Continue reading
Grace is a David Austin rose. It is a member of the Leander Group (Leander is one of Austin’s earliest introductions). All roses in the group have Aloha (bred by Boerner in 1949) as the foundation parent. David Austin advises that Grace is one of the most beautiful in the Leander Group. Continue reading
McLeod’s Daughters blooms are quite specky. They are creamy, apricot double blooms, tinged with a coppery reverse. The mature flower is cup-shaped and has an old world charm that I find appealing. It also has a pleasant, mild fragrance. Continue reading
