Denise

thanks for that valuable information. hmfind says 6'-20' and "vigorous" and I always plan on the larger size here in Florida. Mine is a year old and under a foot tall but not irrigated. Never bloomed except a tiny one while in the starter pot.

Denise

Ingrid

Sherry

Back to Lamarque: I had one or two (don't remember) that died. A friend told me, "get one from ARE, they send out huge plants", I did that and every one they've sent (I got 2) has survived and grows.

I could see Lamarque getting to be a huge plant here. It sure does flower a lot.

Florence

ZONE ENVY creeps in again..

REally there is soo many roses I could grow , I know I shouldnt. But when I see these pale mix apricots/orange blends and yellow. I sigh. So far out of my reach =(.. There is probably a dozen or so roses that I wish I could really grow, this being one of them, buff beauty, lady hillingdon , colors in this vein are very rare to grow in the farther north and are really only available in a smattering of rare hybrids (ie alchymist (have it), pauls bardens Marianne (just ordered), Fruhlingsduft (have it) . I know there is more, and some of the paler yellow blends from Austin can be grown here (crocus rose for sure) but if you count them on two hands you are doing very lucky. There probably is less than 12 total roses in this category you can grow here.

We do have the oppurtunity to grow some of the OGR spins and feotida class ones, but the canary yellow, though pretty are usually early and then gone, the roses are pretty, but small in most cases.

SIGH.. I will keep collecting the rare yellows and orange/apricot blends that I can and will enjoy everyone elses photos of thier beauties!

Silverkelt

Your picture is so lovely

Silverkelt----I know how you feel----have you checked out Albertine or perhaps Compassion?-----they do well in my area.

Buff Beauty is struggling in my yard

Florence

Some poeple have managed to get hybrid multiflora

Ghislaine de Feligonde to survive. Alas I think im just a little too cold for that as well. I tried a rambling bouralt Mdme Sancy De Parabree, reported to be one of the hardiest non Hybrid Setigera there is and its just a shade too marginal..

I can grow a smattering of ramblers, mostly in the Setigera family. I do have Baltimore Belle, about 14 feet long on its longest cane now.. still not pegged up to the house yet lol..

But this color is rare here.

Jerome, alot of Austins in ths color range do ok here.. some better than others.. Some would die.

Silverkelt

I've been looking up on Celine Forestier on the internet. How come the colour of yours looks pink/peachy apricot?
Most of the pictures I see are subdued yellow cream with a button eye at the center. What's the scent like? Is it strong?