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| This is my first year rose gardening (I have one rose, Boscobel) and have a clean slate. (I used to have a Peace, but my mother wanted it so bad and I recently fell for Austins). Here's my line up for next year. Could you please tell me what you think and tell me whether you like BB or Othello better??? Othello or BB I was thinking about adding Abraham Darby (but I've read poor things about him), Glamis Castle (have also heard bad things), or Jude the Obscure (I just don't know if he has enough color-umpf to stand next to the rest). I feel like I need a soft cream or white in there. Thoughts? Do you think these roses will look nice with each other? |
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- Posted by adamharbeck WA Aust (My Page) on Fri, May 2, 14 at 0:22
| Not sure what your climate is like (apart from twisters and the odd farm-house dropping from thd sky :p), but Jude is truly worth growing for the fragrance alone. Like delicious moscato wine. And he is very healthy. Also, believe every good thing you read about Munstead Wood. I’m not a huge fan of the flower shape, but the health and fragrance of the blooms are outstanding. Glams Castle is very disappointing. Lovely myrrh scent, but the flowers fall apart as soon as you look at them and it gets black spot. And powdery mildew. And it burns in the sun. Jude and Munstead Wood actually last ok in a vase. |
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- Posted by ratdogheads 5b NH (My Page) on Fri, May 2, 14 at 6:28
| Benjamin Britten is a strong grower, very hardy, fragrant, and a good bloomer. It's an odd color though, rather vivid for an English rose. In my garden with acidic soil, it hasn't shown the salmon shade that you see in photos. Mine are sort of a warm fuchsia. I think it makes a great focal point among softer colors and it would coordinate well with the other roses you mention. I have not seen Boscobel in bloom yet but based on the photos I've seen I think the two would be perfect together. |
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| I too own Benjamin Britten and also would like to say the color of mine is not the salmon color in the picture. I purposely bought this rose for two reasons, first that it was an english rose that was said to be good in containers, and second the color. It is a good plant for a container and am happy with it for that reason, but disappointed in the color. It is more wine colored for me, and its in a bagged potting soil not even in my ground. I would likely not have bought it if I had known. |
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- Posted by the_bustopher 6, MO (My Page) on Sat, May 3, 14 at 1:46
| Of those on your list, I have Benjamin Britten and Graham Thomas. My own-root Graham Thomas has nice yellow flowers, but it doesn't have all that many of them. It does repeat, but not well. It does a lot better if we have not had a late hard freeze. That is true for probably all the rest of my roses as well as all the other stuff. Benjamin Britten is a monster. It can get 10-15 ft tall if you let it. Mine has flowers that start out as a vermilion red, but they fade to an almost watermelon pink. It repeats through most of the summer and on into the fall. It is a nice variety overall, but it just gets huge. If you are looking for a yellow one but would consider something a little different, could I suggest another Austin rose, Windrush? It is more of a single flower, but it repeats quite well if deadheaded. The bush is not rampant but gets about 5 ft tall and about that wide if you let it. It blooms much better than Graham Thomas. Another good Austin yellow is Blythe Spirit. It blooms well, but it gets huge also. The jury is still out on Charlotte. Maybe this will give you something to think about. |
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- Posted by ratdogheads 5b NH (My Page) on Sat, May 3, 14 at 6:18
| Agree with the poor repeat for Graham Thomas, but I keep him because the blooms are exquisite. Lady of Shalott is another to consider - it would give you that color-umpf that you supposed might be lacking with Jude. She's all around lovely and graceful, healthy and hardy too. |
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