Etoile de Hollande, which arrived at the same time as GaC, has already given us two lovely blooms and also looks like a winner. Such a nice clear red and fragrant too. Since I have mostly teas, noisettes, chinas and foundies, it's nice to have a red rose.

A third rose from the same Vintage batch is Thomasville Old Gold, a found tea that is coming along well, but not quite as exuberant as GaC yet.

I'm beginning to think that at least some of the older HTs will do very well indeed here in our coastal California area on their own roots. I ask Gregg Lowry at Vintage before I buy any of them, as I don't yet trust my own ability to know which will do well here own root. Gregg hasn't steered me wrong yet!

Isabelle
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And on fortuniana, no less. I am a lucky gal....

Ingrid

Right now I'm most interested in some of my open-pollinated hybrids that are showing some promise. I've got one seedling from Leontine Gervais that is showing excellent disease resistance...the ne foliage is gorgeous and red. I've yet to see a flower, but, that's cool.

I do have some seedlings of White Cap that are producing yellow flowers...perhaps a good yellow climber?

I have a seedling from a mystery rose (it came labeled as Edith Murat, but it is clearly not this rose...perhaps a red bourbon). The seedling is showing excellent vigor, EXCELLENT fragrance, and reasonable disease resistance in its pot.

I have a goal to hybridize (openly) roses that do well in my no spray garden.

Robert

Cemetaryrose, I've been waiting impatiently until Anna Olivier is available at Vintage without being custom root, and her sport Lady Roberts sounds wonderful too.

labrea, Mme Wagram is now on my wish list, as is isabelle's Burgundy Ice (gorgeous pictures!), Patricia's Eden and Organic tosca's Betty.

mendocinorose's Wolley Dod's (r. pomifera 'Duplex' according to Vintage, but I think Wolley Dod's Rose is a much more romatic name!)is intriguing. Do you know if the large hips taste good for cooking and tea? I'm always on the lookout for more ways to use roses as edibles as that's the theme of our garden. This month our rose society is featuring Edible Santa Barbara magazine and its writers who will talk about how to include more rosy treats in our lives. I'm especially eager to try rose soda (rose syrup and soda water, I believe).

tonotorose, thanks for reminding me that Devoniensis is at the top of my wish list. I really, really want this rose! And thanks to Ingrid for introducing me to Mme Dore. I'm always eager to find Bourbons that will do well in Southern California, and she's compact to boot!

lilifinch, lori_elf and jumbojimmy named some great-sounding Austins - Windermere, Munstead Woods, Field of the Woods, Evelyn... I've been timid about the Austins in our area. So far all I have is Tamora and she's reasonably healthy but thirsty. She gives good value for the water, of course -- the blooms are the most fragrant in the garden so I know I need to try more Austins. I'm going to get a Prospero soon from some rose society friends as I've heard he does well here, and a garden club friend has an Evelyn that isn't totally happy but gives the most delicious blooms -- so I have to keep trying.

Robert, I know that some of your seedlings will undoubtedly be on our wish lists by next year!

Linda

I prefer the reds. It's an almost effortless rose. Does well any where (sun or shade); blooms well all summer, good foliage ( I do spray about 2x month, i'm experimenting with less), lots of vigor. It gets fert in the spring, I don't dead head.

Lux