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Double Delight can have many, many looks. Very white with just a tinge of pink edging is one of them and not abnormal at all. And the colors can change dramatically in just a few hours.

These are photos of one bloom taken over a 24 hour period.

Wow thanks, So I know nothing is wrong, because this one of my favorites

Ooo, Lady Sadie looks very intriguing, Beth. I don't know anything about it other than the picture now, but I'll keep my eye out for more info on it.

Jay

I just ordered Neil Diamond today from Edmunds. They did have me pay for it, but it won`t be shipped until next april. I am looking forward to growing it. It will be in a pink and white bed.

Pat Austin has proved to be a big disappointment to me. I've had her 3 years now. She puts out a big first flush, then I get nothing out of her once it gets hot. And a few piddly blooms in the fall.

tare,
I'm thinking about Mary Magdalene too. Did you buy some? Or did you decide on something else?

Forgot to mention a few roses I love that bloom great here in North Georgia. The Alnwick Rose, Carding Mill, Heaven on Earth, Gruss, Quietness and Cream Veranda. Those seem to be my favorite, at the moment, and they all have slowed down right now but bloom consistently all summer!!! Oh boy!! I'm soooo excited for you. Keep posting pics!! Judy

Belinda's Dream can get quite tall, to 5 feet or more, so you'd have to be careful with placement. Bishop's Castle is a beautiful and fragrant Austin rose that does very well in the heat. It can spread but I keep mine trimmed short, to about 3 feet, and it still keeps on blooming. Carding Mill is another great hot-weather rose.

I agree with hoovb; you have so much room that a wide border of roses and other plants would be beautiful and have a lot of impact. I wouldn't have just roses. As beautiful as they are, they can become boring planted en masse without anything to lend contrast to their shapes and colors. Bolero and Julia Child are both very good roses, with a nice bushy shape and lots of bloom. Boxwood hedges are very attractive but can be labor-intensive with all the trimming to keep them tidy looking.

With all that room you might want to visit the Antique Roses Forum and find out about roses that can grow to 10 x 10 feet and more with time, depending on your climate. There are on-line nurseries, such as Roses Unlimited, that have wonderful choices of mostly antique roses that would look perfect with your style of house. Once you begin with roses it can quickly become an absorbing passion, especially with the fascinating older roses.

Ingrid

A better bet for roses would be a consulting rosarian. Your local rose society will have names and contact info.

It may be different elsewhere, but in my general area many Consulting Rosarians are only really versed in modern roses.

Jeri

I know I will be getting roses from her at some point soon- how could I resist such great prices, selection and service? I don't have much of a budget for plants, but feel that it's important to try and support the small vendors while they're still here.

I worked for a good many years for several independent bookstores in several different cities... all gone now, as are too many of the Indies in this country... I know whereof I speak.

Virginia

I keep a list under the computer mat on my desk with a Burling list.

She has sent out nice plants, for much less and far faster than any of the other vendors I have bought from this fall. They might be smaller bands, but the bigger gallons from 2 vendors have not been that much better it would be worth buying from them. Except for them having something she does not carry.

And then there's also that pretty well kept secret ADR winner that didn't get an alluring name change when it came to the US.

In the creamy light yellow category:

Here is a link that might be useful: 'Karl Ploberger Rose'

Just wondering-are you saying you do not use any fungicide at all? I kept my Julia Child blackspot free through summer last year because I used a systemic. However, this year I tried not using anything and got lots of blackspot by mid summer.
I am in SC, we have lots of heat, humidity and usually frequent rains.

These smooth splits are pretty common on some varieties, and I think they are caused simply by the cane growing too fast. (Raggedy splits, on the other hand, are caused by cicadas laying eggs.) The rose has already healed the split. If the cane is supporting healthy top growth, I wouldn't do anything. It seems to be old enough to have a chance of surviving winter, but you'll have to wait and see next spring.

jerijen:I hadn't thought about Elmer's Glue, even though I use it when pruning, but I think that would be a good precaution to anything taking up residence there.

seil:Fingers crossed Eden does make it through the winter. It's in a protected location and prior to purchasing it I had read that others in my zone had success overwintering it year after year. We'll see : )

michaelg:I think I will take the wait and see approach since it is healthy. The Moo Poo Tea this summer may have spurred on the growth spurt. Maybe too much of a good thing. I'm learning.

Thanks All for your help. I appreciate it!

Louise Odier does not repeat very well but the blooms smell nice. Brother Cadfael finally died after about 5 years. I got one good bloom from it the entire time.

I didn't like Brother Cadfael and did not keep him. It was a modernish looking plant that didn't blend well with surrounding OGRs. The real killer though was balling. Not a single bloom ever opened. Not a good choice for a humid climate.

In hot, humid central Florida, the roses on your list that have done well for me are: Belinda's Dream, Clotilde Soupert, Cl., Cecile Brunner, cl., Fields of the Wood, Mrs. BRC, SDLM, Cl., Sombreuil, and Don Juan. Mrs. Isaac Perriere and Abraham Darby were so so. Eden was terrible. The rest I have not tried.

- thanks floridarsez9 for your feedback on the roses : )
- thanks ken-n, I'll try with fresh fish when potting up the roses. I think it's better than package fish emulsion. Also, I prefer organic gardening. And we ve got a lot of rice hulls here. You know a lot about my country, have you been to Ho Chi Minh, ken?

'Prospero' doesn't "nod."

It's a shorter, very upright rose. And unlike many of its larger Austin-bred cousins, it blooms continuously in my mild, coastal SOCAL climate. It's good in a vase, too, and for us is very disease-resistant.

Jeri

I bought 3 Tamoras last year and they are all thriving. I find the scent very attractive, but hard to describe in words. If you have Carding Mill, that has a similar scent.