Monday, June 4, 2012

Notes on New Roses

I find that a lot of the excitement of gardening with roses comes from observing newly acquired varieties. As I buy most of mine from specialty nurseries, they are not widely grown and often there is little or no information available. In other words, I never know what I am getting. Because I have no high expectations I am rarely disappointed when a rose does not work out, but unearthing a gem every now and then is a huge delight.

Shöen Ingeborg, a hybrid perpetual from Eurodesert Roses, is one such delight
Below are some observations on a few roses I got last fall as bands (young newly rooted cuttings). The plants are still far from mature, and the quality of blooms will hopefully improve, but here is what I have seen so far.

Général Barthelot


Général Barthelot is a 1926 hybrid tea from Vintage Gardens. Its blooms have an informal shape which is typical of many early hybrid teas.


The ruffled pointy petals have a brilliant and complext color with many shades of orange, red and pink. A small rose and not very vigorous with a relaxed growth habit. I think it will be good in a container.

'Lykke Dazla'



This one is a mystery hybrid tea imported from Denmark by Vintage Gardens (names of mystery roses are put in quotation marks to show they are study, not true, names) . The blooms are semi-double with lovely curled petals. Rebloom is fast and foliage clean.


My plant has a nice shrubby growth habit and is quite vigorous own-root. As you can see from two pictures above, the bloom color is quite variable, changing from creamy yellow to a complex orange apricot which I love. There is good tea fragrance.

Surville (maybe)


I got the rose above as Surville, a 1924 hybrid tea, from Vintage Gardens. Its attribution is uncertain, and this mystery was why I purchased it. I wish I could show you what a tiny plant formed this huge cabbagey bloom. I took the rest of the buds off to let it grow, and a month and three inches later it set even more buds. It still hasn't made it to a 5 gallon pot and has only three canes with rather sparse foliage. Growth is stiffly upright.

'Lundy's Lane Yellow'.


Mystery roses hold an irresistible attraction for me, but this old Pernetiana has been a disappointment so far. The blooms come in big clusters but they are not well formed and there is none of the golden salmon color promised by the catalog. There is, however, lots of mildew :( I hope it improves with age...

Magnificent Perfume


A shrub with a rather grand name from Heirloom Roses' own breeding program. Like some other roses from that breeder, Magnificent Perfume bears an affinity to Austin roses, which must have been widely used in breeding some Heirloom varieties.



This rose is going to be big, but thankfully the canes are sturdy enough to support the heavy blooms. The blooms themselves have been wonderful, perfectly formed and with a nice fruity scent. My plant has some mildew.

29 comments:

  1. My favorite among these is Magnificent Perfume. The form, color, and face of it are exquisite!

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  2. Hello, Masha!
    I like your pictures of the roses breathtakingly beautiful.
    Beautiful images.

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  3. The first one, Shön Ingeborg, is a great rose :)
    Oh, those beautiful photos, Masha ... I hold my breath looking at them ...

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  4. Schön Ingeborg is beautiful! I searched it on helpmefind.com because I thought it looked very similar to Jacques Cartier (one of my favorite roses) but instead I found other pictures (I think they are yours too!) showing the more relaxed form of the plant and the more glossy foliage. It is a very noticeable rose though. Is it scented too?
    Alberto

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  5. I must agree with the previous post on Magnificent Perfume. The form and color of this rose are.. well, magnificent! Many times the mystery roses turn our to be our best loved roses.

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  6. Kochasz róże, potrafisz się nimi opiekować i one odwdzięczają Ci się pięknymi kwiatami. Są śliczne, a herbaciana jest urocza. Pozdrawiam.
    Do you love roses, you can take care of them and they return the favor you with beautiful flowers. They are beautiful, and the tea is sweet. Yours.

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  7. Thank you!

    Alberto, SI is not heavily scented, although the buds have a good peppery scent to them. The foliage is not glossy, but healthy. If you like that type of rose, look at Sydonie, it is beautiful too.

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  8. Hi Masha, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your notes about you new roses and share your excitement of observing them, especially the more rare ones. 'Schoen Ingeborg' certainly looks like a winner to me and I am so glad that this rose found a way into your garden. I love 'Lykke Dazla', the orange color is just wonderful and Surville is tugging at my heart. I never can resist the pink cabbage-y bloom of an older Hybrid Tea. Last but not not least 'Magnificent Perfume' is jut plain gorgeous! Thanks for reporting about your roses!
    Christina

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  9. Wow what a brilliant roses, I wish I could smell the fragance.

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  10. Christina, thank you, and I can't believe I misspelled SI again! Maybe I can give you a cutting of Surville if mine ever grows instead of trying to bloom itself to death...

    Marijke, thank you for your comment. I am glad you liked the roses.

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  11. Oh, these are all pretty. And I agree that some of the excitement of growing roses is acquiring more roses! :) I am hardly ever disappointed in my roses, either, as I don't expect perfection. I don't expect perfection in my other plants, either! ;) I love the coloring of 'Lykke Dazla', but the numerous petals in Magnificent Perfume's bloom is enchanting. I would love to smell it!

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  12. They all are so beautiful, but I like the one in the last photo the most. That rose has so many petals!

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  13. Beautiful roses, I love these flowers and I love their smell. I am greeting

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  14. your shrubs roses are stunning!

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  15. According to Gregg Lowery (Vintage Gardens), Lundy's Lane Yellow is the rose which he found growing near or on property where he was living in the SF area, and which started him on his journey to and through roses.

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  16. Thank you!

    Anonymous, what can I say other than tastes differ and I don't like mildew. I think a great rosarian's liking for a rose is a very good reason for choosing such a rose. However, at the end of the day, every gardener should make his/her own decisions on whether the rose is attractive and suitable for the garden, regardless of who else likes or dislikes it. I have received many wonderful roses from Vintage Gardens, but this one hasn't impressed me so far.

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  17. Hi Masha. Your roses are all beautiful. I love the mystery rose. The form of the petals are so lovely.

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  18. It sounds like such an adventure buying mystery roses. I like how you combine the flax(?) with the roses in the first photo.

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  19. bonjour Macha, je continue a être scotchée devant vos photos, encore des merveilles et parfumées ! Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec les commentaires : vous savez nous transmettre votre passion ou peut-être parce qu'elle l'était déjà que nous vous comprenons si bien. Je ne me lasse pas de votre blog et je vous remercie de votre générosité à nous faire partager aussi bien vos expériences ! Viviane

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  20. Ilike rose, have an interesting design and colors.
    Wonderful roses...

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  21. I love the idea of not knowing what color the roses will be. I love how bloom heavy the littlest rose is. Size isn't always an indicator of strength. :o)

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  22. Nice! The early HTs are interesting, aren't they? I have 'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria', that's a good one. Gorgeous photos, as always...

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  23. This is a great posting It’s exactly what I was looking for. I like your article.

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  24. Mystery Roses, how exciting is that. I have a bed of an HT Rose named Laura Anne, no longer available. A few of them are starting to weaken, do you have success with cuttings of Roses.

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  25. Your Pictures show some of the most beautiful flowers. I love roses for a long time.

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  26. You have so many beauties it is hard to pick a favorite.

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  27. Wow, your photos are beautiful, and roses wonderful !!!
    Love your blog....

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  28. Excelentes fotografias de belas Rosas....
    Cumprimentos

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