Mister Lincoln
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Papa Meilland or Mister Lincoln or other?
Comments (33)Yeshwant91, you might want to pay closest attention to testimonials from other rose growers near you/in your region. But here's my 2 cents' worth, anyway. If you are seeking a tall fragrant red, as you say, Mr. Lincoln fits the bill--much taller than Papa Meilland by most accounts. I have not grown PM yet, mine (virus indexed) is due to arrive from Roses Unlimited next week, as is Chrysler Imperial. I HAVE grown Mr. Lincoln, both in cool western Washington State, and in hot and humid Mobile Alabama. Both places this rose grew very tall. In Mobile it was easily 8 feet tall, too tall for my preference. In Washington it had a rich deep red color, did not "blue" nor "blow" so quickly as in Mobile, and the blooms were terrific. It also was respectably productive. It would be my pick for fragrant red in a cool summer climate (along with the much smaller Deep Secret!), but I found Mr. L's quality a little disappointing in the Gulf South. Others on the Gulf Coast I know disagree with me, though. I'm excited about Papa Meilland, largely because of ceterum's long-standing rave reviews of him. But many reviews say his form and fragrance are unsurpassed. (yea!) Chrysler Imperial is a much lighter red. I had a cheap (almost certainly) virused plant of it from Walmart a couple years back. Hey, for $4 I thought I'd try it as a disposable. The plant was runty but the blooms, when they came, were wonderful. I'm quite excited to get a healthy specimen (knock on wood) from Roses Unlimited. Healthy CIs are known to be one of the more prolific bloomers, as well as having the same long cutting stems as Papa M. and Mr. Lincoln, and similar Damask fragrance too. If you haven't already done so, check out the photos and descriptions and comments on both roses at helpmefind.com/roses. Raptorfan, I have grown Ingrid Bergman, but only for a year and a half. As rich a blood red color as they come, but the bloom form is variable, and I detect not even a slight fragrance. Perhaps bloom form is better with a mature bush? IB gets quite variable reviews on fragrance. Veteran's Honor is definitely more fragrant, and consistently excellent form, though the color is not quite so rich. Both are impressively prolific bloomers....See MoreMister Lincoln & Stuff
Comments (15)Lucky you to get such fine Mr. Lincoln roses. I used to have all 3 famous brothers from the Charles Mallerin X Chrysler Imperial cross. Now only Papa Meilland and Oklahoma are left. Mr Lincoln never liked our heat and when I got flowers, they were not deep red. But sometimes in the fall I got the kind of flowers he is famous for. Finally, I replaced with Firefighter which does not mind blooming in heat as much. I love seeing a great Mr. Lincoln rose picture though. Where he's happy, he's great. Do you have Chrysler Imperial? The fragrance reminds me very much of Mr. Lincoln who likely inherited it from C I. Mr Lincoln has those wonderful long buds!...See MoreMister Lincoln, America
Comments (3)Sara-Ann, both of those roses look like perfection!...See MoreMister Lincoln today
Comments (10)Hello Dan, those look really nice. Did you ever try bending those long stems so that you can get more blooms. Last winter I tied the long branches in a curve: And now I have so many blooms on that curved and bent branch. Hopefully I can send the photos of the results this weekend. This was from last season:...See Morejim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
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15 days agoMoses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6