White Rose I.D.? 'White Lightnin''?
My dad says this rose is called 'White Lincoln,' but after searching and searching I cannot seem to find a rose called 'White Lincoln.' I think he probably misread the tag because he got a 'Mr. Lincoln' rosebush the same time he bought this rose. It is a very large bush, significantly bigger than any of the roses around it. The blossoms are big, have a creamy yellow center, and they have an amazing fragrance. There are usually multiple blossoms per stem, and due to this and the size of the bush I believe it is a grandiflora. I looked on HMF at roses that start with 'White L...' and I found two roses, one called 'White Licorice,' and one called 'White Lightnin,'' but I know it can't be 'White Licorice' because it was bred in 2009 and my dad bought this rose in the 90s. Can anyone confirm if this rose is 'White Lightnin''? Thank you!
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Ann9BNCalif
3 years agoNow that the rose is more established, it blooms with a high center. The photo below is from this past spring.
Hope that helps!Ann
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThank you so much @Ann9BNCalif! So maybe it is not White Lightnin' after all. Unfortunately I'm going to have to rule out White Licorice as a possibility because my dad bought this rose in '97 and White Licorice wasn't created until 2009. The rose is very upright and very tall, and is also very wide. It has multiple blossoms per stem with a strong citrus fragrance. The center of the each blossom is tinted with creamy yellow, but only slightly; the rose is mainly white. It often produces buds with leaves instead of sepals on them. I'm guessing it is a grandiflora or a floribunda, but I think that the bush is too big for it to be a floribunda, although I could be mistaken. I will post some pictures from today in just a second.
Full bush shot. I had to edit the picture because the original photo came out fuzzy.
damask_rose_zone9b
3 years agoFlower with leaves. It does this a lot.
Thanks again for your help,
And have a wonderful evening,
damask_rose : )
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3 years agoMy roses have been in consecutive days of 100F heat and aren't crisping. Here's a pic of White Lightnin' I took yesterday. It grows in an outward, leaning direction from the center rather than straight up. The leaves are bright medium green whereas your rose appears to be a greenish/gray with red edging at times. I also don't get the leaf as a petal feature.
I hope you identify your rose someday!Ann
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThank you so much @BenT (8a Dallas, TX)! It looks nearly identical to Evening Star, but the only problem is HMF says that Evening Star has a mild fragrance, and the fragrance of this rose is very strong. Evening Star is such a beautiful rose though. I love the name! Roses hybridized by Bill Warriner are some of my favorites!
Thank you so much @Ann9BNCalif! The mystery has been solved! I can officially call my mystery rose JFK! Please tell your friend thank you from me!
Thank you to everyone who has helped me to identify this rose! Have a wonderful evening everyone,
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