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Comments (4)These are both very new roses and there may not be many people growing them yet so information about them is probably limited to what the growers, in this case Weeks for Oh My and Star for Thrive, have provided for them. The only way to know for sure is to grow them yourself and see how they do in your garden....See MoreYour Favourite Red Roses, and a couple specifics?
Comments (20)My favorite red rose is ROUGE ROYALE, a 2001 Hybrid Tea that is part of the Romantica series. If you like cut flowers it is impossible to beat: rich ruby red color (velvety on the top of the petal with a satiny reverse on the underside), thick petal substance, perfect flower formation (quartered), out of this world fragrance, loooooooong & strong stems, phenomenal vase life, and good remontancy (repeat bloom). The shrub ain't bad either: medium height, decent vigor, leathery foliage, and the growth habit is less upright than the typical Hybrid Tea so you get a nice busy plant. The only faults are a propensity for black spot and a tendency for the blooms to rot if a lot of water gets trapped in the deeply cupped buds. The color can also fade in scorching sun. The solution is to cut the wondrous ruby red blooms while young for the vase. Among the red Hybrid Perpetuals I've had my eye on ECLAIR for years. It is said to have the richest, most true red color in the entire class. The flower form is also quartered (my favorite flower form). The only reason I haven't bought it is because another rosarian told me the repeat bloom is unreliable. One day I still want to give it a try. CRAMOISI SUPERIEUR/LOUIS PHILIPPE deserves all the praise heaped on it. The one I got from COUNTRYSIDE ROSES and growing in my mother's zone 7b garden is not only very fragrant but has the most lovely petite globular flowers. Unlike a lot of reds the color improves as it is exposed to intense summer sun. It "suntans" from cerise to bright red. The foliage is very disease resistant. The China growth habit is weird but has its own charm once you get used to it. A perfect choice for an herb garden or potager. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2000 is the best crimson English Rose. Mine (grafted) is always in bloom with a lovely spreading growth habit that reminds me of the best Gallicas. He fits perfectly into a mixed flower border. The gorgeous blooms are sheer perfection in form rivaling the classic Gallica CHARLSES DE MILLS. Lovely fragrance too. Needs afternoon shade to preserve the candy apple red color. Two other reds high up on my list of favorites include MISTER LINCOLN (my late father's favorite rose) and TRADESCANT. I also one day want to try the climber ORFEO. Best wishes, Patrick...See MoreA Fragrant Bright Red Hybrid Tea?
Comments (22)I went to Otto and Son's Nursery today in Filmore, CA and checked out their red roses. There was a heatwave lately of 100+ degrees Fahrenheit, so most of the roses were looking faded. It was a good test to see which roses were looking there best. Double Delight was faded pink and white, but still pretty. Firefighter was a close distance away and was also a faded-pink, but not as pretty. I was disappointed, because I didn't think it matched very well with Saint Patrick, a greenish-yellow rose I planned on having as its companion. Right now I have Firefighter in a pot in partial shade, because it is so young, but will eventually be placed in full sun. I no longer think Firefighter is heat tolerant in my zone, but I still think it would be a good match with Double Delight in a cooler zone. Even the older blooms were fragrant. The red roses looking the best in heat were today were Grande Amore and Ingrid Bergman. The staff there said Grande Amore starts out dark red and fades to a lighter red, not pink. Ingrid Bergman was very nice and they were showcasing it at the front of the nursery. But unfortunately, there was no fragrance that I could detect. This post was edited by jasminerose4u on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 3:32...See MoreNeed true red HT rose with good shape to tolerate full sun zone 7b
Comments (20)All my roses have to put up with extremely hot dry summer heat in zone 10 in full sun. If fragrance is not a must for you I would suggests Kardinal. The blooms are perfectly shaped, beautiful bright cardinal red, slow to open if used as cut blooms and lasts a long time in the vase while opening slowly. If you like strongly fragrant cut blooms I would recommend Firefighter. The repeats are fast, the thorns are small and blooms held on long stems and open to very double blooms that smell like heaven: If you would like a short dense bush ever-blooming extremely fast repeat even flowering through the winter for me in zone 10, I would recommend the good old Crimson Glory: The flowers of CG blow much faster than Kardinal and Firefighter though. If you like a bright brick red huge blooms opening slowly on the bush you can consider Dolly Parton:...See MoreKristine LeGault 8a pnw
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