Mutabilis!

Secret Garden Musk Climber by a long margin (amazing fragrance, everblooming, clean, nice white color). The second for me would be the Imposter for the unusual color and quick rebloom. I also have Lyda rose, but it is a 9 month old band and I haven't seen any blooms yet. They say it tolerates shade and is fragrant. Among the Austins I have seen the Alexandra rose in bloom and it is very pretty, but I liked Jacquenetta more (a semi-double I know but I thought I would squeeze it in anyway). I liked the subtle shades of pink and apricot on the bush in bloom. However, I don't have any personal experience with it.
Oh, and my neighbor grows Sally Holmes - it is an impressive rose - very big, always in bloom, the color is not pure white but with shades of cream and maybe a little blush.
Masha

If you like Altissimo, I have a sport of it growing in my garden that I love that you might like too. It was shipped to me in error when I ordered Altissimo from a nursery which was also selling the sport that year. When the red buds opened to a gorgeous peach color, which eventually faded to pale pink, I realized that it was not Altissimo! It is exaclty like Altissimo, a large climber with very large single flowers, which blooms all summer. I have mine trained along a fence, but it would also climb up if you want. The nursery was selling the it under the name "Kristine", but I think it is the same as a rose called "orange Altissimo". This is a misnomer, as it is not orange at all, but as I said, a lovely peach color.

Jackie

Singles are my favorite rose. I like polstjarnan,carefree delight, darlows enigma, all wild roses,and father hugo,but my favorite of favorites is austrian copper.
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I love the look of single rugosas too, Alba and Rubra. I tried growing Fru Dagmar Hastrup but mine died :-(

Go back a bit on the forum pages to a thread titled "Simply Beautiful...Singles and Semis". Some give a list of their favorites, others have posted some spectacular photos. I fell for Bishop Darlington, posted by Luanne, but there are a lot of others mentioned and shown that are lovely.
Also, I too like Sally Holmes - I saw it growing round a doorway, and it looked very romantic.

Mrs. Oakley Fisher(HT), healthy, very healthy, great foliage and form, a beautiful plant in and out of bloom. Oh, and luminous golden apricot singles, blooms continuous.

Dainty Bess, 1923 Hybrid Tea

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Also, I saw Irish Elegance and Irish Fireflame (?) last summer, very very pretty. I don't know if anybody is selling Irish Fireflame....

I adore Will Henry, a sport of Playboy, which I also love. Will Henry is a beautiful peach/pink color. I have ordered another one this year I like it so much!
Judith

One that doesn't get mentioned too often...Erfurt.

there was another thread on singles, or mrs. oakley fisher, that caused me to grab a betty prior, at chamblees while i was there, don't know where i'm going to plant it though.

There are so many I like. Sally Holmes, of course, and Fru Dagmar Hastrup. Also Nevada, but I've only seen it, never grown it. Robbie Burns is a wonderful, if underappreciated spinosissima.
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And I have to add The Alexandra Rose because my daughter's name is Alexandra Rose.
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Hibernica, Meg Merriles & Morgengruss

Good to see your clarity back here .... Golden Wings ... but I have not a clue what the shrub form would look like in a benign climate compared to mine in zone 3. Believe it would be a near bolt upright growth and not too gracious.

However this potential negative is balanced by large blooms, prominent and colorful stamens, prolific and good rebloom in this climate ... took 4 try's for me to actually get the right rose. Like the way it closes at night.

First photo is a old bloom and the second a "fresh one. Believe they last about 3 to 5 days.

... I still like Alfred Colomb ... hahahaha

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Thanks so much for all your replies - beautiful singles and semis abound. Lovely pictures, too!

Jackie, which nursery sold the sport of Altissimo (I didn't know that there was a differently colored sport)? Since I live in England now, I might not be able to get it, but it would still be interesting information, also for others here. I actually really loved Altissimo's Chinese lacquer red, but I also like orange/peach/apricot hues.

Nickelsmums8, Mutabilis looks wonderful here in the UK, a neighbor across the street grows it. However I have to confess that I wasn't so impressed with it while I lived in NC, it just faded too fast and looked a bit flimsy. But here, it's just a gorgeous rainbow of colors!

Generator, Austrian Copper has lovely colors, rosa foetida, ha!

Organic Tosca, Thanks for the tip about the other thread,

Greybird and len511, thanks for the tip on Mrs. Oakley Fisher.

Mashamcl, rugosas of all shapes, I've always liked, some of them have terrific scents. It may be time to try out one or the other.

Judith, you crack me up when you say "I adore Will Henry, a sport of Playboy, which I also love"! I don't know Playboy's sport, so I'll look him up!

rlinva - Erfurt I also don't know, will check out that one.

Linrose, Robbie Burns looks very very beautiful - can you tell us more about his habits? Lovely pictures!

I've also been thinking about getting DA's Alexandra Rose, or perhaps Heavenly Rosalind or Morning Mist. I just got Marinette, a semi. Does anyone here grow her?

Bellegallica, Dainty Bess is certainly on my list, a classic!

Thanks, LaBrea, will take a look at Hibernica, Meg Merriles and Morgengruss!

Nice to hear from you Riku - so is your Alfred Colomb now producing singles? ;-) That would be more than mine usually accomplished. He was a very reluctant bloomer and a lanky plant. Three blooms in two years or so. Very beautiful though. I think I've been cured of HPs. And I happily gave him away when I moved. Anyway, lovely pics of Golden Wings, it sounds like a winner (unlike that Alfred ...).

Thanks for all your replies!
Andrea

Andrea, I have tried to find Robbie Burns again now that I have moved and have not been successful, at least here in the US. It is a David Austin rose and he does offer it in the UK. It looks like he's out until November but it's worth pursuing.

I wish I could find it here, I don't remember where I got it in the first place. I wasn't keeping records then. It's funny, mine is the only photo of it on HelpMeFind so I guess not many people grow it.

The blooms are really large in contrast to the small foliage, very dramatic.

You can find it here.

Here is a link that might be useful: David Austin's 'Robbie Burns'

Hi Andrea, I know that Luanne's pictures of Belle Story are always beautiful. I'm trying Jacqueline du Pre this summer
Hope you're good and your family as well.

Carla

I have really come to adore the singles and it seems I am ordering more singles this year than any other rose!

I currently grow a lot of singles. My favorites would have to be Golden Wings, Sparrieshoop, Fruhlingsmorgen, Robbie Burns, Rush, Playboy, Altissimo, Austrian Copper,
Gizmo and the following pictured roses.

You would love Morning Mist and The Alexandra Rose, since you mentioned Austins. They are very beautiful.

Celeste

MORNING MIST....the colors remind me of a sunset

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THE ALEXANDRA ROSE....

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R.MOYESII....

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R. SPINOSISSIMA....

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BETTY PRIOR....

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STAR DELIGHT....

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STARRY NIGHT....

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BE BOP....

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WILL-O-THE-WISP.....

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NEARLY WILD.....
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PINK MEIDILAND....

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CRAZY DOTTIE, MINIATURE......

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MY SUNSHINE, MINIATURE....

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HOOT OWL, MINIATURE.....

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CAREFREE DELIGHT....

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R. GLAUCA....

HIGHDOWNENSIS....

AND THOUGH NOT-QUITE SINGLES, WHO CAN OVERLOOK ROSA MUNDI, APOTHECARY'S ROSE, COMPLICATA, ALAIN BLANCHARD AND LABELLE SULTANE? I couldn't live without these beautiful Gallicas!

I love my robusta,have three and my greenmantel.

Stanc

Thanks so much for your tip, linrose!

Carla, it's good to hear from you. And thanks, we're all doing well. Our 9-month old son is such a joy, and also keeps us very busy. Between him and my job, and I don't have much time for anything else anymore, including posting here (or gardening, haha). Anyway, Jacqueline du Pre has been on my list for a while, may be it's time to finally get her. This plant really looks like a beauty. And Belle Story, how could I forget. I wonder what her performance is?

Stanc, thanks for the tip, I'll look them up.

Celeste, thanks so much for posting these beautiful photos, what an impressive list! Morning Mist and The Alexandra Rose look terrific. Ralph Moore's Hoot Owl looks very cute. Crazy Dottie,Starry Night, Nearly Wild, Carefree Delight, all so pretty, well, so are all the others. How's their performance?

Thanks!
Andrea

I love Sally Holmes and Mutabalis, of course. And also Mateo's Silk Butterflies:

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BettyN

I haven't tried posting an image from Photobucket for quite a while... here's one more try:

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BettyN

Betty, generally the code that will work is:

(IMG SRC="http://filename.here";) (replace () with and put in correct URL) but when I did that with your URL it said "This image or video has been moved or deleted." Are you sure you got the right URL?

-Greta

You have two different URLs playing around here. The one that works is:

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-Greta

Greta,

I tried two different URLs. One was supposed to create a clickable thumbnail and the other was supposed to be the fullsize jpg. I did a copy/paste of the code under the image that was indicated for uploading to forums.

So - I'm a little mystified - and I don't want to post endless images that don't work trying to figure it out. I can imagine that would be annoying to other Forum users...

BettyN

BettyN,

You can click the "Preview Message" button as many times as you need to before you actually post the message. I do that when I want to be sure a picture looks right, or a clickable thumbnail really works.

Betty, you're using the wrong code. You can't use "IMG>..."/IMG> on this forum.

When I got your picture to post, the URL that worked was the one for the thumbnail. I don't know why the full size one did not work. But you have to use the HTML I posted above to get this forum to recognize that you are posting an image. Again, that would be:

("IMG SRC="your filename here") only substitute http://xxxx.xxx for your filename here, and change the () to You have to include the quotation marks.

I can't give you the code exactly as it's written because the forum will try to find the image and will come up with a "broken image" link so you must follow the directions exactly.

-Greta

I love Pink Meidiland it's a very cheerful useful shrub in our garden right next to Ballerina an other good single. Caution on Hibernica if you can find 1 it get real big 8x8 easily. I love the stamens on Higdownensis and how could I have forgotten Erfurt.

Betty,

Just browse with your mouse over the thumbnail of the image in Photobucket you'd like to post. It'll open a window with several URL tags underneath. Then browse with your mouse over the tag that says "HTML code." It will highlight it in blue. Then hit on your keyboard "Ctrl" and "c" simultaneously - this will copy the correct HTML code, then go to your message here and click "Ctrl" and "v" simultaneously, and it'll paste the code into your message here. Then click on "Preview Message" here, and it should show you your image, voila:

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How's that for a single? ;-)

Let us know if this works.
Andrea

Betty, I'll check out Matteo's Silk Butterflies.

Thanks, LaBrea, will take a look at them. I see that Erfurt comes up again.

As you can see, I don't even have pics of singles to post. That shall soon change, I hope.

Andrea

Three that I forgot.
Shopshire Lass,Water Colors,Wild Spice and also WingDing

Stanc

When it comes to posting photos from photobucket, if you are more "mouse" oriented, it is quite simple. Run your mouse below the pic, click on the "HTML" address, come over here to the message box and "paste" (right-click on mouse).

You can type above and below the pic. Everything should show correctly when you click on "Preview."

Hope that helps.

Kate

Andrea - The nursery that sent me the peach/pink rose that looks like a sport of Altissimo was Heirloom Roses in Oregon. I looked it up on www.helpmefind.com, and there is a sport of Altissimo registered to Clements that has two names: Christine, and Orange Altissimo. I got a bit confused, however, when I looked at the pictures on HMF, because all of the pictures did show flowers that really were a dark orange. Now I am wondering if I got another, unregistered sport, as mine is never dark orange - it is a really lovely peach, fading to light pink. Of course, it might just be my local conditions - it only gets 3-4 hours of sun even in the height of summer. Whoever it is, I love it, and am so happy they sent me it instead of the Altissimo I ordered!

Jackie

I'm feeling madly lazy, here is my answer to this question, just click on the link. Bishop Darlington, Ellen Wilmott and Mrs. Oakly Fisher are my all time favorites but then there is Altissimo, Smarty and Hester Prynne.
la

Here is a link that might be useful: singles and semis

Thanks, Stanc, I'll take a look at them. Wingding must be a winner with that name!

Thanks for posting, Luanne, it's nice to hear from you again and to look at your lovely photos.

Cheers,
Andrea

Unlike many here, I am not a big fan of single roses. I prefer the opulent rose full of petals and perfume. No delicacy or purity or elegant refinement in my tastes.

However, I make an exception for the musk rose. This rose wafts more than any other I grow and I just love it. I can be weeding away around the corner and the scent comes to me. Without even looking I think "Oh, the musk rose must have come into bloom!"

Rosefolly

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I'm pretty enamoured of "Bengal Fire," with blooms almost of a size with 'Altissimo,' on a healthier plant.

Jeri

Oh wow, have to look that one up on HMF. Thanks Jeri.

Andrea