Rita, You`re list is wonderful ! There are several I have wanted. Just to let you know. I Desiree from last year is so beautiful. One of my favorites. enjoy all of your new roses. Lesley

I thought it (Desiree) looked very pretty in the picture. I had a long list of ones I was considering and mulled it over for two days while I kept going back and looking and looking.

One thing that makes it hard to choose sometimes is that they don't always explain the bush habit of the rose with the Harkness roses. But I just picked the best I could.

Now I knew I wanted more Clements roses as I just love, love, love the ones I already have here. The only clements rose I had and got rid of is MAGNIFICENT PERFUME because I wanted color and thought it was a light pink. It just kept blooming almost white here so I gave it away.

Rita, I also have a baby Desiree which I received from Heirloom in April. This band has been very vigorous and has produced several blooms already. The blooms were larger than I thought they would be and especially for a small plant. And it has a wonderful scent.

My Magnificent Perfume is also a bit different color than I thought....mine is more of a yellow/white - not my favorite. But the fragrance is definitely very nice and the plant is full and healthy right now so I'll wait and see how it matures.

Here are some pictures of my little Welsh Gold (thought I'd just post here instead of the other thread)
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The plant seems to be doing fine; it has not grown as fast as the others but I think it will be ok. Eventually!

Lynn

Lynn- Welsch Gold looks fine to me. That should grow into a nice rose. I know some of them are slow starters sometimes. Glad to hear Desiree is not one of those slow starters. I never even thought about the bloom size as I just thought the picture was pretty. I know I have KATERYNA and the blooms are small but very, very pretty and there are lots of them.

I probably should have held on to Magnificent Perfume and given it more time but the color tone just didn't do anything for me. Thats why I hope some of these I ordered today that look a light pink are truely pink and not an almost white again. I do not care for white roses at all. Exceptions to that are the small single flowered shrub roses like Darlows Enigma and The Gift. Magnificent Perfume did do very well for me though and was a strong grower.

Another Clements rose that I have (bought last spring) that fades out for me is Memories. The form of the flower is wonderfully old fashioned but the blooms barely had a tinge of pink for me. Now the later blooms on the clusters are blooming white. I have no plans to get rid of it but when I see the pictures on line or in Heirlooms catalog, the rose shows lots more pink than mine.

I am very pleased with how my babies from Heirloom are growing this year, but I have a question. Has anyone experienced a mislabelled rose from them? I just don't see that my Barbra Streisand is the same color I've seen everywhere else. Could it be that it is just too young to bloom true? It is pink on the inside of the petals and dark pink on the outside.

All of mine were what they are supposed to be. I am just a very big fan of Clements roses. But of course those Clements roses were not the only ones I bought there.

I am also interested in the Clements and Harkness roses. I am ordering multiples of both at Roses Unlimited.

Well, that was fast. I received notice that my roses were shipped today. Should be here Friday.

My roses are here and I just unpacked them. No real surprises in the box. Meaning that there is nothing that is overly really, really small nor is there anything that is larger than the rest. Pretty much the usual stand fare for Heirloom bands. Will take some pictures later.

Hello Rita, I need some reviews for Lexy climbing roses. I debating between Lexy or James Galway David Austib climbing rose. It is to go in a large planter that will go against the wall in my balcony. Unlike you, I don't have a whole lot room, so get to pick only one. But has to be a show stopper. Let me know. If you have a picture that will be excellent

This thread is from 2009...I have not seen Newyorkrita post for awhile...

If you click on the person's name, you can see their last activity in their profile. Sorry, I don't grow those roses, but hopefully someone else can answer your question. You can start your own thread by clicking "ask a question".

She last posted in 2013...

Thank you very much!

I've ordered roses from Heirloom probably for over 20 years....They are different..The company changed hands recently..And while they still have healthy beautiful plants they no longer focus on heirloom roses. More on modern roses..They used to have hard to find old roses. Too bad. Still own roots which is good.