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Salmon colored rose recommendations

18 years ago

Hi there all.I used to post here reasonably often some years back.Under Lord only knows what handle by now(lost info to an old comp crash.)It's nice to visit back and see this place still so alive and informative.

I was wondering if any of you would have a suggestion or two about a salmon colored rose.Preferably something among the brighter salmon tones ala Hamburg Girl(which is no longer available from Pickering.)

Key Largo http://www.helpmefind.com/plant/pl.php?n=38969

seems of a fairly similar vein,but is likewise hard to find.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hamburg Girl

Comments (20)

  • 18 years ago

    I remember the screen name, long time no post! Welcome back!

    'Artistry', 'Paul Shirville', or 'Fragrant Cloud', perhaps? The last two are particularly fragrant, while the first is right in that Key Largo/Hamburg Girl color range.

    If a blend would be acceptable, the cream and salmon blend, 'Gemini', is simply outstanding.

  • 18 years ago

    what about betty harkness?

  • 18 years ago

    or sweet fragrance or outrageous
    or malibu

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  • 18 years ago

    I have a margo koster that has very intense salmon-orange blooms, but she also has some violet-pink blooms like dick koster, she is blooming now, covered in blooms, but it might be hard to recommend, because the kosters are so mutable. Every picture you see of her is different. I absolutely love this rose though, i don't have a more floriferous rose on the place.

  • 18 years ago

    Are shorter climbers allowed? America might suite your color scheme;
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  • 18 years ago

    What about Flora Danica

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  • 18 years ago

    This is my favorite color so . . .I love Lawrence of Arabia and Day Breaker. Also, Tamara and Heaven on Earth. The latter two are Austin or Austin-like. Polka is a wonderful climber with a ruffled edge to it. There is a wall of Polkas at Heirloom Roses which is gorgeous when in bloom. I did have Marmalade Skies, but just didn't like the fact it doesn't have a fragrance and would occasionally have a white stripe in a petal. Also was disease prone for me. What about Livin Easy? It's somewhat orangy, but may fit the bill as well. Gorgeous rose.

    I've given you more Apricot colored ones . . .oh well!!! CJ

  • 18 years ago

    I like Ainsley Dickson, Catalina, Carefree Celebration.

  • 18 years ago

    Louise Clements from Heirloom.
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  • 18 years ago

    Radio Times, is fragrant, drop dead gorgeous, blooms rapidly, and would do well in your climate.

  • 18 years ago

    Tropicana, Citrus Tease

  • 18 years ago

    Hey, the comments on hmf indicate that Hamburg Girl is offered under another name by Palatine. That's good news indeed if they still have it, as they're always been tops in quality.

  • 17 years ago

    Apricot and Apricot Blend roses are my favorite color as well.
    I grow and recommend:
    DayBreaker-floribunda-my favorite of all roses
    Lucille Ball--Hard to get and harder to grow, but once established you get lots of huge, beautifully formed blooms.
    Sunset Celebration--another good HT with good form and strong growth
    Hollywood Star--another HT with lovely color, no scent, and blooms are lovely made but tend to be smallish...
    Mother of Pearl--a vigorous growing bloom machine, again with no fragrance. Color is a pinky peach and lovely for cutting for the home.
    Summers Kiss--good HT with lovely apricot color-no scent, very healthy and vigorous growing.
    Jema--big blousy blooms and plenty of them. Good HT rose for cutting as well.
    Marilyn Monroe--nice apricot with very good petal substance so they last forever on the bush or in the vase. Not much scent, and it is viciously thorny!!
    Tahitian Sunset--Large fragrant bloom of varying shades of apricot, yellow, orange, cream...this one has a very nice strong fragrance to it. Can be kind of stingy with it's bloom.
    I am sure I am leaving some out, but this is a pretty good list and I like every one of them.
    John

  • 17 years ago

    I have a Voodoo rose that is a salmon color. I love it because it has a strong citrus fragrance, and the blooms change color with age. They start pale salmon with a yellow orange center, and age to a dark all over salmon.

  • 17 years ago

    A low maintenance groundcover shrub rose is Electric Blanket. It is also known as Salmon Vigorosa, Violet Vigorosa(Pickering), and Bad Birnbach.

  • 17 years ago

    Westerland - starts out almost orange and fades to salmon

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  • 17 years ago

    A (somewhat belated)thanks to all.Great seeing you,old and new.Many splendid rose recommendations.Of the ones we presently grow,I have been pleased across the board.Which is likely a good sign for the rest.

    It's too bad Lucille Ball isn't really around anymore,it's been a quality producer for us over time.I like Marilyn Monroe's hint of green in the basic color and one can't really go wrong with a cross between Sunset Celebration and St.Patrick.Voodoo indeed does give you a bit of everything,color wise.Fragrant Cloud smells so delicious.And Tropicana is a personal favorite of Dad's and rudely strong in growth terms.He made us get two of em!

  • 17 years ago

    I can throw my 2 cents worth in. I would recommend Touch of Class, Sheer Elegance, Seashell, Esther Geldenhuys, and Nantucket. In floribundas I would suggest Pleasure, Cherish, and Bill Warriner.

  • 17 years ago

    This one's been a pretty good one for me. Got her from Hortico a yr or so ago. She peaks out about 5ft in summer. Blooms blow a little quicker than some, but she's still very pretty even so.

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  • 17 years ago

    Abbaye de Cluny is a constant bloomer here, too. I planted several apricot-colored modern roses 8 years ago and the survivors are Marilyn Monroe, Fragrant Apricot, Miami Moon and Jean Kenneally. Joyfulness and Voodoo bit the dust and several other 'apricots' were more like 'fade-to-white-acots' or pink-acots. By introducing more yellows into that bed, the color scheme balanced out and the pinks weren't so harsh.