Honey Perfume, still blooming after a couple of frosts.

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Eric

If you spray on schedule then another one for you would be Angel Face. Always in bloom, it's only fault IMHO is the B.S. Day Breaker is a good one, but heat diminishes the blooms and it's more suited to cooler climates to get the most bang for your buck. I'm really taken with Tuscan Sun. It blooms consistantly and although the frilly blooms open and change colors pretty rapidly in the heat, the color the blooms change to is a silvery pink not unlike Our Lady (which is close by it in my garden). Honey Bouquet is another one that is always in bloom and this one can take the heat like gangbusters. For some reason they have really come up with some good Floribundas recently and I for one say Hooray!

Simply Marvelous. I love this so much I have three planted right next to each other. It never stops blooming. New foliage is a deep plum and glossy. It is SUPER fragrant, and beautiful. Each is about five tall by three wide. Mine were obtained on fort from merrygro. (May they rest in peace--I miss that nursery!)

Elaine

Here is a link that might be useful: HMF link

For spring, I am ordering Cherry Parfait because it is supposed to be very floriferous. It is also disease-resistant--and quite lovely. See what you think.

Kate

Here is a link that might be useful: Cherry Parfait at HMF

A mature Hot Cocoa is fab, but a lot of people don't like the color. And little Princess of Wales (NOT the HT that is properly named Diana, Princess of Wales, different beast) pumped out blooms all summer. Another fave is Summer Fashion, not a good a repeat as OLoG (which had blooms all season long), but pretty good.

Honey Perfume is lovely. Thanks for the photo Eric.
Mayrl, I have Day Breaker and it blooms very heavily all of the time. The thrips love it all summer, but this time of year it's gorgeous. I also have Angel Face. It blooms pretty much all of the time but only one or two blooms. It is in prime rose real estate between OLOG and SDLM, both producing heavily. I don't know what the deal is. But the blooms are so great it is staying for now.
I'd like to try Tuscan Sun.
Elaine, I have Simply Marvelous. I believe I got it on your recommendation. It came from Merry Gro. I miss them too. I planted it in May and have had maybe 8-9 blooms total. Those blew quickly. This morning it had 10 buds on it, so maybe the cool weather will help her strut her stuff. I know I shouldn't try to plant roses in the summer but I do it anyway.
Kate, I have had my eye on Cherry Parfait for a while.
Diane, I have Hot Cocoa, it has only produced burned looking singles, but again, like a fool, I planted the poor thing in the summer. I hope it will do better now that it's cooler. I've never heard of Little Prince of Whales, Summer Fashion is pretty, nice bi-color according to the pic. on help me find.
OK, now where do I find all of these on fortuniana? Thanks for your help.
Nancy

Tuscan Sun

Country Dancer. She just NEVER stops blooming.

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.....and here is a pic with a newly planted Julia Child in the background

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Ronda

You are not going to find Princess of Wales or Summer Fashion on Fort, unfortunately. You might contact Mr. Mills at K&M Nursery and ask what floris he might have available.

I have taken a real liking to Lilli Marleen along with Lavaglut, Pleasure, Moondance, Glacier, and Ice White. These do quite well for me, all things considered.

Cool Roses has a small list of plants to consider...

Here is a link that might be useful: Floribundas at Cool Roses

Ronda, what is the hot pink rose blooming by the fence in your first photo - both photos are lovely!
Judith

My Cherry Parfait and Angel Face NEVER make it through a zone 5 winter. I replace them every year because they are wondeful for 6 months!
Any other zone 5'ers have this problem with Floribundas? All my others do fine.

I don't spray and in my garden Gene Boerner is a bloom machine!

I love Gene Boerner. I'd have that one in a heartbeat if I could find it on fortuniana.
Ronda, I have been told that the Buck roses don't do well in the heat and by golly I think S. Carolina qualifies as one of the 'hot states.' Your Country Dancer apparently doesn't realize that it is not supposed to do well there. Lovely.

Diane, thanks I will call Cool Roses. Nancy

I don't know where you got your Hot Cocoa from, but I had to replace mine this year (hurricane Wilma split my mature bush in half and I wasn't able to save it, altho I tried). I got my replacement bush from Cool Roses this past summer and planted it at the end of June. The thing took off like a weed and hasn't slowed down. Another GREAT florabunda for our area is Europeana. It takes a good year for it to mature correctly, but it really is a non-stop performer. My personel favorite is Lady of the Dawn. Big, huge mature bush that pumps out tons of pastel pink blooms. I have 4 of them out front of my house. I think cool Roses still has some. I know he got the budwood from me. You also might want to look at the Iceburg series. Once mature they make big beautiful bushs. I have the pink and burgandy sports. They looked great.

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cherry parfait!!!! Yum!

Cherry Parfait is a Grandiflora and it is a great bush. Blooms alot.

Carla

In case you want to look, I posted about Floribundas on page 7 of this forum.

Carla

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Ken, hello again. We met at the rose society meeting in Oct. I haven't been able to get back but will soon. I got my Hot Cocoa from Merry Gro. It is healthy. I think it was maybe just heat and thrips. It also could be in a better spot light wise. I've been considering Europeana. Where do you get the Iceburg roses on fort?
Wow, Susan, I completely understand. I always have cut roses on the table so that is a biggy for me. Cherry Parfait fits that bill beautifully. If it is a grandiflora it may get too tall for the spot that I'm considering though.
Thanks for the link Carla, great suggestions there.
Nancy

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Randy

Susan, my Cherry Parfait makes it through zone 3a winters here. Do you plant the graft 4-6 inches below the soil? I also mound with dirt. Love that rose!!

Carol

Try summer snow - it is always covered with with blooms, I guess that's why it got its name. Easy to grow and always in bloom. Twice a year I shear it to keep it in shape but it finishes clean so that's not necessary either. Thirps do not bother it - for me it is a great plus.

I second Lavaglut - very few dark reds will not burn in full sun and this floribunda never burns. Flowers last a long, long time both on the bush and if you cut a spray fro the house.

Nancy---

ALL of Nelson's Roses are on Fortuniana rootstock--I highly recommend them; great selection & can order online if you like. Or,if you are in the area--or even not so in the area, it's a nice drive to the nursery to pick out what you want( which is incredibly difficult--rows & rows of beautiful plants to choose from!) Just call ahead and they will have your order ready.

My Europeana that I have from them is a bloomin' machine; she loved the summer heat of St. Petersburg, FL--kept right on blooming through 90+ temps and high humidity. All of Nelsons stock is acclimated for the outside, so they are vigorous & tough.

Susan

Here is a link that might be useful: Nelsons Roses

My best repeaters here were Disneyland Rose, Tuscan Sun, Ruffled Cloud and Brilliant Pink Iceberg. Of those I'd have to say the healthiest were Tuscan Sun and Disneyland Rose. Although the other two were'nt all that spotted either and they kept blooming anyway.

My heaviest, most consistent floribundas this year were Royal Wedding (apricot) and Rainbow Sorbet (multi-colored). They just never quit blooming - I love it!

Susan, does Nelson's have others that aren't listed on their website?

I have three Cherry Parfait. It is a good rose but does seem to shut down in the heat (July, August).

Since you spray, I would definitley recommend Iceberg on fortuniana. This rose is a constant bloomer. It does get big on fortuniana though. I have two which are rounded 6x5 shrubs.
Tournament of Roses is also another constant bloomer for me (it is classified as a Grandiflora I believe).

Glenn

Thanks Glenn. I have wondered about iceberg. I know it's a great prolific rose but also heard that it is impossible to keep clean. I'm going to try it. What doesn't get big on fortuniana, ha ha?
Nancy

My experience with Cherry Parfait in zone 5 (my zone 5 is some years a zome 4, depending)- it has come back gangbusters for 4 years. No special winter protection, but the graft is buried deep, as with all my roses. It doesn't even dieback much for me. =ALWAYS in bloom.

I agree that Cherry Parfait is an abundant blooming grandiflora which should be classed as a floribunda. My Hot Cocoas are also prolific.

Two of the best bloomers in my garden are First Edition and Dickie - both small bushes that aboslutely cover themselves glory. I don't know how Gourmet Popcorn is classed, but its also a champ in the productive deparment. Marie Pavie is small, white with some pink and always in bloom and seldom needs spraying.

I also vote for Brilliant Pink Iceberg and Burgundy Iceberg, both big time bloomers with highly unusual coloring. I'm gaga over Burgundy Iceberg - love those colors.

Hi Nancy,

I don't know, but would say it doesn't hurt to ask :)
Who knows how often they update the website...could more that they offer but just haven't had time to do it. They are really nice folks to talk to.

Here is the contact info:

Nelsons' Florida Roses
3207 Clarcona Rd * Apopka, Florida 32703
Tel. (407) 886-3111 * Fax (407) 886-1489
email: nelsonroses@gmail.com

Susan

I agree with Our Lady of Guadalupe and would add DayBreaker, Chihuly, Marmalade Skies and even the grandiflora Cherry Parfait as in it's fourth year this past spring it actually started blooming heavily and never stopped all year long.
John