Thanks Jeri. That is a beautiful rose.

Thanks for the info on scentimental. Hmmm, we got a short summer here so I prefer a rose that rebloom more often. I saw Rock and Roll too and it does looks similar. I will check it out along with Rouge and fourth.

I've had Scentimental since Edmunds' first offered it. Love the fragrant blooms, but it does fry in the heat. I am seriously thinking about getting Neil Diamond. A friend had Rock and Roll and I wasn't impressed with it. Some people on this forum got Neil Diamond last year and do recommend it. Here's a picture of my Scentimental.

I'm not sure about Neil Diamond, but as beautiful as the blooms on Scentimental are, it blows FAST. For me it went from bud in the morning to fully open in the afternoon and petals on the ground the next morning. After 3 yrs of hoping, I replaced it with something that hangs in the garden a little longer.

I've had Rock & Roll for two summers. The first summer, it couldn't be beat.

- Extremely fragrant
- Gorgeous flowers
- Tons of flowers

This year, it barely bloomed at all. I have no idea why not. Plus it wasn't fragrant this year! Don't know what happened. ???

Here are some pictures.

Here's another. I'll try to get a bush shot next.
Carol

You can see how well it blooms here.
Man, that was a wonderful plant the first year.
Carol

Thanks for the information on scentimental. I didn't realize the flowers doesn't last. Sounds like D.A.'s heritage; as beautiful as the flowers are, you literally can't blink your eyes because it won't be there for long.

I guess maybe I will look for Neil Diamond and Rock and Roll instead. I actually like Rock and Roll; it seems to have three colours.

Thanks for sharing Carol. I hope it blooms for you this coming spring. I find a similar problem with some of my roses too especially D.A.'s golden celebration last summer. It used to bloom profusely but I guess it was affected by the polar vortex. Just curious, which part of Canada are you from? I am from Toronto, Ontario.

I can highly recommend Rock n Roll. I think it is a relative of Neil Diamond. I've posted on my blog about some of my stripeys, including R n R. Check the link for more pictures and a shot of the bush. I have four of them...the most duplicates I have of any rose (except for the icebergs I found here that are more for landscaping).

Initially when I planted my first two, the flowers got fried and I thought it was a weak rose. But we were having an extreme dry heat wave at the time. The roses and the bushes are doing great in normal weather. They've all gone into their second flush ( it's midsummer here).

Here is a link that might be useful: My Striped rose blog post

I have rock and roll as well as Neil diamond. Both are extremely strong plants and bloom over and over. Mid June in Virginia is hot, and they are growing strong deep green leaves with no visible issues yet. Going into second flush now after planting with flowers early