and a few more...

SUNDANCE - always thrip-damaged!

All beautiful but Melvin is to die for gorgeous! I have some questions about your Hot Romance. What kind of growth habit does yours have? Mine only gets about a foot tall but then goes sideways and gets maybe 3 feet wide. It's seems odd for an HT. Some how it manages to winter here and it does bloom but it looks more like a ground cover.

My HOT ROMANCE is about 4ft tall and kinda lanky. It's in a spot that doesn't get fed very often, so I imagine it would do better if it got fed more often. I have BRONZE SUNSET (another Coiner rose) near it and it tends to be shorter and wider. Wait a minute... do I have these two confused? I'll hafta go check. Maybe I got them mixed up! LOL

I soooo agree about Melvin! Talk about gorgeous!!!

Oh Beth, you're killing me. I want Sweetness right now.

Loved the show!

Beth, I'm a sucker for stripes and lavenders but you Bronze Sunset is really something to admire! Seems like another rare rose in your collection - HMF doesn't show any nurseries to buy from. Where do you find them all?
Sharlene

Beth, I agree, Melvin is beautiful. That rose inspired me to look up Paul Jerabek's other roses. By any chance do you grow Milan? I love the white petals with yellow center and red edging.

Planted alot of roses as an amateur...still have many doing great...wished I knew their names like you do....everyone is like one of my children...need named.

Thanks everyone!

Whew! I checked my layout for that bed and I do have HOT ROMANCE and BRONZE SUNSET correct. Ummmm... Sharlene those two roses are Coiner roses that came from Home Depot as bagged bareroots, purchased probably over 10yrs ago. I don't know if they still can get them. Our HD seems to only get crappy old ordinary roses anymore. (ooops did I say that?)

Jasminerose, I almost got MILAN once, but never did. Does RU still carry it? I have another of his roses PAW MAW, and it's rather interesting. For a florrie, it's ridiculously tall. Must be about 6ft tall and really quite lovely blooms, and I usually have to bend the stem over so I can get a pic.

Mommas_secrets, if you can post some pictures of your roses, maybe we can ID them for you.

My favorites are All American Magic and Tabris!!! Tabris looks so bright and jubiliant!!

They're all lovely and so unusual!!

Carol

Those are all gorgeous, really love Sweetness !

You are right, MELVIN is so pretty.