Glad you like myrrh as much as I do, and that's a great photograph! Jeri I just sent you a PM about something else, please check your inbox.

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Great pic Jeri -Is that its usual colour for you? My one doesn't seem to get as much apricot and tends to a more ghostly silvery almost greyish pinkish buffy sort of colour. A lot of different adjectives there, but its one of the most unique but difficult to describe colours..

Sadly the lack of bloom is about the same; a good spring flush, and usually one or two a bit later, although this year I did get a minor flush in autumn as well. It does have that gorgeous myrhh scent tho.

Thanks for posting the image Jeri. Cymbeline is yet another early English Rose which may fade away in commerce. You have posted images before of this rose and it intrigues me.

My wife and I have our house in Ontario up for sale and one of the big issues for me is that I have many early Austin roses that are becoming very hard to find and replace if I cannot take them with me when we move. There is a select list that I will want to plant when I begin my third rose garden and Cymbeline is definitely on the list.

Fortunately, there are still a couple of nurseries in Canada and one or two in the US who will ship north of the border who may be sources for most of my must haves.

On the positive side, I will moving to a much warmer climate and may once again grow some of the OGRs, Bourbons, Hybrid Musks, Portlands, etc. that I had to forget about in zone 4.

Thanks again for the lovely image.

Cheers, Rick

No. I rarely see it so apricot-ish. Usually, I'd call it an extremw dilute of a "coffee" color.

And, no. It's NOT much of a repeater ... but DH loves it, so . . .

Romogen, beautiful job moving all of those roses. It reminds me of a video I saw once of Martha Stewart moving a huge # of roses that was also a success. Of course she sleeps 4 hours a night I gather.

I want this rose, but of course can't find it anywhere! it's such an unusual color and bloom.. Thanks for the pic and info jeri! Sad to see the older Austins fading away..

does anyone know where i can b uy this

Try Palantine Roses in Ontario. Call direct and talk to Rachel. They may have one or two if you are lucky.

Cheers, Rick