Beautiful!! Nice to see BROTHERS GRIMM. Mine hasn't done very well lately.

Lovely blooms, "critters" included.

I rather like that burnt orange coloring, down to the greyish tan on Pumpkin Patch.

Silver Cloud looks interesting too

I think Pumpkin Patch ages fairly well. I know that orange roses aren't going to stay orange over the life of the flower.

I've grown Tropicana years ago and if I remember correctly even that neon orange fades to coral before petals drop. Which reminds me I need to find a Tropicana to add to my collection.

Beth, Brothers Grimm is hit or miss each year for me. Last year it bloomed nicely at the beginning and then seemed to sulk. I only pruned the flower stems back to the first 5-leaflet, but it still didn't rebloom much. Now this year it seems to be showing new growth before each flush is finished. Basically, it has been blooming nearly continuously since the middle of May. (I should say that I haven't dead-headed or pruned the faded flowers this year because I've been so busy with other things. I do plan on catch up on that this coming week.) Maybe I should just let it "do its thing."

Chris