Lovely roses! Orange Dawn is gorgeous!

Ann

Gorgeous Ninkasi, and you got your Koko Loco!! Where did you eventually order it??

Sharlene

Lovely photos of your roses, as Ann, I adore Orange dawm.

Thanks everyone! I did get Koko Loco from a rose park near my house http://www.stauden-und-rosen.de/index.php?seite=home. I really love the rose park but my bare roots were not that great this year.

Rosenstadt Freising is indeed a star!

Kate

Ninkasi, have you ordered from GrönlooF before? They have Butterscotch (climber) and I was thinking of ordering from them for autumn but if the quality isn't up to scratch, I think I will pass.

You have a very nice Kordes collection. They are all wonderful. I love the color of Orange Dawn. Does it have a scent? Does Kosmos have a scent at all?

Thanks everyone for your nice comments! So nice to come home to roses. Orange Dawn is indeed a pretty special climber, but starting to become a bit of a monster!

Hi Sharlene-- yes, I ordered from GrönlooF this winter, and was a bit miffed by the small root systems and severe girdling on one plant by a metal tag. DH picked them up from the show gardens in Gleichen (about 45 min away from here) and I was surprised by them because I have been to the gardens there many times and the plants always look good. They have the greatest selection in the local area. If I was in town I probably would have left those bare roots because they did not look that great upon arrival. Regardless, they have done reasonably well since they have been planted.

They do have a headquarters in Bremen-- I am not sure where the roses are grown and what the connection is to the show gardens nearby. So I am not sure what to advise here!

Hcarnevale -- thanks for the nice words. Kordes does pretty well here. Orange Dawn is a Warner rose, not that common, but it should be. The scent is fantastic and one bloom will waft indoors really nicely, a pretty rare thing. I do like Kosmos, it too has a nice scent, but pretty weak necks so the blooms are usually drooping. The bush has stayed very small as well. I am not sure I would recommend it based on that.

Kate & Jasminerose -- it is too bad both Nostalgie and Rosenstadt Freising are not available in the US! They are both phototropic and really dependable plants.

Wow! Lots of Kordes roses I've never heard of and love. Really really pretty too!! Judy

All very nice, but that Orange Dawn stole the show!

Ninkasi, I was under the impression that the owner lady did all her own propagation. I suppose when you consider the vast number of varieties they have on offer, it's probably logical. Thanks anyway! Still have time until September to think about it.

Sharlene

Orange Dawn has a great fragrance??!!!! Wow!!! It's a glorious rose and then you add fragrance!!! I want one!!

Your Koko Loco may be the prettiest shot I've ever seen of it!! Drool!!

Carol