Pretty and interesting

Love me some pinks purples! Great shots!!!

Beautiful blooms and love the purple colors! You might also want to post these to the Antique Rose Forum.

Ann

Gorgeous!! I love pinks and purples!

Oh my love those pretty pink and purple! Louis Odier is so pretty!

I'm rather liking 'Cardinal de Richelieu'. On HMF he looks terrific with pastel pink English type roses.

The purple there (HMF) reminds me of the 1st time I saw 'Ebb Tide'. It looked like it belonged in a funeral. Great color to show off other colors.

I feel like I could dive into those close-ups. :-)

They're beautiful! I love Cardinal de Richelieu, and I think Louise Odier is one of the prettiest Bourbons.

Gardenpictures - are you sure that's Therese Bugnet?? Mine (when I lived elsewhere) always had way more petals than that. It's pretty though either way!!

LOVE your Cardinal de Richlieu!!! That color is amazing!!!!!!!! Louise Odier looks so romantic in that shot!

Carol

Unless somebody messed with the labels..., but I wondered as well - this is from the same bush:

(bigger picture)

I guess it is TB. I looked on HMF and most of the pictures show a much more double flower. But there is at least one that looks like yours. And the leaves look right too.

Carol

Purples are my favorite

Does anybody have recommendations for other dark purples? Looks like I´m going to have some more space soon again.

I like Rhapsody In Blue. It's more purple in person.

Beautiful blooms! I, too, grow Louise Odier and La Reine, wonderful roses.