Help! Ordered Roses I've Never Seen

9 years ago

I'm just NEVER the first one to order newer varieties. With under 50 roses in my current garden I want the best of the best. Just don't know what came over me this year.

Here's what's coming, hope some of these are good:

Beverly

Dark Desire

Distant Thunder

Eliza

FJ Lindheimer

Plum Perfect

Princess Alexandra of Kent

South Africa

Thomas Affleck

I am looking for a nice range of color on vigorous, healthy bushes with good repeat. A lot of different bloom forms are represented here which is all good.

After voles decimated my garden I decided to go no-spray so I dug up and gave away: Hot Cocoa, Lavaglut, Chrysler Imperial, Playboy, Night Owl, Golden Celebration, and Winter Sunset. Some of these may be resistant elsewhere but not in my relentlessly hot and humid coastal SE Virginia garden..

Thanks all you enablers who have posted your wonderful photos of some of these. Seems a lot of us have grabbed up these newer Kordes varieties, so let's compare notes this year!

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seil zone 6b MI
9 years ago
I live on the lake in the Great Lake State. We know all about hot and humid here. The two healthiest roses I have are Julia Child and Home Run. Pretty much spot free all season without spray.
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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
9 years ago
I have ordered many roses I've never seen also. It can be a gamble, but I can grow a love for them whatever. Super fun ahead for you Barbara.
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alameda/zone 8/East Texas
9 years ago
I simply adore Plum Perfect!!! Thomas Affleck is especially good. Princess A. of Kent has beautiful blooms. I love Distant Thunder - Coffee Country would make a good partner for it. Beverly smells divine, I need another one. South Africa is a really bright pretty color as does FJ Lindheimer. You have picked some nice ones!

Judith
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Original Author
9 years ago
Seil-- thanks for mentioning Julia Child! She is coming too; the botanical garden has very few shrubs but their planting of Julia always looks good.

Sheila, yr right it really adds to the excitement of waiting those first blooms.

Judith, have to say I have the most suspense about F J Lindheimer. So few pics of it out there.
sammy zone 7 Tulsa
9 years ago
I will be asking the same question in a minute. FJ Lindheimer was a black spot disappointment to me. Thomas Affleck is wonderful, I have quite a few and have had them for years. Julia Child was pretty, but a brightness that did not go well with my other roses. It was ok, but the next year was dead. I am not familiar with the others you mentioned. Good luck with a no spray garden. I did that many years ago, and have no regrets.

Sammy
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