So some nice person posted about this store called Lowe's that had me and my brother and sister roses (we are DA roses) and my new mom went nuts and adopted quite a few of us. Unfortunately many of our tags and/or base tags were not right. Poor Eglantyne was base tagged as Heathcliff *snicker* The Lady Gardener was tagged as Lichfield Angel, and James Galaway only had a base tag.
It was a bit confusing for mom but thankfully she's been staring at this computer thingy reading about DA roses all winter (for her new and naked home) and
was able to figure a few of us out at the store. I, however, was super sneaky. My base tag is Graham Thomas but my branch tag was Carding Mill. Thankfully I had some flowers on me and mom knew my brother Graham really is yellow and is a climber so she adopted me because she needed another climber for the front porch.
So I was all set to be a front yard porch center piece when she squinted an eye at me while looking in her book catalog paper thing, to make sure she adopted who she really thinks she adopted, and muttered "I don't think you are Graham Thomas."

......Uh oh, busted.

She was able to figure out Eglantyne, Heathcliff (for real) James Galaway, Carding Mill (sooo obvious) and The Lady Gardener, but I am giving her fits.
She thinks I might be Buttercup, Comte De Champagne, or Graham but here is where I'm really messing with her-
My stems are long, slender, and upright with almost no thorns, but I don't have a strong scent and I certainly do not smell anything like orange blossoms as Buttercup supposedly does. Plus I think I have a few too many petals and I'm not deep yellow or gold.
Compte De Champagne opens up yellow with bright yellow stamens, which I have, and Compte pales out to a soft yellow, which I also do.....a lot! and my unopened buds
are apricot colored like Compte. I have many shades of lemon and soft lemony petals on me at all times, but right before I drop my petals I turn them pink or spotty
pink. You know, just for kicks. One of my pics below shows a pink petal and yes, it's mine. Another shows the spots even thought I wasn't rained on.
And I do not smell like strong honey or musk as Compte is supposed to.
Don't think I smell like Graham either (according to moms book thing) and I don't seem to have nearly enough petals nor yellow enough to be like him.

While mom is newer at this DA stuff, she says I smell soft and warm like sunshine. It's like being near a rose when a soft summer breeze wafts the fragrance in your direction. Not strong, not old rose, not spicy, not fruity... just soft rosey and inviting. My new growth is a soft spring green with a hint of red.
She's really confused now as to where to plant me because out front the climbers need to scale a 5' to 6' wall and a 3' porch rail and front of the bed roses
need to play nice with the other smelly good things like Lavender, Peony, and herbs.

Mom loves to take my portrait and is happy to share to see if anyone can figure me out. Yeah, she really likes to take my picture because everyday I look different.
Lemon yellow, pale yellow, pale apricot, near white, pink spots, and when the evening sun is just right almost (almost) rich yellow....all at the very same time!