I know nothing about this rose, but perhaps need to investigate. Love the colour. Is it fragrant?

Wow, what a gorgeous rose!!

I think you have a real winner here! It reminds me somewhat of Georgetown Tea, Le Vesuve and Mme. Lambard in its coloration. I imagine when the rose matures, which will probably take about three years or more, the flowers will be even more beautiful. To have one look this spectacular in a small pot is quite something.

I know nothing about it either, but it's certainly a lovely one! Lisa

Rosylady,

'Edith Perry' was bred by Jill Perry, curator of the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. She herself lives in Santa Cruz, I believe, and that could mean the rose is not unhappy with some fog! She told me the rose is named for her mom (♥️). I'm excited to hear it's in commerce through Rose Petals.

Linda

It's healthy and vigorous here. The foliage is nice and flowers look pretty much as your photos demonstrate. Jill shared it with me last year and it appears to like the climate. As with everything else, it's still trapped in a can, but it doesn't seem to complain about it. I don't detect any more smell from it than I do most of the other Teas. None of them really have "scent" to my nose. I like the rose and am using it in breeding this year.

It's very pretty- it's so nice to order something "just to see", and have it turn out to be a great rose for you.

Virginia

vaporvac...it was fragrant when I was standing outside in the humid foggy air, but once I cut it and took it inside it didn't have much scent anymore. I wonder if the scent will improve as the plant matures.

Ingrid..yes, I was shocked to see such a bloom from a young small plant! I counted 5 more buds on it too!

lindaperry...yes, this rose seems to like our cool coastal weather ( I live on an island near Seattle). I'm so happy! I was unsure if teas would do very well here. Of course, the real test will be when it goes into the ground...but I anticipate good things! This is a rose that seems to want to GROW!

roseseek...I'm glad to hear that the foliage is good, that's important to me. What I also like is the lovely compact, round shape.

Wow! That is quite a rose. If you get a chance, please do update us on health, remontancy, habit, etc. as the plant matures. I've never seen a lovelier Tea! Carol

portlandmysteryrose... I'll update this thread as the summer progresses. I am going to give it a special spot in my "pink bed" of roses. Fortunately it's in a warm sunny part of my garden.

I always like to grow things named after people's mothers :) Edith Perry must have been a lovely lady.

Does Jill have any idea who the pollen parent was?

It is such a gorgeous rose.

Lux.

What she said was she planted open pollinated seed.

Beautiful Rosylady.

Catspa I'm so glad to hear it likes your warmer, drier climate too. This is one that I will keep on my future wish list. I'm going to watch all of yours and admire them from afar for now. Thank you so much for sharing!

Catspa...thanks for the pictures and the info on how this rose is doing for you. On helpmefind it says the rose gets to 5 feet. Can anyone tell me how long teas take to reach mature size, normally? I'm way cooler up here, but temperate (I've never seen it get below 20 degrees in my garden ever...I'm quite near the water on an island near Seattle).

I have "Edith Perry" coming from RP now too. Enablers congratulations on your photos.

Rosylady, teas can take five years to mature, although you'll usually have a respectable bush long before that in most instances. They can continue growing even after five years if they have enough water and mulch, and an organic fertilizer. They don't all grow at the same rate. Mme. Antoine Mari is the fastest-growing tea I've ever had, and with the most beautiful foliage, but in my hot climate the flowers didn't do well.

I finally just planted Edith Perry last week after spending the summer in her pot. I debated for a long time whether to place her with the apricot roses or the pink roses. I finally decided on the pink ones.

I'll post more pics next year when she blooms!

Ingrid....I may have to consider Mme. Antoine Mari for later if any of the teas I planted don't do well. Foliage is extremely important to me, so I'll keep that one in mind.

Edith Perry is a beautiful rose, grown from an open pollinated rosehip from the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden by the curator of the garden, Jill Perry. She named the rose Edith Perry, for her mother-in-law.

The San Jose Heritage Rose Garden has an exquisite collection of old and rare roses, and is maintained by volunteers without financial aid from the city.

That is lovely! Looks more double than its seed parent Bon Silene. I am always happy when someone produces a rose which is bred from really old tea or gigantica roses - no reason why we can't keep getting new tea type roses!

Jackie