It's beautiful. How big is it ? The colour is amazing Bec over here it is so pale colour if I remember correctly. Your roses always have the greatest colours or actual true beauty as mine over here can be so bleach by the sun.

It's is absolutely gorgeous ;)

Jin

It's about 5.5 feet Jin, intends to be a climber, so I'm ready for about 10 feet in time.. thanks... I'm glad you're still here...

I will be around. I will be writing an email today to Houzz. I still cannot post. My phone is only 2 years old although I bought 3 phones latest tech.

Wow that is big already. I can't wait for another 5 feet more :)

Jin

On my screen this shows as a pure deep yellow. I had always thought this was a white rose or at most a pale yellow. Yours is stunning. I don't know how you do it, Marlorena, I never see a sign of disease or insect damage. I believe you have a charmed garden where nothing bad is ever allowed to happen.

Thanks Ingrid, the colour does seem to vary, it often has a strong apricot centre..

My garden has its share of problems but I always think that's not what people want to see, but maybe I'll show those too.... as at the moment there won't be too many looking at them...

Lord, it is beautiful. Mine has bloomed yet, but I think I am getting a second one

It's nice to find a hardy alternative that has the Tea rose characteristics, very elegant rose!

Marlorena,

Every one of your photos of Bathsheba is beautiful. What does the bloom look like when fully open, with the boss showing? Can you post a photo of it in that stage?

Moses

Thank you Moses, I'm glad you liked it too... I hope to add a photo tomorrow when they are fully open, these are the first of the season on this rose.. I could post last year's but I like to post fresh ones..

Oh dear, I misunderstood, that is not Devoniensis. I can't even keep track of Austin's new roses, but I do see the tea rose influence in this one. I'm looking at it again, and it's drop-dead gorgeous.

What a beautiful rose! I can only imagine the size it would grow to in So CA, though. I’m looking forward to seeing more pictures. Lisa

I had no idea that some have such an attitude toward teas. I think they are beautiful but unfortunately I cannot grow most in my climate. I am excited about this rose. Mine is resting, with most others, during this prolonged heat spell. Please share more pictures as you’re able!

Very beautiful!

My Bathsheba is a little paler , maybe it's our heat ? I think it's a stunning rose . It smells like sweet honey , and is just so beautiful. I planted 60 plus new roses this spring, and this one really stands out to me. I'm waiting for buds to open, I counted almost 40 on a 2 .5ft tall plant !

Great Bathsheba photos, Marlorena and Lilyfinch. Looks so perfectly healthy.

Here's mine at the moment:

What a beauty!

Most any rose is going to have much better richer color in the UK or Sweden than in summer in SoCal. All that sunshine comes with a price. Best color in SoCal in November/December.

Lovely photos. I have never seen Bathsheba look like Malorena's photos. More like Lilyfinch's. It is so great that this rose has so many different faces as it opens.

Marlorena, Lily and Henrik, beautiful blooms and pics sings a thousand words. The colour lovely. Lily, you have a few tones and I love it.

Marlorena is very deep rich colour which I love also.

It is a beautiful rose and looks different in various climates. I agree with Hoovb :)

Jin

Hi Marlorena, any more beautiful photos of Bathsheba this year? How large is yours now? Lilyfinch, nice pics! I love how about every color in the apricot spectrum is represented in this rose. It really ties other roses together. Here is one pic I can share showing that that tea form as well in the opening bud and the progression of color change.

Dave , your photo looks gorgeous!!

I adore this rose!

Lovely rose. Thank you all for posting the photos. I will have to make room for this one.

This is a great thread with some beautiful photos. I'm bumping it up for those who just got Bathsheba this spring. I'm waiting for mine to bloom!

~Sjn

Waiting to receive mine!

I've just realised I didn't answer Dave from last July and that more photos got added... all very lovely..

Mine is climbing my shed, so this is what it looks like today.. it's reached the top and I will be training it more horizontally in a short while... only rose obsessives could appreciate these pictures, but I think I'm pretty safe with that..

From every photo I've seen here Bathsheba is a gorgeous rose. Marlorena, yours has apparently grown quite a bit. After this appetizer, you are of course expected to present the main course - when Bathsheba is full of blooms.

I’m still hungry - haha! Thanks for the update, Marlorena. Bathsheba is looking good! I can only imagine how good it’s going to look in full bloom.

Does anyone who has Bathsheba also have Crown Princess Margareta? Are they similar? How are they different? Just curious lol.

For me, CPM has always been a uniform sorbet orange (in afternoon shade, color variation only seen in the very late, cool fall) while Bathsheba last year was a conglomeration of yellow, orange, peach, apricot with some paling to cream and pink. Bloom form is a bit different and they have different fragrances.

Thank you Dave, thats the kind of info I was looking for. I have 2 CPMs they are big climbers. The first year I had them, they were very pale washed out buff orange. A year later they became light orange sherbert colored but not usually ever a deep orange. They dont normally ever get pinkish tones so the Bathsheba, will hopefully be different enough. My CPMs arent great bloomers either but very healthy. I hope Bathsheba is a better repeater with blooms.

Look what you guys did to me. Now I have to grow this rose. I love tea roses still and I like varieties in a garden. The only thing with teas is that they are formal and stands out in a crowd so not easy to assimilate into a informal garden.

jjpeace… it's not a Tea rose, it's an Austin... I was just comparing its beauty to a Tea rose.. I expect it will be good for you in zone 5b... most Austins are I think..?..

Sorry if I was not clear. I meant the tea rose shaped flowers. After reading many posts from fellow gardeners, I get the impression that not many people prefer them anymore. I still think they are the perfect rose form.

Oh my, another incredible photo, Marlorena. I console myself about not having this rose by its most likely turning a pale yellow in my garden and not looking anything like yours. So glad you get to enjoy it though; what a stunning addition to your garden.

I am going to throw this Crown Princess M. photo in here from today, just as a reference to see the contrasts. It does look quite different. My Bathsheba has tiny buds starting!

Oooh, what a beauty! Now I’m adding another to the list...I may have to start guerilla planting in my neighbors yards, lol! :-)

There you are Marlorena, you have that glowing color again! I saw this color on you Chandos Beauty too Most other peoples Bathsheba dont have that shade, at least in these pictures. Beautiful rose for you. Think I am going to get this one too!