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ID pink shrub rose

8 years ago

I saw this growing near the curb in my neighborhood. Color of pictures is very accurate. It had a pleasant fragrance, and reminded me of a modern antique by Austin, Kordes or Delbard. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe Zaide but I did not think she had quartered blooms?








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  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    My two Zaides have much shinier and deeper green leaves. If anything, it reminds me of Summer Romance, but it often has flowers in a tight cluster in my experience. I'm I'll post some pics in a bit. Zaide


    Summer Romance

  • 8 years ago

    Thanks vaporvac. Your Zaide blooms have a lovely darker center, which the mystery rose does not. I think you are right it is not Zaide.

    It really reminds me of Christopher Marlowe, who I used to grow, in shape, but not at all in color.

  • 8 years ago

    What do you think about the Summer Romance?

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Oh, forgot to say--I don't think it is Summer Romance. I grow that one and its flowers are quite a bit larger, not so corally, and not so "petticoat" (for lack of a better word) looking. But mine is very young.

    edit--just saw your SR pics and the blooms look much fatter, sideways, than the mystery rose. Your foliage is a match though.

  • 8 years ago

    Other than the coral tone, the light color foliage does remind me of summer romance

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    LOL! I love that description! I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it's probably one of the many pink Austins. I had a long thread on Austin pinks if you'd like to link. There might be some useful pictures. Farmer duck, that's the picture I wish I could have taken!

  • 8 years ago

    Farmer duck, what are the other roses in that picture? That's a striking combination!

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I have an UPDATE! I biked past the rose again just now and stopped and knocked on the door next to the house to ask if they knew what rose it was. An older man said he planted it and it was an Austin, but he could not remember which one. He said he would try to research for next time I stopped by. I thanked him for growing a rose at the curb. It was a lovely interaction. Rose people are so nice, And, Vaporvac, your initial instinct was correct. And yes, I'd love it if you could link the pink Austin thread. It is close to Summer Romance, but I felt it was not, having seen both in person.

  • 8 years ago

    I took some more pictures of the rose too, with blooms in various stages. You can see all the yellow at the base of the fading bloom.

  • 8 years ago

    Could this be Anne Boleyn? Closest I have found so far. I have never seen her in person.

  • 8 years ago

    I think I cut off some of the taller upright canes in my pictures. I just couldn't get everything in, but there were definitely scattered very tall shoots.

  • 8 years ago

    https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/4130507/queen-of-sweden-noid-rose

    Here is the link where I identify my no ID Rose as Anne Boleyn, although eglantine is very similar. I have some pictures from this year and last year that look just like yours. Actually I have fewer from this year because I decided I need to stop taking pictures of this Rose. It's one of my very favorites!

    odyssey3 thanked Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
  • 8 years ago

    Vaporvac, on the right it is Darcy Bussel, and on the left it is Plum Perfect

  • 8 years ago

    Thanks Vaporvac! How funny that we both were trying to ID the same rose! I really think it is Anne Boleyn. The blooms are quite small compared to my other Austins, which also seems to point to Anne. We have been having a heat wave all week with temps in the upper 90s. Most of my roses are taking a break. This suspected Anne is not, and her color is still strong, which is amazing.

  • 8 years ago

    That's even more in the favor of her being Ann as mine blooms Non-Stop. She also has a gorgeous fragrance always even in the heat. She never balls either. In the past she's been a black spot magnet, but this year I gave her dormant oil spray followed by sulfur a month later and a couple shots of baking soda, all of which seems to have cured her of it thus far. She must have known my plan to move her to a less prominent place and decided to shape up! :-)

  • 8 years ago

    I should have asked the owner if he sprayed, because this area is basically built on a swamp, so ideal blackspot conditions, but this shrub was totally clean. I was surprised how clean it was. He must spray and be more consistent about it than I am! I feel shame! :)