They are certainly lovely. Thank you for sharing them.

I can't help it, Krista, for the most part for me the oldies are still more romantic and captivating. Lovely pictures.

These are so pretty! I'm very impressed you're able to grow them so well. If you have a moment, could you comment on Reine Victoria Madame Pierre Ogerand Marchioness of Londonderry? I always look at these in the catalogs and dream not thinking I could ever grow them. I really need to stop ordering more roses for the time being until I can get all these in the ground but it is nice to think about stuff for the future since not everything works out.

Thank you.

Vaporvac, Reine Victoria and Mme Pierre Oger reach 5 1/2 feet tall, with an upright, somewhat arching growth habit. They repeat bloom with scattered blooms through summer into autumn. Winter dieback can vary from year to year. I typically prune back by 30- 50 % each spring.

Marchioness of Londonderry is classed as a Hybrid Perpetual, but the blooms resemble a Hybrid Tea. Mine reaches 3-4 feet tall. It is cane hardy, but not as hardy as the Bourbons. After pruning it is in the range of 18- 30 inches tall.

Krista, you capture wonderfully their colors on your photos. Thank you for sharing these beauties. I also meant to ask you about a couple of oldies, but you just explained it. Of the newer HTs, how is Queen Elizabeth growing for you? I've seen it in the South where it gets quite tall, but it's gorgeous and I wonder if its growing habit is different in our colder zones.

Queen Elizabeth is 3 - 3 1/2 feet tall. It's hardier than many other Hybrid Teas. It has a slight sweet scent. It is an outstanding rose. The petals have a graceful quality, wonderful pure pink shade.

All lovely roses above...Marianne you have such interesting roses..

Krista.. I'm quite taken by your 'Marchioness of Londonderry' in particular, and I've never been a fan of Queen Elizabeth rose preferring her offspring 'Cliff Richard'.... do you know that one Krista?... it's another tall lanky grower and I sometimes get confused with the two...

Jin grows ‘Cliff Richard’, and it’s beautiful! I was totally unfamiliar with it until she showed me her photos. It’s a lovely rose.

Too bad she’s unable to get anything to post here, lately. Lisa

Oh that's nice to know Lisa, that Jin has it too... I didn't know that..

I was wondering where she was, I miss her effusive posts, as I've not been here for a while... I'm also noticing quite a few people are having a break...

Mariannese, I grow Reine des Violettes as well, really like the purple/violet colored blooms. The modern roses do help to add color throughout the season. Bedding roses are so compact here that they can easily be tucked in among the larger roses... Lady Emma Hamilton is one of my more vibrant roses, the color is rich but not harsh to my eyes, love the fragrance!

Marlorena, I remember Cliff Richard, I listened to his songs in my teenage years in the 1970s. I had not known there was a rose named after him... I looked it up, and I like the shade of pink, looks like a darker pink than Queen Elizabeth.

Marchioness of Londonderry has the unique scent of the old Hybrid Teas, with more hardiness. I think the MoL in commerce here is actually Sachsengruss.