The gangly but still lovely Mme. Leon Pain

Drooling!

You seem to be keeping the rabbits off Ingrid... lovely pinks as ever... and fine bushes too, even with few blooms.. !... I wish I was bold enough to show some like that.. I think we all should really..

Never too much pink. I also appreciate the whole bush shots. I never show mine because they always have pine needles hanging on them like Christmas tree tinsel.

When it comes to pink roses, one cannot have too many of them! Very elegant blooms, Ingrid. Even with the hot summer, your roses look wonderful.

It's good to see you enjoying your garden, Ingrid, and it's looking surprisingly good, given all the problems you're experiencing.

On another note, I think you have Mme Lombard? It's not one I remember reading a lot about on here. I have a 2 year old one, and am surprised at how lovely she is, and how vigorous. The blooms are large, and hang elegantly, and go through several different pinks depending on the heat, and the shrub promises to be shapely. I don't have a recent photo, as my camera went belly up, and I can't remember all the steps my son told me on how to upload from my phone!

Beautiful! Your SDLM is the best I've ever seen. Where did you get Gruss an Aachen? I infinitely prefer yours to some others I've seen and, from what I understand, not all nurseries have the genuine one. Yours shows how much it's justly famous. I';d like to get it next year.

Thank you all for the lovely comments. Trish, there is a picture of Mme. Lambard below, but on my two bushes the blooms are all very upright, although I would prefer they have a bit of that elegant droop. The color changes you mention are spot on. If you have the chance, I'd be very interested to see your Mme. Lambard.

vesfl, I'm sorry to say that my Gruss an Aachen is from a local nursery that doesn't ship roses. I must not have paid attention because I haven't noticed that other plants of GaA are different from mine. I hope you can find a nursery that has the one you prefer.

Here are a few more shots I took this morning:

Madame Lambard, a tea rose in another location but also doing poorly during this long hot and dry summer.

Wild Edric is taking a rest, and has no buds and only this one bloom

It would be lovely to see some end-of-summer blooms from others too.

Gruss an Aachen from the Antique rose Emporium.

Kristine, your Gruss an Aachen is also very beautiful . I might add it to my ARE spring order, if they still have it. Ingrid, thank you for sharing more of your pink beauties and many thanks to Sheila for showing hers too (love, love Annie Laurie McDowell!). And please tell your Cramoisi Superieur that she's quite a beauty and very welcome to join the pink party :-) .

Vesfl, I am so in love with the two that I have that I am thinking of a couple more

Lets see if this posts, the last time it mysteriously disappeared

Olivia Austin rose

Fiji

Ebb Tide

Ingrid - your roses are lovely! I feel for you regarding climate changes, animal interference, etc. I admire your tenacity in pursuing rose cultivation.

I was wondering if I could get your opinion regarding Pretty Jessica if you grew it previously. I took this photo today and it makes me unsure if it's really PJ. According to HMF, PJ is a descendant of The Wife of Bath plus a seedling. I have TWoB and it does look like that rose. But doesn't look much like the other PJ photos where the roses are very cupped and I don't see any stamens in those photos.

I got this rose from Hortico and it's in year two. I know Austins often vary a bit in the early years in appearance but I'm really questioning whether this is really PJ.

Thanks!

Ann

I'm so happy to see these beautiful roses, Sheila and Kristine. I loved seeing La France since mine hasn't done anything after producing one lovely bloom. Yours is looking so good, Sheila, and in fact I love all your roses. Ebb Tide and Olivia Austen are especially gorgeous, Kristine, and so is your Gruss an Aachen. All these pictures are much prettier than mine, which I took when it was hazy or downright foggy, and the lighting is rather poor. Thanks so much for livening up this thread!

Ann, I've just now seen your post, and I must say that I have a little doubt about that being Pretty Jessica. PJ in my experience stays cupped until the last possible moment, long after you think the dang thing should have opened up like every other respectable rose. Also, if your photo is true in terms of color, PJ has a more subdued pink tone, a little warmer, but hopefully someone who grows this rose now will give an opinion (it's been years since I had it). I could be dead wrong so don't give up on this being PJ.

Thanks Ingrid! PJ is usually a lighter pink but the lighting seemed to have intensified the color. Hope someone can help with this!

Ann

Ingrid, that's surprising about your Mme Lambard having upright blooms, as they're so large. I was going to get a photo this morning of my shrub, but it has rained almost all day. This is a blessing, as we've had very little rain for well over a year. I just hope the farmers are getting some. Anyway here is a photo of my ML that I've posted many times before - so sorry to all those that are bored with it. This is a 'good hair' day - I find that in the heat she doesn't look this neat.

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Trish, that certainly looks like Mme. Lambard in every way, including the background blooms that can be seen. I am so glad you finally had rain! I hope it rained over a large area to help the farmers and wild-area plants and animals. It's certainly much more difficult to have nice roses and other plants without the benefit of rain.