Bayarea, what a stunning array of blooms. I can't believe I haven't paid some serious attention to this rose--so it's on to HMF for more info. Thanks for posting this luscious beauty. Diane

That's one of the pink roses I've been drooling over and I thought I had settled on Gentle Hermione but you have me thinking twice. So lovely!

Absolutely gorgeous! That’s my kind of rose! If only I had the space. You take excellent photos, as usual. Lisa

Wow, these pics are worthy feature in a garden or rose magazine!

Wonderfull photos of a beautiful rose.

Gorgeous! I am with noseometer we need all the good details. Size and habit in your garden. This Rose looks amazing.

Thank you everyone.

noseometer, the flowers open up more as they age but because there are many petals, they still look amazing until the end. I think that's the reason I'm gearing toward full-packed petal roses nowadays. Yes, they fade in the sun and as they age. The bush is about 4ft wide x 6ft high right now. From HMF its height can go to about 10ft. I don't have Sharifa Asma or The Ancient Mariner so I couldn't make the comparison. However, from the pics that I have seen, I think The Wedgwood Rose blooms have their own unique look that is completely different than other David Austin roses that if you have room for a climber and if it grows well in your area, you should get one. Helen

Your photos are so superb that this rose looks almost too good to be real. The notched petals give it a unique look that is so pretty.

Thanks Ingrid. The good thing is the blooms look exactly like that in real life :) Before I had this rose, one of the growers in San Francisco said hers didn't repeat a lot so I was hesitated for awhile. But because of its unique blooms, I told myself as long as it's not a once bloomer I can put up with that. I put it in a prime location with morning sun and it blooms all the time.

I have another section in my garden that only has evening sun and the roses there don't repeat as much. It shows that the micro climate in each garden affects a big deal to our rose performance. Helen

Thanks for the info. I think it is stunning, especially if it looks like that "in real life"! It looks like a confection. I've been hesitant to try it because the reviews haven't been that good on HMF and people don't comment on it much on this forum. In the local rose garden it didn't seem too vigorous (although the DA website describes it as vigorous), but they have it planted under trees. How is it with heat?

Unfortunately looks the DA website says they are "out of stock" (I hope they are not discontinuing it), Heirloom Roses and Roses Unlimited don't carry it.

noseometer, all my DA is grafted on Dr. Huey and they perform well in my garden. I didn't have any own root DA because I read that some of them don't do well in my area or take more time to mature. The temperature in my area is pretty mild so I don't have any info regarding to how it deals with heat. However, the petals are thin and delicate so I'm guessing too much heat won't be a good thing for it, but that needs to be confirmed by people who grow it in high temperature area. Helen

What beautiful pics. I had this rose but lost her to voles a couple years back. I was able to rescue a tiny rooted piece. She's growing okay so far but still teeny. She's very hardy though in my z5b garden. I'm thinking of another as her flowers were every bit as gorgeous as Lisa's pics. And if I remember she also smelled lovely.

Enchantedrose, DA roses are beautiful but some of them have similar look so when I see a DA with a unique look like The Wedgwood Rose, I usually like to have it in my garden. You are right, this rose is beautiful, healthy and smells great. Helen

Fantastic photos of this gorgeous rose, Helen! Mine is 6 years old and also grafted. It’s a 12’ climber - proper climbing canes with multiple short laterals. Several blooms opened up just today from its second flush which looks to be almost as generous as the first one.

It’s completely healthy in my no-spray garden and repeat is above average. I do see some balling in spring, though.

Jo

I succumbed and splurged ($46 plus $21 shipping, yikes) on another one even though I'm running out of room and sunlight. I don't know if it's grafted or own root though. My tiny one has 4 small buds. I can't wait for her to bloom.

I just purchased The Poet's Wife since I've read good things about her and she's listed as shade tolerant so should hopefully work in my garden. But they're just so addictive ;-)

sharon

Just gorgeous I'm in love with it I need to find a place for this rose!!

pippa- She is as gorgeous as the pictures. I was devastated when mine was devoured by voles since she was os lovely and ethereal.

But another is on the way and will be planted in my vole free crushed shell "moat". Since planting this way I haven't lost a single rose to these vile critters :-)

sharon

Jo, can't wait to see the pics of The Wedgwood Rose in your garden.

Enchantedrose, I agree. DA roses or just roses in general are really addictive.

Pippacovalent, if we like a rose enough, we will find room for it in our garden :) Helen

Agree the notched petals are unique. Like Poseidon. Good repeat too.

What does the fragrance smell like to you guys? I got mine this year and I cant quite place the fragrance. It is a bit weird to me.

Totoro, according to HMF it has moderate, clove, fruity fragrance. Helen

Helen: you always get me every time with your photos... oh... this looks and sounds like a good one. The blooms are so unique, delicate and lovely. Now I need to go find more space for it.

@Ann-SoCalZ10b SunStZ22 Thank you Ann. I think it will look great in your garden. Helen

I think it was destiny... because just a couple of days ago... I was just making a quick stop by local nursery to see if they had Earth Angel in stock... and there she was... Wedgwood. Thank you Bayareagirl and Lilyfinch for be such great enablers. I don’t know how I’ve had a garden all these years without knowing about this gorgeous rose. She was a bit of a splurge... so I’m hoping she does well for me. Do you think she’ll do well in all day full sun?

Ann, it has thin petals and you are in zone 10 so some afternoon shade may help. The best way is put its pot at the place with full sun to see if the blooms can handle the heat. Helen

@enchantedrosez5bma Hello Sharon, I am new to this rose forum and just now read your comment about a crushed shell vole deterrent. Can you tell me about that? I, too, have those pesky critters in abundance and because of them, cannot grow clematis. They have not yet killed any of my roses but I would like to use your method as a preventative before such a thing happens. Thanks so much for any info you can share with me - we have tried many things to get rid of them to no avail.

Carol

Carol/Crow, we have voles in abundance, and a terrific vole killer--one of our kitties who is a born mouser. He is let out under supervision during some of the day, and is !@#$ on voles. And strangely, he is the sweetest, most affectionate of our three kitties. It's hard to resolve the bloodthirstiness of kitties and their often sweet nature. But I do recommend kitties if you have awful voles. We watch our birds carefully, too, and Finn, the mouser, isn't interested in hunting them, but he does like to scare them on occasion, (and then gets yelled at). Diane

Thanks so much, Diane! How I would love if we could have kitties! Love your kitty's name, Finn! We tried 3 times, adopted from the shelter, we have a wonderful big barn with hay and warmth and tons of mice and voles and things kitties love! Every time we tried, the owls killed the kitties! We also have large dogs, not hunters of mice but who would love to play with/maul kitties to death. We have Klaus, a German Shepherd and Rufus, a great huge clown of a Bloodhound and they are holy terrors around this farm! I will never forget one kitty, a very large beautiful orange tabby we adopted. We took him out to the barn with all the most delicious food we could find for him and were standing back admiring him, smiling at him and talking to him. He started flapping his tail on the floor, giving me the most evil stare and then out of nowhere flew across the floor and landed right on my crotch, biting and clawing!!! What the ##@@$??? Hubby and I cracked up laughing after that little episode but cried when we found him horribly hurt the next morning. We rushed him to the vet to no avail. Owls. We love hearing them at night and love that they prey on mice and voles but we still have an ample supply of them. I did not know they are also killers of cats. The joys of living on a farm. My husband raised alpacas before we married and this farm was totally fenced with no-climb fencing so predators could not get in. As a result, we have become overrun with rabbits and mice and voles. It's always something to test one's patience and resolve. I have tried clematis probably 30 times and every single time the voles or mice have eaten them. I might try them in a pot because I do love them. Wild blackberries are a constant battle, too, and that's perfect cover for rabbits. No matter, I will garden until I can no longer garden and fight every fight to have scrumptious roses. Onward, fellow rose lovers, thanks to you all for all that you do to beautify our precious planet, for loving nature and animals too! Here's a photo of my big sweet

baby boy, Rufus, when he was still a baby - the top photo is a portrait I made of him when he was 5. I call it "Humphrey Bogart Hound." He loves to pose for my camera because he gets tons of treats. I am LOL because I have strayed so far off track on this rose forum! Sorry!

Love your photos of Rufus.

Jackie

Crow, we don't mind getting off track, it all comes back to roses eventually. What a stunning boy Rufus is !

Thank you Jackie and Berrypie. Rufus is so human-like that it's almost scary. I spoil him rotten and love him half to death. My house has never been so filthy dirty because of all his slime-slinging habits but I have learned to ignore it in trade for the pleasure of having him share our lives. He is a big old goof and yet he walks ever so carefully through my rose garden and around antique furniture - he knows how much I prize them!

I got this rose by mistake, sold as Evelyn from AllMyThyme.

It has an awkward growth habit and is definitely not a flopper.

Helen is right, it looks exactly like the pictures.

Crow, " slime slinging " is descriptive. You won't have dry roses.

For some reason when Amara drinks, she doesn't swallow the last gulp of water and carries the waterfall through the house.

jc - those sure are plump blooms !