I grow all these except Roxanne. All are beautiful, Fire Opal particularly so. Chamblees however has ceased its mail order - new owners are taking over, not sure when they will be starting their mail order, you might want to call and find out.

Their website doesn’t mention that they are not shipping? Says next ship date is 4-1 so I think you can still order. Maybe give them a call to see. I have Fire Opal and love it!

Oh! It doesn’t say anything regarding not shipping. It says april1. Will find out today.

I've grown:

Poseidon ® - very healthy, good rebloom, 3.5x2 ft, shade tolerant

Lavender Veranda® - lost all leaves in June the first year and May the second year, still blooms but I got rid of it after 2 years of no leaves for most of the summer, 3.5x2 ft

Cream Veranda® - very healthy, good rebloom, petite plant, maybe 1x1 ft

I have grown posiden , lavender veranda and fire opal . Of those fire opal is amazing!! It never stops and it grows so gracefully. I love it . Lavender veranda gets black spot and sometimes loses leaves . I do not love the dirty eye look it gets with the stamens. Hard to explain but I don’t. I haven’t yanked it but I wouldn’t replace it either . Posiden is gorgeous but somewhat iffy in color sometimes but I love it anyway. Very healthy and vigorous, just can get greyish .

I want to share photos but I have to pick up my kiddo . I’ll edit when I get back! :)

Oh boy I forgot how lovely posiden was! And look how healthy! This was later summer!

Yes fire opal is fragrant !

IM searching for a full bush shot , cannot believe I can’t find one !

Lavender versanda looking good here 3 photos

i think I am ready to edit my list. Lily , I would wait for the pictures!

Cream Veranda is the only one of those I grow. Here it's about 2 ft x 2 ft, so very good for front of border. Stays clean no spray in our high bs pressure. Has a nice medium fragrance. Mine is in full sun all day. I think it would prefer a little afternoon shade in our heat. Color intensity depends on temperature. Blooms are gorgeous, but fade quickly in the heat. It doesn't self clean and spent blooms look dirty, so needs to be deadheaded (not too big of a deal since it's a small plant)

Mine is in a bit of partial dappled shade during the heat of the day - it grew really tall. Not much disease, a good grower and lots of beautiful blooms. I got another this year.

Lavender Veranda can get tall, blooms are smaller but a lovely shade and blooms all the time. Poseidon gets to be a pretty large shrub, very healthy. The blooms do look a little grayish/lilac but I am putting my two near some darker lavender/purple roses, thinking the contrast will be pretty. The Fire Opal blooms are huge, different and really striking.

Judith

Is Fire Opal fragrant? I'm going to add it to my wish list if it is :)

Pat... i guess it’s not fragrant.. LV has no fragrance right?

I love Fire Opal! It's very charming. I also have and love Bordeaux.

No fragrance on lavender veranda but yes on fire opal ! I can smell it very clearly around the bed without trying . Bordeaux is one I would like to try too! Is it as ruffled as the photos in advertising?

Here's Roxanne in Tennessee. Abundance of tight, flattish, 2" blooms. Some blackspot and leaf loss later in summer. This one is on its second year--a Home Depot purchase in early spring 2017.

My confession is that I shovel pruned it a few weeks ago. Nothing wrong with the plant, but I have a personal issue with red blooms--not much value contrast with green leaves (ie in a black and white photo they'd be close to the same value of gray.) With it in the middle of this bed it created a visual hole in the center of the bed. If you like red this is a very useful plant in a garden setting.

I have been eyeing the veranda series roses, particularly cream veranda. Love the pictures I see of it. I grow Poseidon, it's a very healthy plant. I have it in morning shade & no issue with disease. Blooms well and often. Mine is not that large due to my zone. I posted a couple pics the other day on another discussion, but here goes anyways!
These are from it's second year. Can't wait to see it in it's 3rd year!

What beauty a Poseidon is!! Cream veranda is mouth watering!!i read on another thread that Poseidon does throw long canes and tends to be a climber ..is that true in PNW??

I don’t know why houzz logs me in with 2 names .. I am rpnwz8a.lol