So pretty!! Evelyn is a favorite of mine. I wish she didn't black spot so much here. Your photos make me want to go out and whisper sweet nothings to my roses and feed them fertilzer and rainwater in hopes they will be more like yours! :)

~Sjn

Beautiful! How resistant is Evelyn to PM?

Evelyn is a wonderful rose. Beautiful photos of this very fragrant rose!

What gorgeous pictures of one of my favorite roses, Helen. You show her off to perfection. Yours is blooming much more pink than mine is right now. I think our recent heat has made mine more of a peachier color, in just the past week or two. She’s a winner no matter what color she chooses to bloom. Thanks for the great pictures! Lisa

Oh so lovely! Evelyn is a beauty.

Very pretty.... mine is blooming too... not as nice because I am dealing with chili thrips now in the summer months... but this rose is a summer trooper.... keeps putting out of blooms.... they just look nicer in the fall, winter and spring....

You did a nice job on the photograph as well....

Sharon

So beautiful. Thank you

Helen, your photos are just excrutiatingly jealousy producing--how's that for over the top? I need to lie down. Evelyn is one of my favorites, and yours really displays her best qualities of beauty, beauty, beauty. Diane

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Oliver, Evelyn has good resistance to PM.

Lisa, I agree. Evelyn is such a great rose that I also love all of its color variations.

Diane, with all the hooplas and headaches caused the Houzz website changes and bugs, we overcome all of that and continue to enjoy our rose pics and conversations :) Helen

Just gorgeous, Helen - both the rose and the photos!

Here's a picture of a bloom from my 1st year grafted Evelyn from this morning - it's looking more apricot in my yard so far, but I'm sure that might change with the weather, etc. (The bloom was facing the back of the plant where it was hard to see, so I cut it off & brought it into the house - it smells amazing!)

Oliver - I also have a lot of powdery mildew pressure - so far, my Evelyn doesn't seem to be too susceptible to it, but time will tell....

Cyndita, that’s a beautiful pic of Evelyn with its gorgeous color. Thank you for sharing :) Helen

Thank you!

Beautiful blooms and photography Helen! Evelyn is one of the classic Austens!

Mine tends to be both pink and peachy. Here's one from yesterday.

Ann

Ann, WOW! That's a gorgeous color of Evelyn. This rose is so amazing that whatever color it wants to show, I will love it. It's like having many rose bushes in one. It's perfect for people who have small gardens like me :) Helen

My Evelyns usually look like this

But..One time she had this whacky coral-ish bloom

SJN, LOL, I actually like both. The top pic looks great. It reminds me of an antique painting. Helen

sultry, I like the second photo a lot--doesn't look coralish to me at all--just a hint of apricot and luscious pink. Diane

Helen, Where do you prefer to get your Austin roses? And are they on Dr. Huey rootstock? I am debating to replace own root Lady of Shallot, with Evelyn. I have a tiny yard so can't really put in new ones. Lady of Shallot did not fare well in the heat and easily get chlorosis. I am suspecting that Evelyn might be much better in that department and is a somewhat similar color, though less orange. Evelyn on DH rootstock might be better than own root?

Of my 4 Austins, the two on DH rootstock, Darcy Bussel and Golden Celebration are most lush. They were purchased as large 5 gal plants, so they are older, which could partly explain. Lady of Shallot is a young own root and huge after 8 months in the ground, but struggles with chlorosis and I wonder if this rose might prefer DH rootstock in my yard. In contrast, my James Galway on own root is super healthy, no signs of chlorosis, but will definitely need another year or two for full potential and is not nearly as vigorous as LoS even with her chlorosis issues.

My grafted DA Evelyn here is better than my own root plant which is feeble.

Stephanie, most of my David Austins are grafted on Dr Huey.

From what I read and my experience, DA roses are often doing well grafted in my area. Even with grafted, some DAs take a few years to reach their full potential. For example, Scepter'd Isle had no scent in the first two years, and it got powdery mildew all the time in my garden (partially it was stressed out from being planted in an area that didn't have the best soil or sun.) However, starting on the 3rd year, it has been amazing, great fragrance, beautiful blooms and no diseases.

I think some David Austin are very healthy (like James Galway) and some aren't. For the healthy ones, it doesn't matter if it's own root or grafted. With grafted DAs, you can enjoy the flowers sooner than own root. For those DAs aren't very healthy, they need a boost from stronger root stocks whether it is Dr Huey, multiflora or fortuniana depending on your location. Helen

Grafted do much better here as well. DH or Fortuniana grafted both, with the Fort being a little better. My 2 Abe Darbys grafted on Fort are a couple years Younger than my 2 Abes on DH. The Fort Abes outbloom and have much less black spot issues than the DH Abes. The bs resistance was a pleasant surprise.

My own root DAs take a 2 or 3 years to start doing well. Tess, however took off and hit 10 feet the second year, own root. I keep cutting her back but she is fighting it lol.

Thanks Helen and sultry! I think I will look for DAs on DH rootstock if I ever buy another.

SJN, it's good that you mentioned the difference in disease resistance between DH and Fortuniana grafted roses. I have Abe Darby on DH and it often has rust until I over water it. I think I'll order Abe Darby on Fortuniana from K&M to see if the rust problem will go away.

I thought I couldn't order DAs from K&M because they list DAs under 2-gallon pots and that couldn't be shipped to California. Someone in the forum mentioned that the owner is willing to remove some of the soil so that it can fit in 1 gallon pot to be shipped to California so I'll check with them. Helen

Another great DA climber in my garden, Jude The Obscure. Helen

Beautiful Jude photos! I love Jude.

Come to think of it, I also have Angel Face on both DH and Fort. The AF on Fort blooms way better and gets way less black spot than the DH AF. The Fort roses will get huge in a warm climate. You could keep them trimmed back if they get too big! I have heard they like more water too but I haven't really noticed a difference here but it does rain a lot half the year.

@Helen both Evelyn and Jude can be grown under full sun? And they rebloom well? Thanks

Thanks SJN.

Oliver, mine both under full sun, and they repeat well. Helen

great. Thanks!

Evelyn is new for me this year!

Not available any more, I think.

Absolutely STUNNING pictures!!! Helen, I passed out after seeing your Evelyn!!! :) :) Pricklycutting, for the Austin company to discontinue SUCH a rose....for shame!

1 Eden stem has over 30 buds on it.

I still don't have any blooms and I'm losing patience. Jc, I love your Evelyn and it looks like you'll have a big spring show pretty soon.

Here are a few photos from last year and before of Evelyn, a favorite of mine.

@Diane Brakefield i checked the dates on my phone pictures and my plants are 7-10 days later than last year.

they also arent all blooming at once like they did last year.

Pictures on this forum like yours are why i spent way more on my 2 evelyns than any other immature plant ive ever bought.

they are the only roses i have grafted on multiflora (allmythyme) and im really pleased with them. planted in 2020.

Thanks so much, jc. I hope your Evelyns continue to grow and bloom and please you in your garden. I have four, three of which are almost 18 years old and one that is almost 10 years old. They are all grafted on Dr Huey. Three came straight from Austin, and one was an Austin purchased locally. Evelyn can be a prima donna at times. One shoots up, no matter how hard I prune her, and has long gangly canes that are a challenge in our wind. None of my plants rebloom as much as I'd like (shade is a problem for three of them). I probably need to up the fertilizer. But E likes her sun and lots of water, too. I've seen the date stamps on my photos from last year, and some were blooming at this time in May. This year they all have quite a way to go. I think it will be early June before the big show begins. But then, we had a freak snow storm just one week ago which caused some damage. Yesterday, it was 85F and we had a BBQ. What a spring. Diane

More E

jc - great looking Eden!! Her buds are going to pop and she's going to be amazing!! :)

Diane - oh my goodness!!!! Seriously beautiful Evelyns!!! I would cry if those were growing in my yard!! :) :) Darn weather is depriving you of your gorgeous blooms. Come on weather, get it together.