The final spray was like a very large, fragrant wedding bouquet with blooms growing from just one stem!

Ann

That is gorgeous! I love the day-by-day progression.

Thanks Vaporvac!

Ann

I've never given this rose any thought before. How could I have overlooked this pretty thing! Such an interesting bloom with all those petals getting curlier toward the center. Thanks, Ann, for opening my eyes to it.

Thank you flowers!

Ann

Mmmmm, that luscious thing makes my mouth water. Now I know what a "bloom ball" is--ha. I always called them candelabras. I am like flowers in that I never paid any attention to the Endeavor, in fact had hardly heard of it. Now I'm going straight to HMF, cause Endeavor is over the top gorgeous. Diane

Thank you Diane!

Ann

Ann, I just looked up Endeavor on HMF, and they had no photos of it. Maybe you should contribute your wonderful photos. Also, HMF mentioned that Endeavor was a miniature. Is that the same rose as yours? Because your rose looks like it has big sumptuous rose blooms, far larger than miniature blooms. Where can Endeavor be purchased? Thanks, Diane

OK, I thought it was an Austin, as you said, but HMF has some other rose listed as Endeavor. Maybe I should check again. Diane

I'm back again. I checked David Austin, and they don't sell Endeavor here in the US. Did yours come from England? Diane

Peter Schneider at Freedom Gardens sells it. HMF has it listed under the Endeavor. It needs the the.

Vapor, why doesn't David Austin still sell this rose? I thought it came out in 2011. Very weird, I think. I noticed, while perusing the David Austin site for what is available in the US, that Evelyn is rehabilitated and being listed with a photo--a lousy one, though. What have they got against poor Evelyn? They tried to "retire" her, but it didn't work, I guess--haha. Diane

I like the new term, "bloom ball." Good one!

Thanks, Ann. I knew something like Austin discontinuing Endeavor had happened. Maybe they should see the light (like with Evelyn), and rehabilitate Endeavor to the "good" list of their roses. Bah. I think we are too cold for Fortuniana rootstock, but I'm going to check out your link.

That’s very lovely Ann!

Diane, if you do Own-Root, this is Peter Schneider's web site. For what it's worth you can always ask because he got permission to grow many of these roses as "test" long before they were available. If he can't clone it due to patent considerations, he will tell you. I do know it's on his current list; Freedom Gardens