Helen, your Raspberry Cream Twirl rose is absolutely gorgeous!!

Thanks Hope. I'm so impressed with this rose, a pink striped rose that is very healthy, has nice fragrance and old English rose bloom form, lasts well in a vase, repeats well, is very healthy and almost thornless. WOW! I also read that it performs well in the heat. Helen

Helen, those are really great pluses...nearly thornless, heat tolerant, and gorgeous?? I haven't really considered stripe roses since I'm fairly new to the rose gardening world, but your pictures sure make me want to get one now!!

That is absolutely gorgeous, Helen. It looks and sounds like the perfect pink striped rose. So much better than my Julio Iglesias which was pretty the first year and a dud after that. I've always wanted to try another striped rose, and this would certainly be a contender, although I don't know where I'd put a climber.

Hope, I think you will like this rose in your garden.

Thanks Ingrid. Dianela has two Raspberry Cream Twirl over her arbor, and they look gorgeous. I wanted to try this rose but I don't have a lot of room left, so I just got one and keep it in a 15-gallon pot right now. Since it's such an outstanding rose, I'm sure will find a place for it in the ground. I remember looking up Julio Iglesias and liked its color but passed it because the review said it doesn't last long in a vase. Helen

That's such a beautiful rose!!!

Holy cow!!!! That is stupefyingly gorgeous!!!! And the bouquets are jaw dropping!!! I want to buy a calendar that has that bottom picture!!!!

Pippa, completely agree.

Carol, you are very sweet as always :) Helen

Gorgeous! Who is RCTs friend in the first photo? SoF?

Thanks Sultry. You're right. The medium pink cupped blooms are Spirit of Freedom. The smaller white soft pink blooms are Angel Face. Helen

I absolutely adore stripped roses and that is a really beautiful example of how fabulous strippys can be .

Kristine, I think liking striped roses is an acquired taste. In the beginning I didn't understand about striped roses, but once I understand it, it's addictive, lol. Helen

Beautiful, of course!!! Yours look especially good with the solid complementary roses.

Thank you Vaporvac. You are right. The solid color roses complement the striped roses really well. Helen

RCT was my first stripey rose, then Peach Swirl. Beware, its a mighty slippery slope from there lol.

Wait until Dave Bang's roses come to K&M

Sultry and Kristine, I'm afraid it's too late. I have close to 50 stripped roses which include some Dave Bang's roses, lol. Helen

WOW 🤩 Helen. Thank you! What a spectacular group of arrangements. Thank you your post made me so happy. This rose certainly has a special place in my heart and seeing in your pictures is indeed heartwarming. I love every combination you have created. I always wanted to see her next to SoF.

Dianela, I'm so glad you like the arrangements. I'm always impressed with your arbor of Raspberry Cream Twirl. It's magnificent :) Helen

Helen she really is amazingly beautiful. Wow 🤩 love it, love it. I have never myself cut it before even tho I have noticed it has very long laterals free of thorns. Your arrangements are amazing.

@Glimmer of Hope This rose looks delicious!... it is so uniquely colored and almost like something out of a fairy tale. Would you mind sharing a picture of where you have or planted??? I would love to see the entire plant and get a sense the overall look of it in the landscape.

I look forward to that too! Meanwhile, maybe Dianela or Helen will show some of their bush pics.

INSANELY gorgeous!!!! I really can't believe they look THAT beautiful!!! I doff my hat to you!

@Ann-SoCalZ10b SunStZ22 Here is a link of a full bush on HMF https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.330779

Vaporvac, mine is in its first year and it's in a 15-gallon pot.

Thanks Carol. Helen

its on sale for $30 at herloom this weekend

I ordered RCT during the fall sale and the young plant is blooming now. So lovely! I bought it thanks to all the great talk about it on the forum from Daniela and Helen and others.

Librarian - man, that's beautiful!! You're lucky to have one!