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In the past due to experience with inferior specimens, I had dismissed 'Peace' and its sports as simply unable to thrive in my climate. Thinking, as we continuously do, that if Chicago Peace originated in the Windy City, maybe I ought to try again.
I ordered a plant from Edmunds', and that order from them and Chicago Peace itself were very much superior sized and quality looking bare roots.
CP seemed to settle in and I kept it watered and lightly fed. It kept trying to bloom, but I kept snapping out teensy tiny buds as soon as I could.
To my surprise, CP sent up TWO basal breaks that are currently giving a most spectacular showing for colour and quality of bloom. I did get a bloom of regular Peace earlier in the season on a cane present when the plant arrived.
I haven't sprayed at all until the beginning of September. I usually avoid doing so for as long as possible, and the blackspot finally showed up. Even CP has shown better resistance than my six year old Fragrant Cloud!
It's been a good summer here with less blackspot than normal. It was very hot (upper 80's to mid-90's) and dry this summer. I didn't notice any bs on my roses until September, and I often see it as soon as June here.
I find Chicago Peace nicely fragrant in certain, fleeting conditions. When I can smell it, it's like bananas almost.

I'm hoping it settles in well!

Steven

Comments (28)

  • 5 years ago

    Chicago Peace did well at Cantigny rose Park here. It's quite thorny and was among the few blooming at 90 F in hot & dry. The bed of Chicago Peace was always there for the last decades, but I don't see the yellow Peace (less hardy) for my zone 5.

  • 5 years ago

    A lovely rose . Lovely photos. Thanks for sharing.

  • 5 years ago

    Really beautiful, Steven!

  • 5 years ago

    Oh my!!! I have always loved Chicago Peace...it's a gorgeous rose!!! Yours really showcases that this rose is fabulous!! The colors are incredible!! Thank you so much for showing us these sumptuous rose pictures!!! :)

  • 5 years ago

    Chicago Peace is a favorite in my SoCal garden (9a). The size of the flower, the fragrance, the ever-changing colors — and they last several days in a vase.


  • 5 years ago

    Sylvia, those are beautiful! About how tall is your bush of CP?

    Everyone; I try the thumbs up comments, but it doesn't stay. Sorry!

    Steven

  • 5 years ago

    Absolute perfection Steven! And yours aren't too shabby either Sylvia!

  • 5 years ago

    Sylvia - it's the magic of this rose that the blooms are always different! Yours are wonderful too!!! :)

  • 5 years ago

    Fully open this morning!

    Steven

  • 5 years ago

    Steven - oh my goodness!!!! Truly inspirational blooms!!!! GAH!!!

  • 5 years ago

    Wow! Amazing photos! I am thrilled to finally read of someone else’s experience with this rose. I’ve found that mine looks different with every new bloom. I recently got it and I am finally settled knowing that someone else also got a pink peace looking bloom initially Bc I did too. It made me question if the rose was incorrectly tagged. Each rose is different but this is what it’s like now. Seems to be getting more like what it’s supposed to be. This one literally just opened, not even fully, but was broken off by my dogs accidentally. Any thoughts on if this looks more like CP now?

  • 5 years ago

    Yes! It looks a lot more like it now. And you know, I checked on hmf...and there are a lot of dark Chicago Peace blooms...I guess that mine were always light colored because it's cooler here. Interesting!

  • 5 years ago

    So glad! I meant to update you on this new finding of mine too! For some reason, when I initially searched, I found only light ones and after some time of me digging around online, now, whenever I click CP, only ones that look like mine come up. That is so bizarre but that’s how algorithms online work I guess? Either way, I’m glad to finally know what it is :)

  • 5 years ago

    Yes, I hate not knowing what a rose is. I'm so glad you can know for certain now! :) :)

  • 5 years ago

    I don't mean to rain on any parade, but I've been waiting and contemplating as well as looking at multiple pictures of Chicago Peace online and in my books, and I will offer my disagreeing statement as to it being Chicago Peace.
    I'd like to see additional blooms as the plant matures and photographs of the plant's foliage and habit.
    The colours of that bloom do look like that of Chicago Peace, but the bloom looks too stiff, more modern, and more lightly petalled.
    Mine was a first year plant and it produced "soft" looking fluffy blooms that are what I've always encountered with Peace and its tribe.
    I would suggest a new thread in the appropriate forum with these photos and more plus details on your plant as well. Best wishes!

    Weather beaten and soggy, but still here:
    Chicago Peace

  • 5 years ago

    Wow such a stunning rose!

  • 5 years ago

    Yeah, maybe you're right.

  • 5 years ago

    That’s an old bloom. My old bloom looks like this. The colour profile is the same, mine is rely planted and still establishing itself. It’s CP

  • 5 years ago

    Newly*

  • 5 years ago

    Wonderful to hear the great news on confirmation of identity. I always err on the side of caution when things don't look quite as they usually do.

    Steven

  • 5 years ago

    Oh, why not.
    Let's have a few more shots before the frosts come!

    Chicago Peace in October:

  • 5 years ago

    Oh, why not.
    Let's have a few more shots before the frosts come!

    Chicago Peace in October:

  • 5 years ago

    Sorry it double posted. I don't know why!

    Steven

  • 5 years ago

    RaeAnna - it's really pretty, and next year it will be more established and the blooms will look more like CP. :)


    Steven - BEAUTIFUL!!!! In my opinion CP is the most photogenic rose there is!! I sure don't mind looking at those blooms twice with your double post! :)



  • 5 years ago

    I just can't help myself; I'm sharing some more!

    'Chicago Peace'... SOMEBODY doesn't forget where she's from! (*She because 'Peace' is really named for Maman Madame A. Meilland, so hence)

    I would say absolutely NOT to this being Chicago Peace seeing it these last few days versus the brilliant and flashy blooms of only weeks prior. I love the mutability of sports and the colours of roses in general in response to temperature, light, soil, and so many other variables.

    One bud is still all done up in its Windy City attire!

    Steven

  • 5 years ago

    Oooooh!!!! I love your 2nd picture!! Exquisite!!! I wouldn't even think it was CP...you are so right it's so mutable in its colors!!

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