What a lovely rose! This is a complete guess, but perhaps Royal Amethyst?

Arlene, that is my guess too.

You have got yourself s fabulous rose regardless of the name. What a healthy cutting, well done on that.

I hope that you can nail diwn the name so we can all get one

Wow, looking at Royal Amethyst photos online, some photos look too pink, but others look spot on. In this photo I found online, even the leaves near roses have the characteristically red veining.

Color, especially in purple and red roses can vary a lot with temperature so I wouldn't be thrown off by the ones that look too pink.

I would have guessed Plum Perfect, too.

My Plum Perfect is much more mauve that's why I didnt think that thats what it is

Excellent description of the rose, edanz.

The fact that the tag had the name "Royal" included is a good clue. A lot of the time when you get a mis-labeled rose, it's helpful to always keep in mind the wrong name. For example, it's how I figured out that my mis-labeled Mount Shasta was actually Monet. I bet the vendor figured Amethyst was too weird or hard for people at a box store.

I guess it also doesn't help that I took those photos on my cell phone. However, after looking up Plum Perfect, there is no doubt in my mind that it's exactly what I have. Everything is right where it should be. From the color to the growth habit, everything. I think photos just don't do this rose any justice.

Im glad that is what you have because it is a really great rose.

Dead ringer for my Plum Perfect.

It seems that this rose has not been introduced in Europe, despite the fact that it was produced in Germany, very odd. I suppose that is why my local garden center had a "fake" label on it. Now, I noticed that in the US it is marketed as part of a "sun belt" series. Perhaps Kordes doesn't think the rose does well in our wet and relatively cool European summers? It's funny, I live just a few hours away from where the rose was hybridized, but I can't buy it apart from a chance encounter!

It is very interesting indeed. I do know the sunbelt collection was introduced here as a series that can do well in our very warm but humid areas where black spot makes it almost impossible to grow roses no spray. In my experience all my Kordes (only about 14 varieties) prefer full day sun and do not perform well in partial shade. This has greatly surprised me since in my mind they were bred in a less sunny area than mine (assumption not a fact, I have not visited). Plum perfect has very shiny leaves that stand up well to blackspot as long as it gets 6+ hours of sunlight.

@Edanz, I totally sympathize, and wish heartily that I would get a "chance encounter" with this rose!!! I'm here in Italy, and for years was trying to find Kordes' Quicksilver climber-another beauty, bred in Germany and at first unavailable here. Thankfully, Rose Barni now carries Quicksilver...if only Plum Perfect was available, too!

If you do indeed live in Germany,and are successful with taking cuttings, would you ever consider growing one up and selling to me?

@User Sure thing! I'll have a few that should be ready to go around November. Just remind me at that time if I forget. I wouldn't charge you for the plant.

OMG, thank you SO much!!! As soon as I can get organized I'll make up a list of stuff (roses) I can offer you as a trade; I have way more than I need. Thank you so much, Edanz!

@edanz Edanz, I really hope that you can send me a rooted cutting of your Plum Perfect. I'm working on a list of roses I could give you in exchange; here are a few own-roots that I have growing in pots:

James Galway

Rosengarten Zweibrucken (Indigo Knights)

Pink Mermaid This one is out in my garden and has yet to be dug up, but it is too close to another rambler so I really should remove it.

Can you grow Chinas and Noisettes in your climate? In my garden,some are prone to powdery mildew,and so they should go. I think that they don't tolerate the lack of summer irrigation (my garden is in a wood-land, far from our house, and I have no running water out there, so most plants only get watered the first year). I have:

Mt Vernon Purple Noisette

Lily Mestchersky

Blush Noisette (no health issues but needs to be moved)

There are others, too, but I have yet to get the full list together...

I don't know how to Private Message you on the forum, but you can contact me through my site : http://rosewhitemusic.com/eileen/contact.html The message will go to my e-mail and then I can e-mail you back.

I hope we can work something out!

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Absolutely, don't worry, ill be happy to get that in the mail for you. I took cuttings a couple of weeks ago. It's been warm here, so they should be good to go in a few weeks. By November for sure. I'll send you an email on that link.

Thank you SO MUCH, edanz!

Hi, @edanz. I tried messaging you on this forum,wondering about that Plum Perfect rooted cutting...