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Favorite cutting rose?

4 years ago

What is your favorite rose for cutting? long vase life and long stem?

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  • 4 years ago

    'Gruss an Coburg' will last nearly a week and has fairly long stems (and a scent to die for):



    'Fred Howard' had ridiculously long stems ("dead-heading" generally involves removing a foot or more of stem, every bloom cycle, to keep the rose anywhere near a reasonable size) and equally long-lasting flowers in a vase, with a nice scent, though not as strongly scented as 'Gruss an Coburg':




    'Just Joey' was also good:



  • 4 years ago

    My 'Lemon Spice' doesn't produce long stems, but lasts days in a vase and has a glorious scent that wafts to fill the entire room -- I think I cut it and 'Gruss an Coburg' the most often of all my roses:



  • 4 years ago
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    Madame Anisette


    Moonstone




    Fiji





    Long but thorny stems




  • 4 years ago

    Bonca, 1 stem provides a vaseful of blooms without the necessity of arranging.Good vase life too.

  • 4 years ago
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    I don't cut my roses much and don't do HTs or Austin roses, as they don't like my tough conditions. However, I do at times cut a bouquet of 'Mme. Alfred Carriere', huge Noisette climber. The near-white blooms are pretty, long-stemmed enough, have a very good scent that wafts, and last some days. And Heaven knows the plant supplies enough blooms.

  • 4 years ago

    @jerijen, after seeing your many posts praising Grandma's Hat, I have to have it. It's been on my wish list for some time. I saw on another post, where you specified the source of your rose. Would Annie's Annual do? I'd love to visit the nursery when I am able to visit up north this summer, but for now I'll just order online.

    Suzie

  • 4 years ago

    Rouge Royale is probably my favorite cutting rose with its long vase life, gorgeous scent, and general beauty. Diane




    Growing out over our steep barren slope leading to the gully, way, way down there.

  • 4 years ago

    That's great to know! I have a RR that is new to me. Can't wait to see & smell the blooms!

  • 4 years ago

    Moonstone is indeed magnificent, but it has no scent for me.

    Chicago Peace and Love and Peace: if you snip these before the bud is fully open, they will last 5 days in a vase.

    My favorite, though though, is Memorial Day. Fragrance to die for. Can last a week.

  • 4 years ago

    smithdale1z8pnw I had always assumed Bonica wouldn't last in the vase, now I will have to try it! That rose is an absolute workhorse at blooming! Breeder said it will even set seeds in our climate....so amazing!

  • 4 years ago

    ann beck... Yes, I agree it's a workhorse & virtually no disease & those little hips are so charming.

  • 4 years ago

    I've grown Bonica and its sport, Royal Bonica, and agree that both are lovely, hard working roses. And I've never used either in a bouquet. I just have Royal Bonica at this location, and now I'm going to try it in a vase. Diane





  • 4 years ago

    Wow Diane 😍 That's so beautiful. How's the scent? Although, scent isn't always wanted indoors. My daughter says some of my roses in vases gave her a headache if too strong. My house has low ceilings & rooms are on the small size, hence the lingering fragrance.

  • 4 years ago

    Thanks, Soozie. I haven't found either Bonica or Royal Bonica to have much scent. Also, For anyone interested, Royal Bonica is only available from Hortico that I know of. Diane

  • 4 years ago

    I agree with Diane, not much fragrance at all.

  • 4 years ago

    Jeri, your Grandmother's Hat is so beautiful

    I wish that I had room to grow that beauty


    Dianela? Your Madame Anisette is absolutely glorious

    And dont you just love Fiji. Such a great rose


    Diane, I am trying not to be too bummed when I see your beautiful Rouge Royal ( and it is a beaut )

    But your Bonica is a really cool rose. I had no idea how pretty that rose is.


    I am always pressed with how long my reds last in a vase



    Ingrid Bergman


    Crimson Glory


    And Valencia lasts forever in a vase


  • 4 years ago

    Here are a few roses from my garden that make great cut roses.

    Munstead Wood


    Sunstruck


    Ring of Fire


    Louise Estes


    Crystalline


    Hot Princess


    All of these roses make great cut roses. That is why I grow them. The folks at the bank that I deal with, love them.


  • 4 years ago

    I cut whatever is blooming in the garden which goes with the colors in the china I have decided to use for the dinner party. (that is practically the only time I bring cut roses into the house - I like to leave them in the garden). I realize that sounds funny, but it does make a difference to the look of the table!


    Jackie

  • 4 years ago

    I'm so sad both my RRs from Edmund's died. I hope I have better luck next time! Madame Anisette is one I've considered over and over and never gone for, but might have to. Are there any singles that cut well? I'm guessing they don't last long and need to be cut well before fully open, but I'd love to put some in arrangements. At the rose show I helped out with a Dainty Bess arrangement won....well, one of the awards. I'm not familiar with them yet :p