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Need a replacement for Heritage

3 years ago

Planted David Austins Heritage last year in ground and though I love the form and Fragrance of the blooms, the blooms do not last at all! Petals drop like instantly, very sad indeed. Also color fades to a white, thus deciding to let it go. Need a replacement for this that is just as fragrant if not more, holds pink color doesnt fade and holds blooms! Was thinking Deelish as I just smelled it yesterday at a garden and it was amazing. Any other thoughts or advice?

Comments (14)

  • 3 years ago

    How about Scentuous?


  • 3 years ago

    I dislike 'Heritage' a lot - it fades to parchment-pink in hours and drops within a day once open. It doesn't have much to commend it. So in that regard, almost ANY other rose would be superior. If you like the Austin Rose style, you could easily choose any of the Austin pinks introduced in the past ten years and you'd have a vastly superior rose.

  • 3 years ago

    Agreed Paul… kinda sad to let it go. But seems like the right choice

  • 3 years ago

    Mishu - yup. Time to let it go. :)

  • 3 years ago

    Diane your Boscobel bush looks stunning !! 😍😍😍I think the color is similar to Sweet Mademoiselle which I have. What are your thoughts on Princess Charlene de Monaco?

  • 3 years ago

    Diane are you in Idaho? Your roses color always look different than California roses. My Boscobel and others here in CA always look more coral. You have so many gorgeous roses and they all look so healthy.

  • 3 years ago

    Mishu, thank you so much. Boscobel isn't perfect, but it's still a favorite of mine, and is very neighborly to Golden Celebration which grows next to it. I don't grow Princesse Charlene de Monaco because, though I wanted it, I didn't have the space. I think she's quite lovely and makes wonderful bouquets, but she seems to get really tall, so if you're looking for a shrubbier rose, you might not get that look. I hope others who know more about this rose will chime in a give you some of their impressions of PCdM.


    Jemma, I live in the desert hills outside Boise, SW Idaho, zone7, hot and dry. We are a semi arid desert. I get some coraling up with Boscobel in summer, but not bad. PAoK, though, was simply awful when the heat was on. Her blooms turned an ugly coral, became smaller and with fewer petals. So, after a lot of hard shoveling, I removed this huge rose from my garden several years ago. There are a lot of factors that determine color, including the kind of camera you use, the time of day you photograph your plants, and what the weather is up to. It's not just location. Thank you about my roses. They are pretty healthy because we don't get rose diseases here and have few insect pests, in my garden at least. Diane


  • 3 years ago

    Diane!!!! Oh, SWOON!!!! And SWOON again!!! Your roses are glorious!!! That Boscobel is amazing!!!

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Here,


    Boscobel and PAoK are similar colors.


    PAoK is a little pinker than Boscobel here. I bought Boscobel looking for a pinker rose than PAoK.

  • 3 years ago

    My PAoK that was in my garden, but no more.


    PAoK in an old photo. Looks a lot like Boscobel



    Here's what she looked like in summer. Note difference in size and number of petals. The coral isn't showing so much in this photo.


  • 3 years ago

    Oh, Diane and Sheila!! Sooooo beautiful!!

  • 3 years ago

    Are you looking for that particular bloom shape? If you don’t hate hybrid teas I can’t say enough good things about Quietness. Long lasting, stays pink, wonderful shrub shape.