Amanda Beales' Roses

2 years ago

Only recently discovered a couple of her babies when I learned of her untimely passing (she was no older than I am!!) and I am wondering if there will be any sources for her plants moving forward.

"Ivor's Rose" (Flamenco Rosita) and Clarence House appear to be very much under-rated and undersold. It would seem Beales' modesty kept them out of the limelight, but both appear quite spectacular.

Ivor's rose is a seedling of the famous Bonica rose, and yet this one is quite a deep cerise color (Bonica tends to yield washed out pinks or white babies) and is remarkably vigorous and floriferous and somewhat fragrant.

As a climber, the verdict on "Clarence House" is not yet out from me, but I have heard wonderful things. (I hope it can hold its own against a Kordes' Laguna I got on clearance.)

"Macmillan Nurse" has more of the colors one might expect from a seedling of Bonica, but she is highly fragrant with perfectly formed cupped English-style blooms on a very healthy and well-mannered shrub that English rose enthusiasts across the pond are loving. She might be a more mannerly English-style rose for southern gardeners. Not available in the States, it appears, But based on what I have read, this is a rose I wouldn't mind trying. (Macmillan's sister seedling, "Nelson's Pride" has a higher centered bloom that doesn't entice me, personally. )

"St. Ethelburga" while (ho hum) a "rose pink" rose, is also highly reviewed.

Anybody have experience with these roses?

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fig_insanity Z7b E TN
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Ivor's Rose/Flamenco Rosita is one of my best and favorite roses. Hardy, a robust grower, very disease resistant, a blooming machine, it's only fault is that's its fragrance is highly variable. The color is bright, but not harsh, though it can be a little potent next to the wrong red, lol. It's a stellar rose here in 7b, Blackspot Central.

I don't know of anyone who grows this rose who doesn't love it.

EDIT: my garden is mostly no-spray.
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2 years ago
No experience with those mentioned, but the splendid "Sir Paul Smith" was also bred by Amanda Beales. It's a great and beautiful rose,and also kindly towards a hard-working gardener, since it doesn't like to be pruned,except for dead-heading and occaisional rejuvenation.

Sad to say, since the stupid Brexit, we can't order from the UK any more,and I don't see "Ivor's Rose" as being offered by any nursery here on the continent. I'm glad that idiotic, divisionalist idea is failing so miserably, though I feel bad for those who voted against it.
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erasmus_gw
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I really like Amanda Beales' roses and think she was very talented. I have Flamenco Rosita, St. Ethelburga, and Clarence House. I ordered Horatio Nelson this spring. All I've tried are vigorous, beautiful, and on the healthy side. I had to transplant my big Flamenco Rosita because it was taking up too much room in that space. I have another one in a spot where it can spred out more. I transplanted it to my son's house and hope it'll make it.

St. Ethelburga is very fragrant and repeats well. FM doesn't have much scent to me but repeats well. Clarence House is supposedly fragrant but I have not noticed that much. Some pics of CH look mostly white. For me it usually has some yellow. Marina in FL has some great pics of it on hmf and so do some other people.

Clarence House

Flamenco Rosita

St. Ethelburga

Not much is said on hmf about Horatio Nelson...anyone here grow it? Judging by her other roses I figure it'll be good.
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2 years ago
I love the two Amanda Beales roses I have - Sir Paul Smith and Flamenco Rosita. FR is availble at Heirloom, and I think some other US rose growers carry it. I got my 2 Sir Pauls years ago from Hortico and am really glad I did - as far as I can tell it is no longer available anywhere in the US.

So sad about Amanda Beales' passing at a young age. She was certainly a wonderful rosarian.