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Need help identifying two beauties

2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago

Can someone help me identify these two roses? They are outside an old church and I fell in love with them.









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  • 2 years ago

    We might need some more information such as where in the world you live , How tall these roses are, are they fragrant, Do you know if they rebloom? Maybe some people might recognize them just from their blooms. But additional pictures of their leaves et cetera Might be might be helpful How wonderful to have such Roses growing Naturally nearby.

  • 2 years ago

    Well I live in Arizona but these roses are located in New Mexico - zone 8 I believe - in front of an old church where they see full sun all day. My mom said the roses are probably 30-50 years old - she remembers them as a little girl and used them in her wedding. The lavender colored rose is probably 8-10 ft tall and the red/orange rose is maybe 6ft tall. My mom says they do rebloom. Unfortunately I did not get better pics of the leaves and I live an hour from these roses. Neither had strong fragrance, but the peace rose was also there and did not smell strong either - probably due to the hot, dry climate.

  • 2 years ago

    I'm not good at rose ID but the lavender one could be Poseidon. It tends to be very tall and in NM could get giant. It could also be an unsupported Quicksilver climber, but I imagine in NM it would get even bigger than 8-10 ft. tall.

    The red/orange one strikes a bell with me but I can't think what it reminds me of. Maybe Color Magic, but that's not quite it I think.

    Cynthia

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    I think the Orange blend rose maybe "Arizona "

    https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.351&tab=1

    And the lavender rose maybe " Lagerfeld " .

    https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.3726.0


  • 2 years ago

    Thank you everyone, I actually think the purple rose might be sterling silver through my own research. It could definitely also be Lagerfield though. Lagerfield has since been added to my must have list because it looks very similar and sterling silver is no longer being sold. The orange blend does have similar coloring to Arizona, but I do think these are definitely older tea varieties because the church is 100 years old. I could be wrong but these roses look very old - and are neglected. I’ve never actually seen the older tea rose varieties in person though. I will have to go visit the church again next spring when I go see my mom and see how they look. I appreciate all the help.

  • 2 years ago

    Sorry, I had originally said the roses were between 30-50 years old but Im starting to wonder if maybe they are a little older than that since learning the church is a little older than 100 yrs

  • 2 years ago

    After obsessing over these roses this past week because I love the history behind it, Ive been scouring the internet and am suspicious the red/orange blend rose is madame lambard. I can’t confirm it and Ive never seen that rose in person but HMF pictures of madame lambard look almost exactly the same as the rose in my picture.

  • 2 years ago


    My Madame Lambard/Lombard.

  • 2 years ago

    That’s so beautiful Sheila! Thank you for the pic :).