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Reply to: I tried to find Tradescant on the Heirloom website. Well, that didn't work out, and what an annoying site it was. I was bombarded with flying junk. It reminded me of Macy's site. I will never go back to that thing. Diane

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Reply to: Since I love Abraham Darby, I've asked the same question. In addition to the excellent suggestions above, you could consider a relative of Abraham Darby. One of his parents is Aloha, which is deemed by many to be an excellent rose. Abraham Darby also has many descendants, which may have some of his qualities. Take a look through them, and see if any catch your fancy. Some of them may have very different color and/or growth habit though. A quick look through HelpMeFind's list, includes in his first generation descendants, some of them Austins, others not, but the ones that I recognize: Crown Princess Margareta, Golden Celebration, Janet Inada, Jude the Obscure, Marianne (a once bloomer but rated very highly in this forum), Oshun (which is ADxAD), Pat Austin, Spirit of Freedom, William Morris. Second generation descendants include: Alnwick Castle, Christopher Marlowe, Crocus Rose, Emmanuel, Janet, Jubilee Celebration, Wildeve. David Austin Roses has seemed to try to create roses that are similar to AD or perhaps they are trying to create an "improved" AD. These are roses like Princess Alexandra of Kent, Boscobel (in my garden has more basals than AD and is a shorter plant so far; also has a very different fragrance), Eustacia Vye, Emily Bronte, which though of a different quality from AD, have brought in a similar color scheme of apricot with pink and yellow shadings that aren't as common in other breeders. Sonia Rykiel is also thought to be a descendant of Abraham Darby, as one of her parents is the same cross as AD, although it is not specified as AD. Sonia's flowers are more pink than AD but plants are of a similar growth habit in my garden. Princesse Charlene de Monaco's flowers can look a lot like AD when they first open, but in my garden fade much more quickly, and plants have a more vinous form. AD tends to retain a cup shaped form to the flowers, whereas PCdM does not. Also, don't forget about Evelyn, which although being of different breeding, has similar floral qualities, but has a different growth habit from AD (AD tends to be more stocky with thick canes, and Evelyn tends to be more willowy, like comparing a gymnast to a ballerina). Evelyn

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Reply to: OK, this is a really, really old picture. The light pink rose on the right side is Jacques Cartier.

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Reply to: My first rose of the year is Wild Edric, a very spiny boy with very fragrant blooms. The crape myrtle is putting out new leaves. Two others on the other side of the house are in full leaf already. This is Jason who is thought to be 16-18 years old. We don't know his exact age as he was adopted from the local human society. Didn't discover until later that he's a Turkish Angora, the only long-haired cat that has a single coat.

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Reply to: Above are bush shots of my Scepter'd Isle from last spring...I think it was four years old at the time and had been hard pruned late winter. It gets tall & wide here during the growing season, but not overly floppy as others described. It's almost a non stop bloomer even in full sun in our high summer heat & planted in front of a metal shed that reflects even more heat, but blooms have fewer petals and a more open form during summer. It will blackspot some in our high humidity. I personally love its scent, but I don't mind myrrh/anise fragrance in a rose as long as it's mixed with something else (for comparison, to me Wollerton Old Hall has a pure myrrh/anise scent that I don't like at all). SI's scent is strong & wafting, so if you don't like it, plant it a distance away.

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Reply to: I have a big plant of it and a much smaller plant of it. It's my favorite yellow Austin. Gets some bs here. It has a nice tea fragrance.

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Reply to: Jim, great to see your alter ego out and about again. Carol, what a clever and empathetic boy Teddy is. Socal, Falkor is another cutie. Love the name and the jammies. And, like Carol, impressed that you can use AI! Diane, your quail anecdotes are hilarious! Pink Panther Brugmansia this morning. It flowers and flowers. Cockatoos also from this morning I wondered why they were hanging around the fishpond. I haven't seen them do that before. Went down and discovered broken water iris stalks and flowers strewn around. The little darlings! They are pretty destructive. Also saw one munch on a limonium flower. I hope they don't make it a habit.

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Reply to: Gorgeous, big fat Quicksilver, Kristine. Oh, no, another one I want. It's been very popular, and I've ignored it because you know the reason. Yes, Sarah Bernhardt is the peony I really recommend. It's got to be good to be so popular after 125 years. Thanks about Brother Cadfael. He's in awful tree shade, though remains huge, so I tend to neglect him. He doesn't bloom much after spring anymore (tree shade), which is so sad because he used to be such a tremendous bloomer growing smack against Jude the Obscure. He has huge gorgeous blooms and a great scent. I posted some pics on the current thread about pre-ordering some of the Austin classic roses. Kitty, so many lovely roses and I was impressed by many, but surprised how exquisite Morden Blush is. I'm checking that one out. I do love my single Morden Sunrise, which has been blooming nonstop since May3. I need Morden Blush. Your Bro Cadfael is looking beautiful. Yes, he is a big rose. Mine is at least 8 feet tall and very wide. That first photo of the unusual, but so lovely dahlia, Pinelands Princess, was worth the wait. I love her coloring and interesting look. Yes, Carol, do start the fall thread. We really appreciate it, and I love your graphics. And thanks about Jude, a really unique Austin classic that should always be available from Austin. According to the UK/European thread, Austin has discontinued Munstead Wood over there. Unbelievable and we're next, I'll bet. It's still under patent. Diane Brother Cadfael through the years. Photo by Clare when she was in Junior High, 2012. Photos go on through 2016, but I have more later ones.

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Reply to: Gruss here is great too. I am really jealous of your rain, Kristine. We got .06 inches.

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Reply to: Sylvia, I'm impressed with the lovely blooms you are getting in spite of the heat. OLOG is quite lovely and certainly putting out the blooms. I love the grace of that tall cane of Life of the Party. Carry on. I actually think it's hotter here than down your way. Feiy, thank you so much. Purple Buttons is beautiful and my kind of color. I don't know how hot you have it, but really dark roses can incinerate so easily--and some don't, It's a mystery. Diane Some of my favorite Evelyn blooms just before they all burned up. Got up to 107F yesterday, but the prediction was 109F, so I won by 2 degrees. Today we're heading for 106F. Diane

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Reply to: A few from over here, - I hope it gives Darren the bug. 'Royal Jubilee' / 'Scepter'd Isle'.. 'The Poet's Wife'.. 'Thomas a Becket' 'The Herbalist' 'Desdemona' as a climber 'Kew Gardens' as a climber 'Lady of Shalott' climbing 'Royal Jubilee' trained as a climber 'The Lark Ascending' on obelisk 'Thomas a Becket' as a climber on rope

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Reply to: Ben, I'm not taking them up on the offer, but I grow four big Evelyn plants, and for a discounted $3500 each (note $75 discount), I will sell each rose. Take that, Grace and beat it. Diane

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Reply to: My Q of Sweden developed a graceful upright vase shape with no pruning.

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Reply to: My Emmanuella de Mouchy (Irene Bonnet) also looks like this and is an arching bushy climber. I don't think the leaves are right though. I like yours very much and it might be floribunda of normal size.

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