Hi Warren,
Beautiful rose. It looks like it smells good. Does it?!
Thanks Jim; It has an old world perfume and quite intense.
Talking about comapring things to KO and pink roses… how does ‘Belinda’s Dream’ compare to something like KO? I notice it is also an Earth Kind rose like KO. I’ve never seen it in person but I like the look of it on HMF.
Belinda’s Dream is my nightmare here. The blooms melt in rain, and the foliage gets mildew badly. Tiffany as a parent here is a major no-no.
Ahhh… so not so Earth Kind there then 
I was thinking more along the ‘Jersey Beauty’ line of breeding…
Yeah, I’d cross Jersey Beauty with something superior to Tiffany.
Simon,
It has a big, fat, double, pink bloom. I grew it in Virginia (Zn7a) from a cutting and it did well the first few years until the plants in the pot ghetto grew and grew and it got squeezed out and died. (the ramblers took over) Until then, it did quite well healthwise.
I think it likes a warmer climate than a USA 7A. On the Garden Web rose forums, it seemed the raves over it increased as one went further south. Rose growers there found it vigorous, free blooming , and quite disease resistant. It was quite resistant to BS which is our biggest fungus disease problem here on the East Coast. It grew well into Florida which is a Zn 9-10. If you are in a warmer zone than 7a, then I would give it a thought.
I can perfectly understand why it won the EarthKind award in Texas! It is a good rose for warm climates. That is why we need EarthKind trials in different zones which is starting to happen.
Jim P
Belinda’s Dream is definitely a warm weather rose, and is a real trooper on the Gulf Coast, and a favorite in Texas. She has very sumptuous and highly fragrant blooms, though they aren’t that great for cutting. Many folks here say that if they were limited to just one rose, BD would be it. Folks who are rose folks generally prefer her to KO, but KO gets all the publicity and commercial plantings. (I’m not sure how BD compares in drought-tolerance though. KO really is a trooper here.)
If you are in a mildew-prone climate, you might not get too excited over her, but if you are in a hot climate where chinas and teas can do well (llike most of Australia’s rose-growing areas, I would imagine) I would definitely recommend her.
For her time in history, Tiffany, I think, is a surprisingly healthy rose in my climate as well. (Mildew is not an issue for me.)
On the subject of pinks, my climbing Clotilde Soupert is in bloom with enormous trusses… I had forgotten what a charmer she is… I’m wondering if she has any fertility, and is worth playing with…
She has seedlings listed on HMF as both seed and pollen parent. I would attempt to find something to correct her addiction to bloom balling, though.