Hi! I thought I could ask about this given I’m making a list of sorts of roses to try and get. I’m particularly interested in teas and noisettes due to the tolerance they often have for hot and arid locations and that is my current geographical luck.
I guess a big part of the question’s answer would depend on my goals and essentially I would love to obtain near thornless, medium sized plants with fragrant blooms in noveau colours.
I’m partial to non solitary blooms. I like groups of 3 large flowers the best, but not completely opposed to many tiny flowers nor one single jumbo bloom.
For example, one rose I have and consider near perfect is Mrs Dudley Cross. It is however extremely infertile, both ways. There’s a little tiny bit of a chance as a father, but no hope as a mother.
Any indications are highly appreciated. Chinas and hybrid musks are also nice, but I feel I have my eyes on which u would want already, whereas for teas and noisettes I don’t.
Mons Tillier, Mme Antoine Mari, Marie van Houtte, Madame Lambard, Général Schablikine should all be relatively easy to find and have a number of descendants. Also look for the Viraraghavan Tea, Faith Whittlesey. It’s fertile in both directions and a great plant.
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Thank you on the great leads, Kim.
I notice on Faith Whittlessey’s hmf page the fragrance is described as ‘unpleasant’. I’m more curious than put off. What would you compare it to? Love the lineage.
For some reason I can’t bring myself to like Reve d’Or, one of it’s constituents. The flowers are too peachy and pallid for my taste.
But I know Reve d’Or is a venerable plant. So I’ve been meaning to look for plants I like better but carry its genes. If memory does not fail me one that I had wanted was Florence Delattre.
I love yellow but at the same time I have a very narrow window for what I consider ‘good’ yellow shades. Lady Hillingdon, Francesca, Ghislaine Feligonde. That very rich butter yellow and some lighter variations or blends of it.
Do you have any opinions on Safrano, it’s sport Isabella Sprunt, and Solfaterre? I’ve been eyeing the yellow sport of mutabilis too.