When the heat is 107 F and the weather map says it feels like 115F, there is only one good thing that usually can come out of that. It shows clearly what can stand up to the heat (or not). I have been watching one of my last yrs seedlings with great interest because it looks to be developing into a perfect hanging rose subject. In fact it is almost in need of potting up from a two gal that it is in and it is going into a 3 gal hanging pot to check out how it does. But it also takes the heat superbly, and is pretty to boot. This has a lot of heat tolerance on both parents’ account. It is one of the offspring of Carefree Copper from pollen from Larry Davis cross. This photo is not the best-the plant has been in bloom since the first of August and these are its last flowers picture taken late today after a blistering sunny and high wind day… The single blossom photo is from an earlier bloom period. Another big plus is how fast it reblooms, as this is the fourth big production of flowers this yr. Around here there is usually another late Oct-early Nov round of flower production.
That is pretty, Jackie!
That is lovely, Jackie! Not only a hanging basket, but also on a standard, perhaps even ground cover?
OMG. That once is magnificent! How does it smell?
Really like the look of this one. Very nice! Does it have scent?
Kim, yes this would make a great standard I believe. Had not given that a thought. The blooms are about 3 1/2 " until they get to the end of their run. Not sure about a ground cover- Not at all a runner type plant, and all are single bloom per stem. Salix and Rob, yes it is fragrant. I would rate it at a generous medium. It smells like an orange spice. Not sure where the orange came from, but my first impression was ‘Constant Comment’ tea. Thank you for the nice comments.
Jackie, that is a winner, heat tolerant and fragrant! This would be lovely in a raised pot as a centerpiece in the garden. I have a short piece of culvert set on end with a nice large pot sitting in it that will be planted this fall with my Old Spice Red. I have also used an old wheelbarrow and tree stumps to raise pots for rose displays.
Those are good ideas Joan. It sounds like you try a little harder than I do to make your roses integrate into an ‘attractive’ landscape. I went so far as putting in a nice arbor at the entry of one of my little plots, but until this yr I have not produced any nice prolific blooming climber for it. So that is my next purposeful planting. I do have a large old stump that I dug out (this area is all fill) while planting a rose this past yr and I just rolled it under one of the seedling tables. Maybe now I can roll it back and have a use for it. My old wheelbarrow serves as my soil mixing ‘device’.
Glad to hear that C.C. has some potential. It does have arching canes and good color potential and drought tolerance.Evidently the other parent(s) bring in the long lasting flower, doubleness and repeat blooming. Looks like a winner.