Rose Photo Courtesy of Jan Haught Bingham, member of Rose Gardening World.

 

Fragrant Cloud

Registered Name – TANellis

Syns. Duftwolke, Nuage Parfume

Tantau, Germany, 1967

Seedling x ‘Prima Ballerina’

 

Fragrant Cloud rose has extremely fragrant blooms and constantly winning at rose shows across the country for its fragrance. The flowers are an unusual coral-red maturing to geranium red with 30 petals and exhibition-style blooms. The high-centered blooms are borne mostly singly, averaging 5” in diameter on a vigorous upright plant of 3-5 ft in height and 2 ft in width. The large foliage is a rich, glossy dark green on a vigorous bush that is very prolific. I had Fragrant Cloud rose in my first garden in the early ‘70s and then again it was one of the first roses that were planted when we bought our next home in the ‘80s. After 30 years, it was still there when we left.

Fragrant Cloud rose is an excellent rose for bedding and for borders and cut flower. It is very susceptible to mildew in autumn and black spot during damp weather. In spite of those problems, it still remains as one of the most popular roses in the market because of its intense fragrance. There is a climbing Fragrant Cloud propagated by Collin & Sons in England in 1973. It also has that unique coral-red bloom on the long canes, covered with dark, reddish green foliage. The climbing version can reach a height of 12 ft. Fragrant Cloud climbing rose can produce very fragrant blooms during the summer only.

Fragrant Cloud rose has won the National Rose Society President’s International Trophy in 1964, Portland Gold Medal in 1966, James Alexander Gamble for Fragrance Award in 1970 and World Favorite Rose in 1981 and still winning awards today for fragrance.

 

Tip #15 – Learn to disagree without being disagreeable.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

 

MEMORIAL DAY ROSE

Hybridizer – Tom Carruth

Parentage: ‘Blueberry Hill’ x ‘New Zealand’

Introduced by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Upland, CA

 

What better way to celebrate Memorial Day than with a rose called Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a beautiful hybrid tea rose with orchid pink blossoms. Pointed oval buds unfurl into very large, ruffled blooms about 5-6 inches across with more than 50 petals count on long stems with very little prickles. It has a strong old rose fragrance that only one bloom is needed to perfume an entire room with intense strong damask scent. The growth habit is upright and bushy, growing to medium to tall in height, about five feet tall and four feet wide. Foliage is bright green and clean on a continuous blooming plant.

 

Memorial Day was an All-America Rose Selections winner in 2004. Memorial Day is Weeks Roses’ hybridizer, Tom Carruth’s fifth AARS winner. Disease resistance is very good and the plant especially enjoys hot summer weather and produces darker blooms as the weather cools off in the fall.

 

To remember those who served, plant and dedicate a beautiful Memorial Day hybrid tea for them.

 

Tip # 14 – Stop imitating someone to impress people. They will find out later who you really are. Be yourself.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

Rose:   The McCartney Rose

Class:   Hybrid Tea

Date of Introduction:   1995

Parentage:   (‘Nirvana’ x ‘Papa Meilland’) x ‘First Prize’

Hybridizer – Meilland, France, 1991

 

This heavily scented rose was originally named for Paul McCartney of “The Beatles” but Paul wanted it to be named in honor of his entire family whose favourite flower is the Rose.

 

The bloom is a very deep pink, starts high centered and then cupped as they mature. The blooms repeat very well all through the summer and into autumn. Its petal count is about 40. It has very dark, large and glossy leaves. It is a very vigorous plant and tall – reaching about 6- 7 ft. If left untamed, it will encroach on the neighboring plant – the canes will grow sideways. The best place to grow it is in the corner of a bed where it can have more elbow room. I have two “The McCartney Rose” in my previous garden and they were very healthy.

 

“The McCartney Rose” has a strong fragrance and has garnered so many awards:

• Bagatelle Fragrance Prize 1988
• Geneva Gold Medal 1988
• Le Roeuix Gold Medal and Fragrance Prize 1988
• Madrid Fragrance Prize 1988
• Monza Gold Medal and Fragrance Prize 1988
• Paris Gold Medal 1988
• Belfast Fragrance Prize 1993
• Durbanville Fragrance Prize 1993
• Paris Fragrance Prize 1993

 

Tip #13 – When you find yourself getting worked into a tizzy over something you know to be easy, back off, turn around, breathe, calm down or do nothing.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

Rose:   Dick Clark

Class:   Grandiflora

Date of Introduction:   2009

Parentage:   ‘Fourth of July’ x unknown

Introduced by:   Weeks Roses

The American Rose Society Members’ Choice Award honors a rose receiving one of the highest national garden ratings in the annual Roses in Review survey, one that is widely grown, and one that does well in most parts of the country. ‘Dick Clark’ won the 2015 ARS Members’ Choice award.

‘Dick Clark’, a red blend grandiflora, hybridized in 2009 by Tom Carruth & Christian Bedard has white flowers with a cherry pink edges blushing to all dark red. Blooms are 4-5 inches, borne mostly singly on long cutting stems with large, very clean, dark green, glossy foliage. It has moderate cinnamon fragrance. Prickles are almost straight, moderate, and golden tan. It is easy to grow, broadly rounded and the bushy plants have great vigor, disease resistance and quick repeat. It’s a great garden plant. ‘Dick Clark’ is an award winner: AllAmerican Rose Selection 2011 and Rose Hills Rose Trials Gold Medal HT 2012. The 2014 Roses in Review gives it a garden rating of 7.8 and a show rating of 7.5.

Tip #12 – Live a really authentic life.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

Rose:   Cinco de Mayo

Class:   Floribunda

Date of Introduction:   2009

Hybridizer:   Tom Carruth

Parentage:   “Topsy Turvy” x “Julia Child”

 

A unique floribunda with indescribable coloration, “Cinco de Mayo” was honored with the American Rose Society Member’s Choice Award for 2011 which was awarded to a rose with the highest garden rating in the Roses in Review, a survey among the members of the ARS.  “Cinco de Mayo” is also an AARS Winner in 2009.  What is so remarkable about this rose is the unique color of smokey lavender and rusty red-orange.  It gets smokier when the temperature is cool.  Some called it russet but whatever you call it, it is different and striking in the garden among other plants.  The flowers come in large clusters and continue blooming throughout the season.  Bloom size is large and ruffled, about 25 petals with mild sweet apple scent.  The foliage is medium, dark green semi-glossy on a clean growth that is bushy; rounded and of medium height.

This seedling of Julia Child is a novel welcome to any garden for its unique color, floriferousness and excellent disease resistance.  What more can you ask for in a rose?

 

Tip #11 – Evaluate yourself by your own standard, not by someone else’s.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

Rose:   Mme Plantier

Class:   Alba

Date of Introduction:   1835

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer: Plantier

 

Mme Plantier was introduced by Plantier in 1835 after his wife and for that reason you can only assume that it is his best shot.  Parentage is unknown and the consensus is it is an alba/moschata cross.  The buds are creamy white with a tinge of pink on the outside which then disappear as the flowers open into pure white, cupped, flat and multi-petaled blooms with a green button eye.  Foliage is very healthy, light green at first, then turns into olive green.  It forms a mounding shrub, has a very lax habit and can grow up to 20 ft into an open tree.  It has arching canes, almost thornless and can spread to 12 ft across.

I planted Mme Plantier on the west side of my front porch and this bush has grown so big.  I trim it every two years and it grows more vigorous year after year.  Few years ago, I decided to tie the plant to the railing of my front porch.  It is the only way I can control its growth and keep the plant upright.  It is so huge that in early May, it covers half the width of my driveway.  It is even winding its canes into the wicker of the porch furniture.  When it is in bloom, the bush is covered with thousands of 2” white blooms.  The fragrance is so strong that you can smell it from a distance.

Mme Plantier only blooms once and when they do, they bloom their hearts out.  It’s a very disease-resistant plant, does not get blackspot, does not need spraying and Japanese beetles do not bother it since they arrive when Mme Plantier has finished blooming.  If you want a fragrant rose, try Mme Plantier.  You will not be disappointed.

 

Tip #10 – Set specific goals. You need to be very clear about what you want to achieve and work hard to achieve it.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

Rose:   Hot Princess

Class:   Hybrid Tea

Date of Introduction:   2000

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer:   Hans Jurgen Evers

Hot Princess rose is a very rich deep pink Hybrid Tea hybridized by Hans Jurgen Evers and introduced by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses of Germany in 2000. The blooms are hot pink, exhibition form, high-centered borne mostly singly on long stems. The petal substance is so thick, it can withstand an occasional hot weather though it fares better in early spring and fall. It blooms in flushes throughout the season. Foliage is dark green, shiny and leathery.

 

Hot Princess rose is a tall plant, can grow 4’-6’ ft and bushy, very vigorous usually sending up a basal or two every year. It is an excellent garden rose and florists love them too for its perfect form and long stems. Hot Princess rose has slight fragrance.

 

Hot Princess rose is a must have for rose show exhibitors. It has everything a top exhibitor could wish for – its deep pink blooms with lovely spiral centers on long stems.  The color of the blooms is stunning.   Hot Princess rose has won plenty of Queens of Show awards. Hot Princess rose is an excellent candidate for most sought after “Queen of Show” and is now ranked among the top 10 in the nation’s show roses.

 

 

Tip #9 – Start small, proceed at a comfortable pace and do a really thorough job of organizing.

 

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

Rose:   Heritage

Class:   Shrub

Date of Introduction:   1985

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer:   David Austin

Parentage:   A sport x (‘Iceberg’ x ‘Wife of Bath’)

“Heritage”, introduced by David Austin in 1985, is a very soft pink English Rose. “Heritage” is one of the well known David Austin roses and still much loved in spite of all the new David Austin introductions. Blooms are medium size, (3-3.5 inches), double about 75-80 petals and cupped leaning toward the center. It has a very delicate look to it that adds to its beauty.  The bloom is clear pink in the center with very light pink, almost white on the outer petals, complemented with deep green, leathery, glossy foliage. It has few thorns. It has a robust growth, nicely shaped rounded bush. It grows 4 ft. x 5 ft. x 4 ft. wide and 7 ft. if trained as a climber. It needs plenty of space to spread out. Plant “Heritage” at the end of the bed or in back of a border. It is very floriferous and repeats continuously throughout the summer into the autumn and has a delightful fruity and honey fragrance with a touch of myrrh.

“Heritage” makes such a statement in the garden. In the month of May, when the bush is covered with blooms and the petals start to fall off to the ground, the garden is quite a sight, as if it is floating in a cloud of rose petals.

 

Tip #8 – Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

Rose:   Scentimental

Class:   Floribunda

Date of introduction:   1999

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer:   Tom Carruth

Parentage:   ‘Playboy’ x ‘Peppermint Twist’

 

“Scentimental”, a spicy scented floribunda was the first striped rose to win the AARS award. With burgundy and creamy white stripes on a vigorous plant with shiny, dark green foliage, “Scentimental” hardly needs its wonderful fragrance to attract attention, but that’s what made it an award winner in 1997. If you like the old fashioned type roses with its cup-shaped bloom, “Scentimental” is for you. The coloration is unique. It is disease resistant, winter hardy and has a strong fragrance. Bloom size is 4”-6” and is generous with its blooms. I had two in front of my old house and I planted two at my new home also.

Tip #7 – Be a role model. Set a good example for people to follow.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

Rose:   Graham Thomas

Class:   Shrub, 1983

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer:   David Austin, 1983

Parentage:   ‘Charles Austin’ x (‘Iceberg’ x seedling)

 Graham Thomas is one of the best hybridized yellow roses by David Austin and my favorite rose. When it was introduced in 1983, it was a novelty because it was the first and real yellow rose to resemble in form and petal arrangement the Old Garden Roses whose color range had been limited to reds, pinks, purples and pale shades. It was named after the late Graham Thomas, one of great garden writers of our time who wrote “The Graham Stuart Thomas Rose Book”, a rose book classic.

Graham Thomas has a soft buttery yellow bloom which is hard to match in any modern roses. Their cupped bloom starts as pure yellow fading into lighter color as it opens. Blooms come both singly and in spray. The growth is straight, tall, some with arching canes and vigorous with pale green foliage. Graham Thomas can reach 6 to 8 ft. in height and can be trained as a climber on a wall, fence or tall pillar.

Graham Thomas is very generous in bloom and quite a good specimen for the exhibition table. Graham Thomas never fails me whenever I exhibit it. Graham Thomas always wins the Best in Modern Shrub. It has a fresh Tea rose fragrance. I planted two plants of Graham Thomas on opposite ends of a parterre at my previous garden and they did quite well. I also planted the blue clematis durandii next to it and they make good companion plants. A stunning combination!

Here is Graham Thomas in my present garden next to a trellis. Photo taken April 2, 2017.

 

Graham Thomas has won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993.

 

Tip #6 – Project a cheerful voice.

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer

 

 

Rose:   Europeana

Class:   Floribunda, 1963

Fragrant:   Yes

Hybridizer:   De Ruiter, 1963

Parentage:   Ruth Leuwerik x Rosemary Rose

 

Europeana, an eye catching floribunda has pointed maroon bus that open into a 3-4 inches double (25-30 petals) or semi-double (9-16 petals) dark red blooms with bright yellow stamens Europeana is a heavy bloomer, blooming freely from spring to late fall. It blooms in clusters and make for a lovely bouquet with mild fragrance. Foliage is dark green but new growth is reddish and stay that way until the rose blooms, growing to a height of 2 to 3 ft. I had two Europeana when living in Zone 7 and they were slow to start but a fabulous rose nontheless.  It is heat tolerant but susceptible to mildew.

 

Tip #5 – Have a prosperity mindset. Focus on the opportunities that come your way. 

 

Until Next time. Stop and Smell the Roses

Rosalinda R Morgan

Author & Garden Writer