Roses

Hi there must be some rose experts out there i curently have English Roses and SOME other types but ther was a offer in the Sunday Mirror Magizine today regardin Hybrid roses ie (Blue Moon) (Cheshire Life) (Pascali (Prima Ballerina) Sunblest and (Whisky Mac)i dont beleive i have any of these i would like some comments if anyone has some of these roses.

 

blue moon and whisky mac are long standing varieties, i would think they are all easy to grow

 

Not familiar with all of them but I've grown blue moon, and was not impressed. Whisky mac is, as I recall good one. The others I've never heard of.

Where roses are concerned I would suggest from my experience that you really need to buy specific varieties that are known to be disease resistant, etc - as well as getting the type of rose, flower colour and shape that you want. However give the daily mirror offer a whirl and let us know what you find

I grow a mixture of hybrid teas, floribunda, shrub and old english - as well as few david austin.

 

blue moon was from the 60's/70's - first"blue" rose - but it isn't really - never much liked it. Although I've worked pricncipally with roses, I don't know anything about the others either, sorry - but the best source of info is the RNRS - see their website - http://www.rnrs.org/

 

Whisky Mac is lovely (and has a lovely perfume), I have one from a cutting of my daughters' so it must be easy. Pascali is one of my favourite whites. I've never had much success with Blue Moon, and don't know the others.

 

Take care buying offers in papers, they are not always as cheap as they sound. I have just bought 7 new hybtid T at a cost of 2.50 each, all fantastic condition, well established and in large pots.

I have grown Blue Moon which I dug out - can't stand blue roses, but this one you grow for scent. the rest are good old faithfuls.

good Luck

 

if you have the chance - get Fountain - beautiful scent, bush rose, gorgeous deep red, velvety petals - need I say more?? I've got myself one, I like it so much! Peter Beales classic roses does it. :D

 

pascali is a beauty I think, the best white rose I have had, whiskey mac prima ballerina and sunblest are good ones too. Blue moon I have found is dissappointing for everyone I know who has had it but, this year I am trying one called "once in a blue moon" which I was told is a lot better

 

Rose of the year last year I think was called rhapsody in Blue looks lovely if you like blue roses

 

Thanks all i shall let you know sometime in the future how they turnd out.