I presume "Flamingo Tea" is "Flamingo Gardens' Tea"??? I suspect the full name has been lost somewhere. Assuming that's it, though, it has an interesting history. It was given to me in the early 1980s by a man at Flamingo Gardens, just west of Fort Lauderdale, along with a large number of roses (mostly common Chinas) collected in Barbados (NOT Bermuda). At least that's my memory of how I acquired it. Not knowing a better name for it, and realizing it was obviously a Tea, I named it "Flamingo Gardens' Tea." Then a year or so later, I saw the guy again, who commented on the rose in my greenhouse. What was that? What a wonderful rose! I reminded him that he had given it to me as one of the Barbados collection, and he said no, he had never seen this rose before in his life, and he definitely did NOT give it to me! So now what? That's where the ID has lain for all these years. I'm quite certain he gave it to me; he's quite certain he did not. In any case, it "appeared" in the FSC greenhouses. It's a nice, average Tea, more to the yellow or pink shades than Safrano, but definitely with some brown in it. Many "Tea people" (Phillip Robinson, Gregg Lowery, Ruth Knopf, Charles Walker) have looked at it, but no one has recognized it. So it remains our mystery. Who did you get it from, Sandy?

As for Rhodoloque JG, it's a big, hefty bush with big flowers. (note the spelling of the word, with a "Q," not a "G."

I like them both. Hope you will, too.

Hi Malcolm,

I guess it is Flamingo Gardens Tea! I get in a hurry sometimes and don't always get the names quite right. I am getting them from Rogue Valley Roses. They sounded intriguing, and something a little different from the more common, and popular teas. I wanted G. Nabonnand, and naturally couldn't resist exploring the rest of their roses.

I may have misunderstood the spelling on their site of Rhodoloque.

I have a question Malcolm. Rogue Valley roses has a rose listed as both Mme Jules Graereaux and Miss Atwood. When I spoke with them today they were not sure if it truly was the Bermuda rose or not. Maybe you can figure it out. They originally obtained the mother plant from Vintage. When I called Vintage, they said they originally had a mislabled plant and that they now have the true Mme Jules Gravereaux, as well as what they believed to be the Bermuda Miss Atwood. I'm hoping you can sort it out before I order one (from somewhere).

Thanks so much for the response. I'm looking forward to getting these roses next week! They are bands so will have to be potted up for awhile, and then I hope I can find a spot for them. If they are really nice I may have to uproot a less favored hybrid tea.

Sandy