I looked at this offer, and decided to pass this time. I was quite surprised to find that I grow a number of the roses listed in this new round.

Lyon Rose grows in my front Hybrid Tea bed, right on the corner, front and center. I received it from Sequoia, and it matches the Vintage description ... I wonder if this is one of the roses that Gregg is saying are an incorrect version? As with all Pernetianas I have, it is VERY prone to blackspot and has been a VERY weak starter own-root. At 3 years old, my plant is about 2' wide and 1 1/2' high. The flowers this year were spectacular, but they come on a bush that is almost an embarrassment.

I'm making great progress planting the roses I have already, and I just can't see adding roses to the garden much now ... even roses that I have to pay for and not receive for TWO years. I'll wait.

Connie

My understanding is that the roses from Ducher don't exist in the US which is what is exciting about this offer. With a HRF or HRG discount they are only a bit more than regular bands and one has the opportunity to grow something rare. Gregg can't afford to bring them in just on his own. We can step in and be part of introducing these roses to our country. I'm sure I can come up with the cash for a couple. I haven't decided which ones yet.

I ordered. I like the excitement and I am glad I can help. I left some room for the other collection too. Pernetianas grow well here, such unusual and fragrant roses. I got Marie Ducher, Beaute de l'Europe and Dr. O'Donel Browne.

Masha

I swore I wasn't going to order any more this year, but fell in love with Cornelie. I added a Gram Hat & Larry Daniels for gifts. May finish off my shipping box with the December offering...

I really don't have the space, but I'm interested in Beaute de l'Europe, but I wonder how vigorous it is.

Beauté de l'Europe...man you're right Aimee...gorgeous rose!

I thought very seriously about getting Beauté de l'Europe. I was tempted. In the end I decided to order Bouquet d'Or. I was excited about the idea of a stronger clone. I've tried rooting it several times (thanks to the kindness of Paparoseman) but never with any success. Perhaps at last I'll have this rose.

Rosefolly

Looks like Vintage is requiring that you pay now for roses that won't be delivered until the spring of 2013. Hmmm.

Kathy, that is certainly an accurate and completely valid way to think about it.

On the other hand, I am thinking about it as a deep discount on the standard custom root fee of $45, a fee which you would also pay in advance and wait two years for the roses to be produced.

Rosefolly

Many of these look luscious but most are hybrid teas, and apparently there will be another shipment later that will also have teas and Bourbons and other varieties, and I'm waiting for that. I can understand why Gregg needs payment now to cover the considerable cost of importing, quarantining and growing on these roses for several years. The price actually seems very reasonable. My only problem would be remembering until then that I'd ordered these roses at all...

Ingrid

I am intrigued by many of these old HTs, but many of the ones I've tried have not been very vigorous for me. Perhaps they prefer a longer growing season? I've had better luck with teas!

I was lucky enough to visit Vintage last Spring, and would love to give them some more business. I am hoping their next offering will include something suitable for me.

My sister and I took pictures of each other taking pictures at Vintage:
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Maureen

I'm going to order any teas that don't look too pink. Maybe chinas too, but they would have to be fragrant ones. So I guess I have to wait till he lists the ones from the 2nd source.
This sounds exciting to me! Even with the wait.

I am drooling! Alas, the roses I already have are competing for the sun, as the trees outside my balcony continue to get bigger every year. BUT -- if I could, I would get the Tea 'Jean Ducher', the Pernetiana 'Jacques Latouche, and 'Beaute de l'Europe' (which seems to have struck at the heart of a number of us). I was also kind of bowled over by 'Eugene Boullet'. It's llike a new candy store has arrived on the block!!

Laura

Yes they had some beauties. I wonder if I'll still be growing roses in 2013 though, with water restrictions looming. Well, probably somehow someway.

These roses intrigue me:
A creamy peach cl. H.T. with Tea-Noisette breeding named "Comte de Torres" appears sweet and lovely.
and "Jeanne Corboef" a H.T. from 1902 with its' large silky pink petals.
a climbing form of "Gruss an Coberg" which is one of the healthiest Pernetiana roses in our area, floriferous and re-blooms more rapidly than 100 other H.T.s and Pernetiana roses in the same garden.
I hope to be seduced by "Lord Beaconsfield" for I could only consider a "strong" smelling red rose.

I'd grow every Tea in the world if I had room.
"Marie Ducher" a rose-pink Tea with many tousled "rose pink" petals and "strong" fragrance is of special interest to me. At most I can only perceive a moderate and lovely fragrance from my Tea roses.

I am grateful to Greg Lowery for having the foresight to import these old roses, the cost seems very reasonable to me.

Lux.

I ordered Hommage a Soupert et Notting and Marie Ducher. I think the next group of roses offered will contain alot of tea roses that we've not seen here.

Hommage a Soupert et Notting was very very tempting, with its highest fragrance rating on the Ducher site. I just wish it were a little smaller:-)

Masha

The Lacharme HP, and Lord Beaconsfield look interesting to me. I wish I could find more information about hardiness.

I think this is an exciting new direction for VG, to let the rest of us in on importing rare roses. It is true you have to wait for 2 years, but OTOH, there would seem to be no danger of not getting the rose you want because someone else clicked send before you did.

Dare I hope for some rare albas and Portlands in future importations?

I ordered two: Comtesse Henriette Combes and Mme. Letuve de Colnet.....I just could not resist their sumptuousness....Not that I'm good at resisting much of anything that goes in the garden.....

I like the idea of more tea roses being offered at a later date. Does anyone know approximately when this will be?

This is what the email that I got says:

"A larger group of Teas, Chinas, Noisettes and Hybrid Giganteas will be uploaded in mid-December; these will come from our import order from Roseraie du Desert, the nursery of John and Becky Hook in the South of France. We'll let you know when this second import order is available for pre-orders"

I hope that Vintage is able to get Isabelle Nabonnand when they order from La Roseraie du Desert. It's one I was looking for earlier.

I am so tempted by Marie Ducher and Hommage a Soupert et Notting. If I KNEW that they'd be getting Isabelle Nabonnand, I would probably get those and find SOMEWHERE to put them.