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What are some large flowering repeat roses

16 years ago

Was looking to plant a large flower rose this year!! What are some good ones??

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both
16 years ago
I am also looking for the same thing. Thinking strongly about Well Being.
julie22
16 years ago
In my PA garden, I enjoy:

Mister Lincoln
Fragrant Cloud
Gemini
Peace
Chicago Peace
Love N Peace
Forgotten Dreams
Touch of Class
MME Paul Massad
Double Delight
Artistry

My list of Must Have's:

Brigadoon
Princess of Wales
Secret
Vetrans Honor
French Perfume
Tropical Sunset
Candelabra
Century Two

These are all large flowering roses. Check them out.

I don't know what part of PA you are in but if you are close to Hershey, check out the Hershey Botanical Gardens in June to see what varieties you might like to try for the next year. I always do.
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Darren, I agree with Marlorena about Bonica. It is an easy going rose that just keeps performing. Give it a little room to grow sideways as well as up. Given where you are, near the Irish Sea with nothing between you and The Isle of Man, I would go for roses that are resistant to black spot. I grew roses both in the drier south east of England in Surrey and in the much wetter south west, in Cornwall. I found that black spot was a lot more prevalent in Cornwall and that some roses were very unhappy there. Lady Emma Hamilton, Spirit of Freedom, William Morris, The Pilgrim, Leander and Abraham Darby from David Austin, all did well in Cornwall. So did some of the hybrid musk roses, such as Felicia, Danae, Cornelia. However without knowing how tall, tall is, it's difficult to be sure what to recommend. For example Lady Emma was between 4 and 5 feet in Cornwall, but Spirit of Freedom, William Morris and the Pilgrim were twice that height. Let us know a bit more. Thanks Daisy Just found a photo of Spirit of Freedom in my old garden in Cornwall. It is the rose on the right of the photo, against the pergola. This should give you an idea of size.
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Beautiful picture, Sarah Ann! Your photo reminded me of another rose with big beautiful blooms, (maybe it’s already been mentioned). What about “Chartreuse de Parme”? Mine is still young, and I can’t locate any pictures of her first blooms, but they were impressive already. She reportedly has very large blooms, is very fragrant, and her color is somewhat similar to Yves Piaget(mauve/pink). Hopefully, mine will really take off soon, since I planted it into the ground over the winter. I left for my mom’s house right after I posted my comment/question asking if there was a time release granular fertilizer that is soluble, and I couldn’t get the thought out of my head, that perhaps that’s an oxymoron. I know so little about container fertilizer(or fertilizers in general) that it may have been a foolish question:) I just know myself. I can’t see spraying fertilizer on the leaves regularly, and even mixing and watering it in every week or two isn’t going to happen on a regular basis. When I’m unwell, just watering my pots is enough of a struggle. I tend to have more problems with my MS during the summer heat, so I just know I won’t keep up with weekly fertilizing. I think your suggestion of asking on the container gardening forum is a good one, Carol. I should ask there, and explain what exactly I’m looking for. Thank you:) Peter, we know exactly what you mean by “guano”. In this case we would call it “manure”. :) Check out “Chartreuse de Parme”, by Delbard. I think you’ll like it, and it’s very highly rated in all categories. Lisa
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ceterum
16 years ago
Parole (extremely fragrant, too)
JEMA
CRIMSON GLORY
Papi Delbard (smallish climber with enormous blooms)
Peace or Cl. Peace
Paul Neyron
Pristine
Great Century
ceterum
16 years ago
Valencia
alla_pa
16 years ago
In my garden, I love Bronze Star, Peter Mayle, Veteran's Honor, and Yves Piaget, their flowers are fragrant and large,6-7 inches across. BTW, do you spray? Because all of them need to be sprayed against Black Spot at least occasionally.
rosalita
16 years ago
agree with Ceterum. Valencia has huge blooms. I don't have Just Joey but have read many posts on the giant blooms on that rose.
User
16 years ago
Chicago Peace huge blooms, Proud Land 5-6 inch blooms easy, Yves Piaget, Buxum beauty, Peter Mayle, Brigadoon, Gemini, Just Joey are giants, Pink Peace, Breathless, Midas Touch, Miss All American Beauty! Large clusters of medium-large blooms on Paul Bocuse
ceterum
16 years ago
Gemini has giant blooms? This is great news! My Gemini is new, planted in spring and bloomed quite well but the blooms weren't big. I knew that I shouldn't judge new roses regarding size, capacity to bloom and so forth based on what they produced this year in extreme drought. I was just happy that they survived.

Thanks for this info, Joe.

I forgot to mention First Prize: that rose has huge blooms, alas no fragrance I can detect.
diane_nj 6b/7a
16 years ago
Many hybrid teas and grandifloras will have large blooms, but yes, you will have to spray regularly.

Veteran's Honor is a red that has large blooms and does very well in NJ and PA. Gemini gets very large blooms here, it is a regular on exhibition tables in these parts. Pristene is really stingy here, but does have large blooms. I would dig it out, but I can't get to it, so it stays.
the_bustopher z6 MO
16 years ago
I would add to the list Elina, Electron, Signature, Tivoli Gardens, Polka, Cajun Moon, South Seas, and Arillaga. However, flower size is related to plant health, available water, and growing temperatures. The warmer it gets, the smaller the flowers because the plant grows faster and doesn't have the time for the flowers to develop the larger size. It is a good idea to visit a rose garden in your area to see what looks reasonably good in your climate.
rainbow_2007
16 years ago
Chrysler Imperial(very fragrant), Miss-All American Beauty, St. Patrick are big with good repeat.
ceterum
16 years ago
Thanks Diana for the details. I assumed that Gemini should be good - so many forumeres spoke highly of this rose. Mine is on fortuniana (Merrygrow sale, last year).

You know, Pristine was stingy for me, too till it was in full sun. It wasn't a very tall plant either. We moved it about three years ago into a morning sun-afternoon shade spot because I needed some pastels between the reds so they wouldn't clash. To my surprise this rose has become a huge plant and blooms all the time - provided I can keep up with dead heading otherwise it develops huge hips.
dublinbay z6 (KS)
16 years ago
I think your original idea of Well Being is a great one. I don't grow it, but every time Morden Man posts his fantabulous pics of his Well Beings (check them out in the search box), I drool all over the place and gaze longingly around my yard trying to find a spot where I might plant some also. Alas, no spot has emerged.

Kate

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