I wondered about the 'Sunsplash', and whether it might be an Asia-only release or simply an Asia-only name with the same rose going by another handle in other parts of the world. I did see an 'Orange Kordana' and a 'Vulcano Kordana' that maybe, kinda, sorta looked like 'Sunsplash' and one of those could be 'Sunsplash' by another name. They didn't quite look the same, but the differences in appearance could just be lighting or bloom maturity or photo color processing, or...? I'm glad 'Nearly Wild' will now get the recognition she deserves- she's a pretty plant. I hope you figure out what your monster plant is before we all know it as the rose that ate San Jose... Good luck, Virginia

Uhhh-ohhhh ...it seems another Oklahoma-or-Mirandy discussion is about to happen. ;-) As I and others have stated in previous discussions, Oklahoma and Mirandy blooms can be VERY difficult to tell apart. So, in this thread, I'll just mention differences between them rather than list all their similarities. I grow both of them ...and I planted them in the same row so I could compare them more easily. In my opinion, Mirandy's blooms age to several simultaneous shades of "grapejuice" red ...and Oklahoma's do not age to multihued grapejuice. Oklahoma's oldest (fully-mature) leaves are ARS-described as "matte" (non-glossy). Also, Mirandy's bloom-form is ARS-described as Globular ...and in my yard, it is somewhat "looser-petaled" when open than Oklahoma's (which tend to remain comparatively "well-ordered"). The "looser" form I'm speaking of refers mainly to the outer petals - but please also notice the mish-mash of petals at the center of Angelsmell's blooms. Mirandy is known for its tendency to produce thin-stemmed buds, which result in "nodding" when the bloom has become well-open. So, with consideration of the factors of bloom-color, bloom-form, and "nodding," AngelSmell's photos look to me more like Mirandy than Oklahoma. Angelsmell, please check your rose's blooms with those three factors in mind and let me know whether or not my description of Mirandy's blooms fits yours. Regarding my theory about petal ATTACHMENT-tip color (and size) for identifying red roses... it can't "identify" a red, it can only tell you what a red rose is NOT. For example, Mr. Lincoln's petal attachment-tips are "electric" deep-yellow, and that color is ona large area of the petal's base. So if a red mystery-rose's opening bloom's attachment-tip area color is white, it cannot be Mr. Lincoln. But please note: The petal base-tip color of many rose-varieties tends to lighten SIGNIFICANTLY as the bloom gets old. Therefore I recommend checking the tip-color while the bloom is still opening up. As of today, I've only got unopened buds and old blooms on my yard's (two) Oklahomas and (two) Mirandy bushes. As soon as the buds open I will check & compare their base-tip colors and get back to you. As always, I could be wrong. In this case I'm guessing based on what I can observe in the photos, without other desciptive info like bush-height & habit. Speaking of which... my yard's Mirandy(s) tend to produce significantly more buds per SPRAY (not per flush) than my Oklahoma(s). Regards, JohnReb

Hi, ananashortus. I haven't grown many red roses but this one looks a lot like Mister Lincoln, which I grew years ago. It was very tall, not at all bushy, the blooms were red-crimson (depending on time of year) and normally very fragrant. The form of the blooms and the white stripe on that one bloom look like Lincoln too. I'm curious to see what others think. I also live in a hot climate with mild winters so Lincoln only looked good in the spring and fall.

Greetings all! So, my friend inherited the following two red-blooming roses with his house about six years ago. He hasn't really done much with them and asked me to help clean them up and give them a little help. I pruned the dead canes off #1 the best I could with the pruners I had with me just to get a better look at it, but outside of that I am hesitant to do much until I at least have a better idea of what they are. Mystery Rose #1 -Repeat Bloomer (spring and fall per friend) -Sets Hips about the size shape of a cherry tomato. -Huge true red double blooms (per friend) -There are currently no buds on the plant as of 4/1/16. -Main canes are about the same diameter as a crayola marker. -I'm kind of thinking this rose is some sort of climber as it seems to want to wrap itself around the wall and into the garage, and it's fairly leggy. Mystery Rose #1 Side View (sorry for the blurry pic) Mystery Red Rose #1 Front View Mystery Red Rose #1 Close-up of bud union Now for Mystery Rose #2..... -I'm pretty positive this one is a climber. I actually think it might be Blaze, but I'm not positive. -Sets hips that are bit smaller than a marble. - Not sure if it is a repeat bloomer. -Main canes seem to be about the same diameter as a drinking straw. - There are a few buds on the plant already. One just opened. Foliage is slightly glossier than #1. Mystery Rose #2 (sorry so blurry!) Mystery Rose #2 Bud close-up (again, sorry it's blurry. I had my dog leashed in the other hand when taking this. Happy puppy + camera = blurry pics) Mystery Rose #2 Bloom Close-Up (Bloom from the bud above a couple of days later!) Any help with ID's on these will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!