Brandy?

Valencia popped into my mind also--although mine isn't quite that apricotish. Did your camera or the computer make the apricot more vivid than in real life?

Kate

Apricot Nectar? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.322.0&tab=36&qn=0&qc=0

Whisky Mac? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.6500&tab=36&qn=0&qc=0

Where did you buy this rose?

Looks like Just Joey.

It might help a bit if you could post a pic of the bloom when it opens more - then we can have a better look at the petals.

Sharlene

My Valencia was more golden, less apricot. Could be Just Joey if the petals are ruffly.

here are a couple photos of my apricot nectar. they look similar, but not quite the same. It could be the camera. Is it fragrant? Mine was, sort of fruity. I loved it, but no longer have it.

So far, it looks more like Just Joey. I'll post more photos if the flower does fully open. The good thing is that, there are not so many apricot HT roses...

Doesn't look much like either Valencia or Apricot Nectar to me. Or Just Joey.

The ball-shaped center is somewhat unusual and may help someone recognize it.

Many apricot HTs are winter-tender, so you need a good plan for wintering.

The rose made last winter. This is the rooted cutting. I plan to plant this bush in ground by October when soil is good to dig. The main rose is grafted.

This plant has been in shade after it blooms. Not sure if this makes any difference as to the flower form...

2 pics by different cameras of 'Just Joey', showing the same form.

Here's a long shot: how about Abbaye de Cluny, a Romantica from Meilland? Diane

Lowes down here is known to sell a variety of yellows and oranges, but very few peaches. Given my experience I would lean towards Medallion (although your latest pictures discount that idea given the globular shape of the blooms), especially if there were several of the same roses in bin where you found it. If, however, you were fortunate enough to come across a surplus sale and the bed was of mixed often sickly looking bushes, the sky's the limit. I bought a Koko Loco and Coretta Scott King this past January during one of those surplus sales, but usually you'll find the typical varieties. Check out what Kordes is selling this year that could match your rose as Lowes has begun selling more and more Kordes varieties as of late.

Here's a shot of my Just Joey from earlier this year. I had forgotten that it could grow globular until I was looking through my pics just now.

As per HMF, Just Joey is strongly fragrant, so it could be. But the scent is described as fruity, not spicy. There is also a comment from someone living in Denver that it was hardy down to zero degrees.

I think the scent can be described as fruity. All the HT roses I grow/grew smell about the same way. I lost some roses due to the hard cold, but this one survived. Here are more photos. The flower won't open when stayed in shade. I tried to keep it away from the hot sun.

So far, I think most of the folks think this is Just Joey.

It's gorgeous, whatever it is. And own root with that big of a bloom? Congrats!

I have not grown roses for 10 years. So it feels great to get back to roses. I lost some to the cold weather last winter, but hope to gradually build up the collection. No hurry. I get a lot of great help here :-)

Looking at your last group of pics, I'm quite sure it is not JUST JOEY. That cupped form is very distinct, and most of the roses suggested here do not do that. In reality, it looks exactly like blooms I've seen on my HEAVEN ON EARTH. But that rose grows very short and the stems are weak and the blooms almost always nod, something which your rose doesn't seem to be doing. Also, the beginning color is not right for HOE. I think I'm with Diane and would suggest ABBAYE DE CLUNY, because it does get that cupped form and grows more upright like your rose, and the bud and early stage coloring is much closer to it.

Here's another shot of Abbaye with a more cup like shape. Diane

Also keep in mind that, this rose is in pot and I somehow decided to keep it shade to prevent if from the hot sun. I'm not sure if it will open fully. This may somehow hinder its true form....

And as per HMF, Abbaye has a mild spice fragrance, which matches your first impression. Do we have a winner?

Have grown Abbaye de Cluny for 14 years & consider the fragrance at least a 7 on a scale of 10 with a fruity citrus spicy punch. Under HMF's Member Ratings tab, 4 agree by giving it an Excellent- rating in the scent department. http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.15&tab=34 The size of the blooms runs 6-7" wide here with minimal tip pruning, though HMF lists an average size of 4". First reaction to your photos was Just Joey, too, but it's not showing the ruffled edges I associate with JJ, though that could be due to the youth of this plant. Out of curiosity, how does its bloom compare with the plant it came from? Just Joey is the seed parent momma of Abbaye de Cluny, and the family resemblance is striking, but Just Joey showed the deeper amber orange sherbert tones that are more subtle with Abbaye de Cluny here. Just Joey was a grafted bare root from Pickering planted with the graft just above the soil line & mulched well with oak leaves but didn't survive Winter. Abbaye de Cluny came as a 2-gallon own root planted 2' from Just Joey's former spot & hasn't succumbed to the cold these many years, including -7 with no snow cover & the Polar Vortexes.

I'm wondering if the mystery rose might be Medallion.

Definitely not MEDALLION!

I think I'm going to make it even more complicated. In total, I bought 6 rose bushes, with all 5 others grafted. When I bought the rose, the base is V shaped. One side looks like grafted, with thinner canes from the crown. But the other side of the V looks like own root. When I planted last summer, the lowest V is buried in ground, and the "graft" crown is just at the soil level. The rose was covered with 3" to 4" of wood chip mulch. I did lose some of the rose bushes since the graft unions were above ground. But this one had no problem. On both sides of the bush, the leaves look the same. I still can't explain if this is "grafted" or not.

The bush grew strongly this spring. But the damn deer likes to bother it. It pulled down one of the canes. So I rooted and planted the cutting in pot. Due to deer and hot summer, the mother plant never sent out any bloom. Deer took care of the business.

So far, I'm happy this mystery rose. And thank you all for the help.

I think it's interesting that Abbaye de Cluny is the seed parent of Just Joey. I didn't think to look at the lineage. Good info, Vascue.

Just Joey is the seed parent of Abbaye de Cluny, not the other way around. Just Joey is a much older rose than Abbaye. Diane

Oh, that's what Vasue said, but I mixed it up. Thanks for the correction, Diane.

Um, I don't know what it is but I want it! I think I'll plant Medallion, Just Joey and Abbaye de Cluny in pots and grow them side by side. Who cares if they are similar, they are just gorgeous!!!

Barbara they are just enough different from each other that they would make a beautiful display! I say go for it!! Maybe add BRANDY to the mix too!

They are all great!

It is a beautiful rose and I do love the colour and the cup shape is perfect. Now I really want to know what this rose is too.

Today I visited the garden center close-by and I saw its "Just Joey" rose. Here are some photos I took:

This looks exactly like the rose I have. Even the bloom never fully opened....