Great to hear you found Julia Marlorena! Even though she was disguised as Absolutely Fabulous'

I understand your frustration, Marlorena. Here it is called Soul Mate and it is one of many.....Koko Loco/Soul Sister, Afternoon Delight / Floral Fairy Tale amongst others.

Floral Fairy Tale here in the states is a rose Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 1993).

http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.39728.4

Other names of the Julia Child Rose:

• Absolutely Fabulous
• Anisade ®
• Jiřina Bohdalová
• SASOL Rose
• Soul Mate (Floribunda, Carruth, 2004)
• WEKvossutono

http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.37391.1

Does it make you feel any better, Marlorena, if I tell you that I bought (for a fiver) a vibrantly healthy potted Absolutely Fabulous from a local nursery's closing down sale, and owned it for three months, all the while plotting to obtain Julia Child, before I realised that I already owned it?

Yes, Jim, I'm grateful for HMF because I can identify roses I may have under a different name when I see them posted on these forums. I find that there are a great many Kordes roses released in the U.S that we do not have here at present. Hope we get them eventually, even if under different names..... After all, it is a case of 'A rose by any other name.......' :)

I'm looking forward to getting an own-root band of Julia Child this fall. I hope you enjoy your new rose, Marlorena. I'm familiar with the name confusion thing. I'm glad you finally found her. I read that Julia Child said the flowers reminded her of butter. There are buttery blooms, but I wonder if the new buds reminded her of egg yolks and the faded blooms of egg whites. They look like that to me.

If anyone is interested, I really enjoyed Julia Child's Farewell Interview with WGBH. I think that the rose was named after an Absolutely Fabulous lady.

Yes enjoy your new rose Marlorena! :-)

Ah yes. The dreaded name change. Well either way let me just tell you that even without the name change confusion I have brought home the same rise on more then one occasion.

I went to a rose sale and picked up a Dames De Chenonceau, but at that moment it was not labeled. The following year I went back to that same nursery and came home with not one, but two additional DdC roses. This time one had a large bloom that had a few less petals than usual and showed off its stamens while the other one showed off more Salmon pink full blooms. Well Dames does that. Sometimes blooms are slightly less petaled sometimes more salmon other times cooler pink. It took me a while before I realized all 3 roses where the same rose. Ha!

luckily it happens to be my most favorite rose and I like every type of bloom she grows for me. So I couldn't be happier. But yeah, I own three of them.

(I won't even tell you about the 3 different times I bought Kordes Perfecta (once confusing it with perfect moment) and this rose has never even grown well for me.)

JC is a wonderful name--Julia the human should have received the Presidential Medal for her contribution to American culture. She changed my life in an important way.

Well, Marlorena, I hope you enjoy your Julia, aka Ab Fab (a terrible name, I agree), and share a few photos with us in the future. I love that rose and don't care if everyone in the world owns one (or two). Rarity doesn't necessarily mean something is excellent.

Currently I'm in love with Roberto (Roberto Capucci), which makes it sound like I'm having an affair with a sexy young Italian (at my age, no less). I don't have Roberto yet, but I'm going to acquire him this spring, I hope. Heheh.

SoFlo, your many Dames sound like my Princess Alexandra of Kent, a rose of many faces and colors. Just like Dames, she can be salmon pink, or a cooler pink, and even a bright coral when it's hottest. Sometimes blooms are large, but when it's hot they are smaller with fewer leaves, and stamens that often show. Currently she is reverting to her spring beauty because the heat is moderating. But at different times in the growing season, one might think she's an entirely different rose than at another point in the season.

Diane

SoFl Rose.... that was too funny..but I think I've probably done something like that too at one time or another...

michaelg... I have to admit, I've never heard of this lady before, apparently she is a chef...but that's really all I know.... so I suppose it's understandable it was renamed for the market here...

...I'm pleased to hear that she helped you out in some way.....

Diane,

thanks....and yes I hope to share some photos next year...

...that Roberto Capucci is gorgeous...reminds me a bit of an Austin or Gruss an Aachen..?? something like that....

The name game makes me crazy too. It's bad enough that they change the name from country to country but J&P changes the names on their roses all the time and re-introduces them as new ones. I wish there was some way to stop that practice at least.

..goodness I didn't know they did that.... that's just not right is it..?

Marlorena,

Her TV show and Mastering the Art of French Cooking taught Americans to do stuff other than overcooked vegetables, steak, and fried chicken.

..oh I see, I didn't know that.... I can only associate American t.v. chef's with another lady...Martha??... I think she's written a lot of books... apologies I've momentarily forgotten her surname...... Stewart !.. I think she had to go to prison at some point... I remember reading...

I totally agree with seil about Martha and Julia and their contributions, much as I like both of these women. A few years ago, I saw the most delightful movie about Julia Child (read the book it was based on, too) with Meryl Streep as Julia. Oh, was she wonderful in this role. Wasn't it called Julie and Julia. Please correct me if I'm wrong because I'd like to see it again, and Marlorena, I highly recommend the movie to you also. Diane

Seil... I see what you mean... and it's a bit of a cheek isn't it?... and I'm not struck on 'Beloved' either..... however, I've always admired the red climber 'Chevy Chase' for some years now, and until just the other day had assumed it was named after a female actress..... another one I got wrong.... the revelation has put me off the rose a little, which is silly, but there you go.... an appealing name is important I think... especially if named after a still living individual.....

Diane... I've just looked that up about the film.... Meryl Streep would have been perfect for the part I would have thought, and an appropriate star to play her....

I love how Julia Child didn't let a mistake phase her. She just threw it in the trash and said, "Let's move on". That's a good example to follow in all areas of life.