"I never met a Nabannond I didn't like". Isn't that what Will Rogers said? lol

That's beautiful and on my list! Does it have a fragrance?

Your post regarding G. Nabonnand is perfectly timed for me, Jeri! I purchased one at The Antique Rose Emporium in January and I am really looking forward to growing this rose. It was blooming when I bought it and new buds have already formed.

Molly

Jeri, yours is beautiful!

Thank you for the pictures Jeri. I had an order into ARE in Jan too. Looking forward to when it blooms. The year has started out dry, I am hand watering a few times a week. Hope all my new roses make it.

First, I am the wrong person to ask about fragrance. After years and years of allergies, I am become a poor judge of fragrance.

G. Nabonnand is one of the roses that has not only survived drought, record-setting heat, and deadly irrigation system problems ... it has positively THRIVED. That makes me happy, because it is a prolific bloomer here, and impervious to fungal disease of any sort.

(Blackspot is rarely an issue here, so if that is a problem where you are located, YMMV.)

It's perfectly placed on the hillside to show up bravely when I look out the window, and that was a blessing the last couple of years, when getting down the hill wasn't possible for me. I'm thrilled to once-again be visiting those roses in up close and personally.

G Nabbonand does very well here too. It is one of my most reliable roses, and this is a bad spot for blackspot, but it gets very little. It flowers for 10 months of the year. To my nose (not very good these days), there is a sweet, slightly spicy fragrance.

Trish

G Nabonnand: yes, please! :-) Carol

Sadly, I tried twice with this rose and lost them each time. I'm assuming to freezes. They were both planted in the Fall.

I was inspired by Randy whose username was also GNabonnand.

Tempted to try again . Will plant in the Spring this time.

Mine is really bullet-proof! It seems to love neglect, and blooms the most on the back side of the bush, RIGHT NEXT to the brick pier of my house that must reflect some serious heat. It must be a heat lover. It has a lovely fragrance which I won't try to describe because I have no idea how to go about that. But it is very fragrant and lovely. A great rose for new and/or lazy gardeners!

I need to make note of this rose and look it up on HMF. Any rose that thrives in the heat, especially reflected heat, is a winner in my book.

Ingrid, I know we're in TOTALLY different zones with opposite growing conditions, but this rose is incredible for me. And yes, it loves heat. Since you have put in your irrigation system, I would think it would be a winner in your drier climate. The ONLY problem I have with G.N is a *little* blackspot (well, and the fact that he'd like to live about half a zone farther south, lol), which shouldn't bother yours at all.

John

In the right temperature and weather mine is very fragrant. Not a classic tea fragrance to my nose, but not a fruity or damask scent either. It kept putting forth a few blooms right into December for me in England this year, despite the fact that my garden is basically in full shade from the end of September! I brought the winter blooms indoors and they opened well. At its strongest, the fragrance was very sweet, with a hint of... bleach!

Beautiful pictures Jeri. I want to see this one in person!!!!