Really exciting news! I can't wait either.

Yah its happening in my lifetime. woo-hoo!

You are so right, they are the nicest folks to deal with. I love their bare root roses, best in Canada.

Valerie

..I wonder if this is because of the new Trade agreement between Canada and the E.U. which is being finalised, called CETA.... it does away with tariffs, - taxes, so would make the import of roses cheaper for Canada and for us here their Maple Syrup should be a lot cheaper, amongst other things of course... I love maple syrup...

..I believe they hope to sign the agreements this year so that it will be in force from 2017.... it's been several years in the making....

...I'm not sure how this affects American gardeners though...

I love Palantine. Even in my climate, MF does well and doesn't get the nasty huge grafts that Dr. Huey does.

Thanks for the good news! I will visit them more often!! :-)

That is really good news. I am hoping for the Pianos.

Might there be any possibility that anyone would be interested in importing some of Karin Schade's found albas? Or the new albas which have been introduced recently in Europe? I think there has been more breeding with albas since Sievers' Blush series were introduced.

Thank you for the news. I just visited Tantau site and they have beautiful roses, many whom I am not aware of. I will definitely keep my eye on palatine in the future.

Oooh!! That sounds wonderful!!!

These are ones that I would love to get from Tantau:

- Deep Secret

- Erotika

- Urdh

Maybe if we all list the ones we'd love to buy, they'll see this post and buy the ones we suggest. Nothing like having a market already waiting.

Carol

Thank you, Cynthia,for finding out what so many of us have wanted to know--that there is hope of obtaining some of the beautiful newer Tantau roses. I can't wait! I want so many that I know there have got to be a few, at least, that will be in that group brought to Canada. Thank you, Palatine, too.

Carol, I'd take about anything in the new catalog. My list would be ridiculously long, and I'd bore everyone to tears who tried to read it--ha. But your idea is a good one. Diane

I'd never be bored looking at rose names. But, yeah, I get you! :)

Carol

I'd love to buy the new ADR winning Soul.

Oooh!!! Yes, Soul looks awesome.

Carol

Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing with us!!!!

Glad you're enjoying this good news like I am! Marlorena, I think Rene did mention something about a trade agreement making a difference in this process, so maybe they can now get other European breeder roses more easily.

And Carol, in case you don't want to wait, Heirloom periodically has Deep Secret (in 3 tries mine has never overwintered), and Palatine has already had access to Erotika in years past. No clues about Urdh - sounds like the sound I make when I lift my 50 pound bags of alfalfa hay for the roses!

Cynthia

Cynthia, here you're, want to ask you a question......do you grow Colette in your zone 5 garden? It's rated for zone 7, but if you can grow it there, I'd be happy to plant mine in the garden, I was planning to grow it in a pot since I am in zone 6a. :-)

Hi Summers

Sure, happy to oblige. Colette is quite happy in an average spot of my zone 5 garden, so she should do fine in the ground for you. In fact, given winter winds and all, I suspect she'd be happier in the ground than in a pot. I can't fathom wheeling a climber in and out of a garage for support!

Here's a typical photo of Colette from last year. It's still not all that impressive (nothing like Diane's version of Colette) but it's only 3 years old here. It has usually been tip hardy for me or close to it in an average winter, so I'm sure it'll do as well or better for you.

Cynthia

Thanks Cynthia for the info. :-) A beautiful photo! I'd like to grow roses in the garden, less pots to move around. Daine's photo made me to purchase one. :-)

Palatine, if you're out there, here are the Tantau roses I want (Carol, I warned you):

Aquarell

Capri

Chippendale

Giardina

Gospel

Schone Maid

Soul

Voyage

Belvedere

Memorial Rose (Friedenslicht)

Marshmallow Delight (the name alone got me)

Country Girl (adorable!)

Enchantress

Pink Babyflor (mini)

Heidi Klum

Lavender Ice

Ashley

J.W.v.Goethe

Comtessa (my favorite)

Are you bored yet? I could list the whole catalog! Diane

I'm adding these three, which I already grow as among Tantau's best:

Ascot

Augusta Luise

Bernseitn-Rose

Cynthia - I had pored over Palantine's rose list - but I never looked at Erotika because I thought it wasn't fragrant. But it is!!! I'm going to get it. I have a question about the name - does it mean what it sounds like it means - or does it mean something different in German? As to Heirloom - I don't want to get roses from the states and have to deal with customs, etc. Too much hassle. They probably wouldn't deliver here anyway. :)

Diane!!! Yay!!! I've never heard of most of these!! I looked them all (some of them aren't listed on HMF). And my favorite is Heidi Klum (even though she irritates me a lot!) Comtessa is a bloom factory based on the pictures!!! We have VERY similar taste.

Carol

My list so far,

Soul

Soul

And another Soul - three of them

I would get Soul in a heartbeat!!

I had no idea Tantau had such beautiful roses!!!

Carol

Oh Diane, nothing like tempting us before we even have a chance to drool on their offerings! I had Belvedere for a few years from the EuroDesert catalog and it's a wonderful mix of colors, but it needed some protection in my zone. More of the Tantaus are a bit winter tender than say the Kordes or Delbards, but they're worth it!

And Carol yep - the Erotika means the same as it does in English with a "c". Sort of like "Sexy Rexy" or "Voluptuous" as names. Suggestive I agree, but I guess they want to have an enticing kind of name for a deep red rose. I'd prefer another name myself, but with the "k" it doesn't leap out at me, and it is a nice color. I can't comment on the fragrance however, with a wimpy schnozz of mine.

Cynthia

Cynthia - I wish you had a better sense of smell. :( Yeah, I'm not fond of the name. I think I'll try it next year...I already have too many roses coming. Hmmmm...that seems to be a familiar phrase on this forum. :)

Carol

I was tracking down Enchantress, and discovered her more common name is Gartentraume, and she is a garden dream. Sort of like a light pink Augusta Luise. I must have that rose, along with Comtessa, which is like a pale yellow AL. I can just see three of these exquisite roses growing together, AL, Gartentraume, and Comtessa. Aye yi yi. So those three, along with Aquarell are my must haves--along with lots of others, of course. Sorry for this digression, but I'm in the throes of rose lust. Nothing is really getting me excited this spring, except for roses I can't have (yet), and each year in the past, there has been at least one "must have" rose-- or more. But not this year because they are out of reach. Sigh. Diane

nipstress, the rose Erotica has also been sold in the USA as 'Eroica', for us uptight Americans. A better name, I think, reminds me of the Eroica Symphony and why has no rose ever been named after Beethoven?

I'm sure the name "Eroica" (heroic, for Napolean) was some kind of misunderstanding or misspelling, and had nothing to do with uptight Americans. The two words have totally different meanings. I'll bet if you checked, a rose has been named after Beethoven. Roses are named after Schubert and Mozart to name a couple. And Tantau has a new rose, Geothe, after the author. Diane

Yes, Fragrancen, I would have put AL on my want list, but I already grow her. She's the best, and your photos are stunning! Is she blooming like that in your garden right now (in the fall for you)? Wow. I think I'm going to have to have another AL--one is not enough in my zone. Diane

Oooh!!! Just awesome!!!

Carol

See Fragrancenutter - THAT's why I was begging Rene for Augusta Louise to start this whole conversation. Absolutely stunning, and now I don't just have to drool on my keyboard - I can have one of her for myself!!

Cynthia

Wow, Augusta Louise is the one I had my eye on, too. Tantau roses are delicious.

Hi Diane

Yes my AL is covered in blooms in Spring Summer and Autumn. I will take another bush shot this weekend to show you what she looks like in Autumn here.