What color is Lady of Shalott?
She is an subtle blend of many shades from buff to nearly orange--most of the time all those shades appear so that I'm never sure exactly what color to call her.
Well, I guess we could call her decidedly beautiful, whatever that blended color is.
Here are some of the many colors of Lady of Shalott.
Veering towards the golden orange side of the spectrum.
From the rear, it is a much lighter-colored bloom.
I love how the light hits the blooms and makes it almost a glowing pastel.
Definitely into the apricot shades here--with a lovely base of yellow.
Really lovely buds, but you'd expect a much more yellow rose with coral-peach blushes, wouldn't you.
And sometimes you get a golden yellow bloom with some apricot highlights.
But look at the shade she came up with earlier this summer. Wouldn't know this was the same rose bush, would you! Where did those pinkish shades come from?
Regardless of what color you want to claim the Lady reveals, her blooms are beautiful, and her changeability is part of her charm.
Do you have some ever-changing colors on some of your roses? Let's see some of them. Molineux is one example that comes to mind.
Kate
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Comments (3)I've had Lady of Shalott for two years and do love it. I've never seen it as a climber, but this second year, it did throw out some extra long canes (what we call here the "Jolly Green Giant" syndrome), so I imagine it could climb--although I trimmed mine off so I could have about a 5 ft shrub. The advantage the Lady has over Graham Thomas is that the Lady is much more BS resistant, although not perfect on that score, but way above average. Teasing Georgia is supposed to be a good climber and BS resistant, but I have never seen one, so I can't say for sure. The Lady's colors are more sit-up-and-take-notice than are Georgia's. Other good choices in the same general color range are Crown Princess Margareta, which has been fairly popular as a climber on this forum, and the new Fighting Temeraire--kinda of a single, but very attractive in the pictures. Like Lady, Temeraire is supposed to have excellent BS resistance. I'm not sure if the Crown Princess does also. Does the Lady stop blooming in extreme heat? I think almost every rose I've ever grown slows down to a least a near stop, if not a full-stop, in August, or at least, August in Kansas. The Lady is no worse than most of my roses and may be a bit better than most of them. I remember it repeated more often in hot weather than the others did--but I think it did finally rest when the temps stayed too long over 100 degrees. The leaves on none of the bushes look overly good during such time periods, but the Lady's leaves did look a lot better than those on some of my other roses. You do understand that all of the roses under discussion here probably all fit in the category of "small climbers," don't you?--like no taller than 8 ft? Not big, tall, long climbers like Crepescule, for instance. Actually, any of the roses you name here would make a lovely addition to your gardens, so you can't really lose on this one. : ) Kate...See MoreHow exciting--Lady of Shalott's first bloom
Comments (3)Since we were watching the progression of these roses, I thought you might like to see how they developed in another day and a half. Lady of Shalott--I swear this Austin gets prettier as each day passes by! Little Sunset--I think my little mini may be phototropic--seems to be getting more red the longer it is in the sun. Hope you have enjoyed the "slow motion" photography here. : ) Kate...See MoreLady of Shalott
Comments (25)For me the growth habit has been very similar to Golden Celebration, they can get very long octopus arms very quickly, but will not mind if you cut them back frequently. They form new basal canes regularly but sometimes need encouragement (trimming, shaping, pegging, etc) to have more lateral growth. She seems like she could get very large if you let her. She could very easily be trained to be a short to medium climber... Again I have only had my 2 Ladies for one year, but in that one year they went from bare root plants to around 5-6 feet tall & maybe 4-5 feet wide. The blooms are very similar to Lady Emma Hamilton in color, but they have a different shape, the petals are smaller and there are more of them, at least compared to my 1 year old LEH. The growth habit is not similar to LEH at all, my LEH has stayed very compact, and produces much shorter canes with plenty of laterals that give her a rounded look. They are both incredible roses, I go back and forth as to which one is my favorite. I probably like the shape of LEH's blooms a little better, and her scent is much stronger, but LOS far outperforms LEH in terms of vigorous growth & quick re-bloom, so I think she wins based on that. Jessica....See MoreGenerous Gardener vs Lady of Shalott vs Claire Austin
Comments (5)Hi Yulia, Lady of Shalott is one of my most floriferous roses. It's pretty resistant to blackspot, does tolerate shade, it's not especially fragrant. It's hardy here and while it grows tall in warmer zones, in z5 it is better maintained as a 4-5' tall shrub, and responds well to pruning and shaping. The only really hardy, vigorous repeat blooming climber I've ever grow is Purple Splash. It's wonderful but not fragrant and not shade tolerant. Cold zoners here will certainly have some good suggestions....See More
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Ann9BNCalif
7 years agoBeautiful rose Kate! I really enjoy the roses that show a range of colors and I'm taking you up on your call for roses with ever-changing colors. My contribution is Koko Loco with its interesting shades of brown, mauve and lavender. Probably not everyone's cup of tea but I'm enjoying it!
This pinky brown bloom just opened a couple of days ago when it was in the mid-80's. It didn't last as long as some blooms in the cooler days of spring when one bloom lasted over 7 days!
This is first bloom I got in April after bringing the rose home from the nursery. It has a more grayish/mauve tint, less brown than the one above. When it was cooler, the blooms opened more slowly, less flat than the one above. I love the more "pointy" vs. rounded petals.
This pinky/mauve bloom is the one that lasted 7 whole days before it blew. I think this was longest lasting bloom I've ever experienced in my yard.
This is same bloom as above, now fully pink.
I'm looking forward to more lovely shades next year!
Ann
sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
7 years agodublinbay z6 (KS)
7 years agodublinbay z6 (KS)
7 years agoOh, thank you, Ann--what wonderful pics of Molineux. Such a lovely rose of changing colors--and such a willing bloomer! I love those last 3 pics in particular since they show the full range of colors that are possible.
Here is my favorite pic of Molineux--partly because it isn't that golden yellow most of the time, so the pic is special in capturing that color.
Kate
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