Show or list your 2016 favorites
I tried to choose my top ten favorite roses during the season, but I couldn't choose just ten. While not all of them did good the whole season, they were outstanding at some point, mostly toward the end of the season. These are in random order.
Mme Ernest Calvat
Twilight Zone
Orchid Romance
Beverly
Perfume Delight
Poseidon
Francis Meilland
Belinda's Dream
Easy Does It, my best new one
Royal Amethyst
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Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoSouvenir de la Malmaison
Midas Touch, finally becoming vigorous
Melodee Parfumme
Double Delight
Liebeszauber
Pink Promise
Sunsprite
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Julia Child
Pope John Paul II
Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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Comments (30)Hi Defrost. You can pick up the nasturtium seeds that have dropped in the fall, but mostly I pick them off the plants after they have formed and are ready to drop off. This requires letting the blossoms go to seed, as opposed to picking off dead blooms to keep them neat. I bring the seeds indoors and dry them on paper towels. Usually I let them dry for several months, which is probably overkill, and then I store them in paper envelopes until spring. Nasturtiums are one of the few annuals that I do not start in pots indoors, but just plant directly in the ground on the last day of May. I'm in zone 4 (although I think sometimes our climate is closer to zone 3) so if they grow for me here, I'm sure they would germinate planted directly in the ground for you, probably planted earlier. If memory serves, you are in MA or CT? Much warmer than here. My mom grew them one summer (Boston area) when I was a kid, and my job was to water them! They captured my imagination then, and I still like them now, many years later! This photo shows a clump of seeds about half formed in the center of the picture. They grow in clumps of 3. I hope this is helpful. Also I neglected to mention, pinkmauisunset, how much I love your gladioli! How do you manage to keep yours upright? I finally have mine corralled between a wall and a fence to keep them from falling over, and I shall see how well that works.. It is a pain to have to bring the corms indoors for the winter, but the show they put on in summer is worth it! Also Molie, I am so taken with your Canadian border patrol daylilies. The name and how well it fits is the biggest draw! I tried to find some to buy but with no luck. Apparently new daylily strains are fleeting and become obsolete in a few years. Therefore I shall just enjoy photos of yours!...See MoreTrade list / wish list/ giveaway list, for Raleigh Fall swap 2016,
Comments (311)My banana is not only doing better but much better! He seems to be extremely happy now! He's got his 7th leaf coming out! (Ignore the boxes. They are critical to maintaining his happiness, I swear!) So spring seems to have come absurdly early. I'm both really excited and enjoying this warmth and really really worried. My peach is blooming 3 weeks earlier than last year. As well as my nectarines. Ralph, remember I had a bunch of baby purple leafed peaches? Well I guess they're old enough to bloom too! Completely unexpected! The ones I potted up but didn't bring to plant swap (potted same time as plant swaps) didn't bloom so I guess they got too much shock from being transplanted, so whoever got them last time it probably won't this year, but next year seems likely! But most worrisome of all... 3 of the 6 blueberries I have are in bud, and one of them has started blooming... I know there are various types that bloom at different times of the year but this seems absurd! Of course after checking out weather for the week looks like we're going to get a frost! Obviously! I just hope I get SOME peaches... :( Anyone know what this is? Its in a few spots of the garden so I think its a pack of bulbs I got and planted and forgot about... but they're anemones right? Just that most of the pictures I looked up have black insides not yellow. In addition to all those... I see that my pink banana (musa velutina) is coming up. My black magic taro, midori taro, black and blue salvia, purple and black salvia, my crinium, all those irises I got from the swap, the canna lilies you gave me Ralph, my candy lily, and my toad lily (which ALSO seems to have spread some! there's a sprout about a foot away from the main body! WHICH IS AWESOME). I'm just worried that some of these are tender and shouldn't be arriving so quickly =___=; Like the taros and bananas... But some like this quince is perfectly fine to bloom now. No fruit expected so go enjoy yourself lil quincey! What sites do you guys use to check for frost? What's your assumed last frost date around here? Do you use the 50% value or wait longer? As for the plant swap coming this spring... (when is it again?) I may have gotten a little excited with seeds: Of the things I should have extras of to bring... some cardoons and artichokes (started in beginning of January so would be nice and ready for spring), some edible hibiscus (Roselles), cape gooseberries, naranjilla, and maybe some others... have 27 varieties of tomatoes which I need to separate the seedlings for and throw into other pots so we'll see how much space I have for spares :3 Ralph, the coleus you gave me at last swap is doing great btw! I gave him a haircut and making some more cuttings of him... should have some cuttings from various salvias as well (although I'll be honest... I let too many of them sit in tray of water too long and got root rot :( whoops... added a bunch of pebbles/stones to them now so pots sit above the drained out water so hopefully the rest survive .___. ) Also, if there was anything anyone wanted from these seeds https://imgur.com/a/trPlW I can throw in a pot and start for you guys before the next swap :) And Karen, you are right. There has been a lot going on outside, although to be fair right now its getting confused with all this warmth. I do need to get myself some more winter plants though! Like lenten roses. And yes... the greenhouse... I'm debating going halfway and getting a quick cheap(ish) throwup structure to enjoy now and then later getting a fullblown one (...maybe I'll get a different house w/ more land... hahaha.) or just going all out now... I do kinda wanna do everything which tends to be warmer/humid environments but that could get really expensive in winter so still debating on what the focus should be... did you buy a prefabricated one or completely create it yourself? Any recommendations for which sites to look at pre-fab ones?...See MoreKen (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI'll do my top 10 first. I'll do the rest later. Almost every rose in my garden performed the way that I expected or better.
Lady of Shalott. It took a full 3 years but WOW, what a bush and blooms.
Scepter d' Isle. Big, healthy bush with tons of blooms all season. It takes 5/6 wks to repeat but wort the wait.
Compte de Chambroud. My favorite OGR. Big bush, tons of blooms, fast repeat. Plus it smells great.
Munstead Wood. This bloom was taken in the middle of summer. Big blooms, nice vigorous, well behaved bush. Will be adding another bush on Fortuniana root stock this coming spring.
Hot Cocoa. I can't say enough good things about this bush, it's blooms and fast repeat. They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words.
Hannah Gordon. Breath taking blooms on a big, strong, healthy bush. I've been growing this rose since the early 1990's. Every garden should have one. Very easy to grow.
Brinessa. Another rose I've been growing since the early 1990's. Beautiful dusty pink blooms all season long. Foliage is like leather.
Remember Me. Beautiful blooms all season long on a great looking bush with beautiful foliage from top of the bush to the ground. What's NOT to love??
Let Freedom Ring. Big, beautiful red blooms all season long.
Dark Night (Garden Director Bartje Miller). I have to put this beauty in my top 10. It's first year in the garden didn't impress me much but decided to give it a full 3 years. I'm glad I did. With afternoon shade, it is one beautiful rose. Long cutting stems with beautiful foliage. Mine was in it's 5th year this year. I will be adding another on fortuniana root stock this spring.
You notice I have no mini's or miniflora's in this group. They will come later.
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years ago
rosecanadian
7 years agoOh my!!!! I think I like Dark Knight the best of all of them!! Glorious!!! They look like velvet!!! Swoon!!
I also really like the Compt de Chambord!!!! Wow!!
SdlM and Belinda's Dreams are fabulous!!
Lovely pictures everyone!!!!
My 10 favorites (in no particular order) for this year are:
1. Strawberry Hill
2. Lady Like
3. Chandos Beauty
4. Carole Bouquet
5. Acapella
6. The McCartney Rose
7. Parfum de Grasse
8. Valencia (had to be supported after too many hail storms)
9. Princess Alexandra of Kent
10. Grande Dame
I guess I love pink!!
Carol
dublinbay z6 (KS)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoSo many lovely roses--as the year declines into barren winter. Sara--you have a most impressive collection going there.
Reviewing my photos for 2016, I realized I had so many gorgeous roses that there is no way I can cut the list down to 10. So I'll just start at the beginning--and stop, no matter where I am on the list--when I get to 10. I'm trying for the best of the best--but I hate to leave out any rose that blooms prettily for me, you know what I mean!
Lady of Shalott (Austin)--that color is wonderful!
Braveheart--actually on half the bush--no idea why I did that.
Buff Beauty (Hybrid musk)--so showy when she is all in bloom
Easter Basket (floribunda)--still blooming like crazy here in early December!
Eutin (floribunda/polyantha)--this 1940 Kordes is the first rose I ever grew.
Eden Climber--such a beauty! Climbing on a pillar.
Felicia (hybrid musk)--fairly new--I really like her.
Fru Dagmar Hastrup (hybrid rugosa)--took her too long to start blooming, but once she got going, she was beautiful.
Jubilee Celebration (Austin)--the bush itself isn't much too look at, but oh, oh, oh--those blooms!
Olivia Rose Austin (Austin)--new this year and a marvelous bloomer for the first half of the summer. Guess she doesn't like the intense heat of late July-August very well.
Oh no--that's 10, and I'm only halfway through the alphabet--and my two most favoritest roses didn't get included. Guess I'll have to post again just to get those two in.
dublinbay z6 (KS)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI'll finish my dozen here. Here's my two best ones of all!
Love Song (floribunda)--my new rose, shown half open here, and one of my most favorite roses!
Edited to add: I switched pics on this one--this is a better looking one.
Munstead Wood (Austin)--shown at its darkest purple. Has more dark burgundy in it the rest of the season.
There--that's it, a dozen beauties. Of course, now Scepter'd Isle and Molineux are sulking because they didn't make the grade, but I explained the line had to be drawn somewhere! (They still are not happy.)
Hope you enjoyed the nostalgic romp through the best of my 2016 garden.
Kate
bethnorcal9
7 years agoThese are probably the best of my roses for 2016. Some are older, some were brand new.
CANDY CANE COCKTAIL - a new one, did very well for a first-season plant in a pot. Lots of beautiful blooms. Reminds me a little of CHERRY PARFAIT, yet very different.
CITRUS SPLASH - really took off since it got planted into a better area with more sunlight. A bloomin' machine!
ELECTRA - another one that really took off after being moved out of the same bed as CS was in.
FIRED UP - finally got this one after three yrs of trying. Love it! Lots of blooms that constantly change.
KISS OF FIRE - this one got dug up almost two yrs ago in the septic system re-do. It was always a pretty good bloomer before, but really loves where it's at now. Blooms like crazy! And the color is much deeper than before.
MAMA AFRICA - one of the roses I got from Ludwigs. Very interesting coloration and extremely long-lasting blooms. Can't wait to see what it does next yr!
MITSOUKO - a new one I got from Palatine. Love it! Almost always in bloom! Massive ruffly blooms.
OUR ANNIVERSARY - another new one from Palatine. Blooms like crazy and I love the early spring ones because they have this beautiful purple-y sheen. In the heat tho it's more red.
POLYNESIAN PUNCH - new one I got from Regans. Blooms blow pretty fast, but the colors they go thru are just lovely!! I think next yr it will be even better.
SOS CHILDRENS' ROSE - another one from Ludwigs. Started out slow and small, but, man did it take off once summer hit! Lots of interesting semi-stripey fruity-colored blooms!
Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agoLet me throw some more in. Like I said, a lot of my roses did great this season.
L.D. Breathwaite. This is the 2nd year in the garden for this beauty. This thing is going to be monster. Big, full bush that just keeps blooming and blooming. Doesn't burn in the sun like a lot of reds do. A very pleasant surprise.
Molineux. This beauty is like the Ever Ready Bunny. It just keeps going and going all season long. Never slows down.
Charisma. I grew this rose in FL. for a long time, so I knew what it was capable of. Just a beautiful splash of color in the garden all the time.
Pink Pet. Tons of pink pompom blooms all the time. Extremely healthy bush that also gives an added feature in late fall. The foliage turns orange.
Rosa Rugosa. Non stop all year long. So easy to care for.
J.F. Kennedy. My 2 bush's are on fortuniana root stock. It makes all the difference in the world with this rose. Big, pure white blooms all season long on long stems. It builds a big bush quickly. Lots of blooms.
Baby's Blush. My best new rose. First year in the garden and it has built a 5' tall by 3' wide bush. LOTS of blooms on long stems with perfect foliage to complement the blooms.
Kardinal. It just grows and grows and blooms and blooms. Very dependable.
Elina. Very vigorous and pumps out blooms all season long. I think every garden should have one of these beauties.
Eutin. Always there with blooms. The thing I REALLY like about this rose is that it continues to bloom in big sprays in the fall when a lot of other Floribunda's only put out very small sprays or one bloom per stem. This is one of the roses that performs great on it own roots.
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoThank you everyone for sharing your best roses! And there are some amazing ones! Carol, your Valencia and Grande Dame are gorgeous, I should have included Grande Dame too, because mine has really improved, love Carole Bouquet too. Sam, your Heritage is lovely. Good to hear from you Kate, your roses are a favorite of mine! I love them all, your Eden is especially lovely, what a beautiful rose! Your Austins are all gorgeous, and those reds, Braveheart and Eutin are so lovely! Beth, yours all look perfect as usual! Ken, you have some more beauties. I am envious of your JFK, mine does struggle! Sure do like your Austins. Thanks again everyone for sharing!
Grande Dame
dublinbay z6 (KS)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHow weird--I just posted 3 more beauties here--and the post has disappeared. Wonder what I did wrong? I'll try again.
I mentioned that these 3 Austins were throwing tantrums over not being included in the Best of 2016 parade, so I just had to add them here--to shut them up! Danged divas!
Molineux (Austin) -- so many different faces. This is one of my favorites.
Queen of Sweden (Austin)--such a soft powdery pink effect.
Scepter'd Isle (Austin)--wish the bloom were slightly larger, but one cannot improve on the beauty of her blooms.
Better stop there--that's a total of 15--more than enough! : )
Ken--love your Molineux pic--another one of the many faces this rose puts on. And I'm glad you included Elina--mine got RRD--I planted a new one, but it is still small. And my old favorite Eutin with its BIG red sprays! Love your pic.
Beth--Our Anniversary is gorgeous--love the purple highlights.
Sam--love Viking Queen--how floriferous!
Rosecanadian--really envy your Valencia--mine is nowhere nearly that floriferous. Love it.
Sara--SDLM is so exquisite--such delicate beauty which you have captured so well in that photo.
I'm wishing now that I could go out in my garden and photograph roses--but the December rains are certainly putting a damper on that project today!
Kate
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agoUser
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoYes the Scepter'd Isle is the best.
Scepter'd Isle bloom top and Ebbtide below!
Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agoIf I may, here are 10 mini's/minifloras that did over and above for me this year.
Soroptimist International (mini). Big bush stays covered in blooms all season.
Kiss Kordana (mini). A great grocery store mini that makes a great garden plant.
Glowing Amber (mini). A great mini with good cutting stems and nice foliage. The blooms seem to glow from within. I have never seen a photo that does this rose justice. When I have visitors, this is one of the first roses they go to.
Pierrine (mini). This rose has been around for over 20 years for a good reason. Beautiful, dusty pink blooms all season long. Great garden rose that also is right at home in a rose show.
Joy (mini). Once established, this is one great mini. White tipped in a light pink blooms that last on the bush for well over a week. Just a great mini.
Dr. John Dickman (miniflora). A beautiful bloom on a nice, upright bush. For me, a great rose.
Cooper (miniflora). In my garden, it the best red miniflora. Big bush, tons of blooms all season long. A big time winner for me.
Leading Lady (miniflora). Just a great rose that looks like the HT, Moonstone (just smaller). Easy to grow and constantly in bloom.First Choice. A big, healthy bush stays covered in fantastic blooms.
Shameless (miniflora). A big, thick bush stays covered in beautiful blooms. Quick repeat. Everything you can ask for in a garden rose and a big winner when exhibiting.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years agoSara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years agopink rose(9b, FL )
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoKen (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years ago
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
7 years agoSome roses I enjoyed this year...Enjoyed them all though...
Thomas Affleck
Julia Child
Carefree Celebration
DKo's
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years agorosecanadian
7 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years agofragrancenutter
7 years agoEveryone 's roses are just too beautiful! I'm really only at the beginning of my season but here are a few favourites anyway.....
Gertrude Jekyll
Barbra Streisand
Ebb Tide
Double Delight
Granada
Memorial Day
Nahema
Happy Child
Madame Isaac Pereire
Evelyn
of course many others are equally good, such as PJPII, Augusta Luise, Fragrant Cloud, Marie Pavie, Felicia, Stainless Steel.....
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agorosecanadian
7 years agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
7 years agoVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
7 years agoHere's a pictorial of those I mentioned above: "My list is anything that grew this year! New Dawn, of course, but now I must add Viking Queen. All my polys, but especially Margo Koster and Pink Drift. Fire Opal, Munstead Wood, Darcey Bussell and Dark Desire were blooming machines, but my heart fell hard for the sheer beauty and fragrance of Sugar Moon and Anne Boleyn."
New Dawn
Viking Queen
Margo Koster, Pink Drift and Fire Opal
Munstead Wood, Darcey Bussell and (substitute) Mme. Norbert Levavasseur
Sugar Moon and Anne Boleyn opening
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years ago
Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWow!! There are so many amazingly beautiful roses here ( The Mc Cartney Rose, Twilight Zone....and the list goes on). Fragrancenutter, thank you for the full bush shots. You're MIP is epic!!! That is about the best Moonstone I have seen Ken.
Blush Noisette
Continuous bloomer.. extremely healthy
Belinda's Dream
Ebb Tide
Love Song
Astrid Grafin Von Hardenberg
Chicago Peace
Angel Face
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years ago
mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9
7 years agoBeautiful blooms everyone! Best performers for me this year have to be
Candice
Wedding Cake
Peppermint Parfait
I just took this picture last week. This bush is always covered in blooms!
Mary Magdalene
rosecanadian
7 years agoSara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years ago
Lisa Adams
7 years ago
towandaaz
7 years agoI agree on Candice. I was very impressed with the one I got from Ludwig's. It continued to bloom all summer. I look forward to next year.
SoFL Rose z10