Are you referring to Soul Sister Korcovinent, from Chamblees? I am interested in this one as well as most information regarding soul sister is actually about Koko Loco which is also called soul sister. It received 3 stars for cold hardiness per the new flora website...

Yes that's the one Kelly, I just hate that roses are more commonly sharing the same name now. Anyway I haven't heard anyone speaking up about this rose nor have I seen any new photos. Particularly a bush shot would be wonderful. I'd love if it the bush was say shaped like Fire Opal and continuous bloom. Sometimes the longer it takes to hear reports the more worried I am about trying it.

I think it's too new here in the US for anybody to have had much experience with it yet. The one pic on HMF is gorgeous tho!!

Looks beautiful Chris. I purchased two last fall from Chamblees. Lil babies but I bet they grow quickly.

Chris thanks for the info! I have this one coming from Chamblees this spring :)

Thank you all, It looks as thou two of us will be testing her out in the frozen north. She's just too pretty not to try.

So glad to hear Soul Sister did so well in the Georgia trial, Chris! Ludwig's introduced this beauty as Rosafrica & lists it as Eco-chic for disease resistance, too. http://www.ludwigsroses.co.za/flower/rosafrica/ 

Ready to welcome the trio heading my way come Spring! Sue

Chris - wow!!!!! I love your pictures!!! Tons of gorgeous ruffly roses - oh my!! Stunning!!

Carol

Chris:

Have results for the UGA trial to which you refer been published? If so, can you provide an online link? The only one available at their website (from 2014) does not include Soul Sister.

Thank you.

Wow nice to see some more pics! Those are gorgeous Chris!! Hmmm... I might have to go check out Chamblees....

I bought 2 from Chamblees last fall and saw the plants blooming [live a couple of hours from Chamblees]. I love the apricot color - cant say anything about other features of the rose, except I love the color. Leaves right now are green, shiny, healthy. Looking forward to getting them in the ground soon!

Judith

I do not know if UG Athens has published recent data. They sometimes do publish the rose data but not consistently. I get 2-3 reports over the season.

I think my data is correct on disease resistance. We received the variety from Kordes the same year as Ludwig's (2009). We work hard to promote black spot and mildew. Our trial field is no spray and we crowd the roses and overhead water late in the afternoon. As I said it is good but not perfect. SS has shown some black spot on lower leaves but has never had a serious defoliation. In a planting with more air flow it will do better I think. Also the climate range in N. America is so much more varied than S. Africa that we may expect different results.

Today's picture of the day from Heirloom is Soul Sister. And of course I was immediately attracted to the color . But I haven't heard anything about it so it was nice to find this thread . So those of you who are growing it how is it performing for you so far?

I would love to have something in the orange family to go sort of close to Julia Child trying to run with yellows and oranges and peaches in front of my house.

I love mine! Beautiful color, lots of flowers. Have one large plant I happened to find at Lowe's and 2 1 gallons from Chamblees. Chamblees has them own root and their prices are excellent, if you decide to order.

Mine is a bitty baby yet. I have seen the flowers and they were gorgeous. To early to say how they will hold up in heat and humidity. Can't say how well it will do here either but anxious to find out.

Mine is still small too but it keeps blooming a few blooms at a time so that may be slowing it down. I love it !! The color is gorgeous

It is a toss up between Soul Sister and Tamora

Soul Sister wins Along with Louise Clement

Do you have any more pics?

Kristine check out Mother of Pearl too. More subdued, bloomed all summer here and is healthy too.

Mother of Pearl is beautiful

What one is that picture of ?

Kristine the pic I posted was soul sister. It's more Orange fully open now, but I think it gets this lavender/pinkish tone in cool weather. The one's during summer heat stayed more of an orange.