Absolutely gorgeous!! That is enough to make one's heart skip a beat. I have one from Burling that was thriving, then I moved it improperly, and too soon last year. Now she is on life support:(

What a gorgeous rose! HMF says that EdM is a hybrid gigantica, but there is another rose (also hybridized by Nabonnand) in commerce which is a Cl HT called Irene Bonnet which has gotten mixed up with it in commerce. Looks to me as if you have the more gorgeous of the two - probably the real Emanuella de Mouchy. Very glad you are happy with once bloomers - some of my most favorite roses in my garden are once bloomers.

Jackie

Jackie, I got a cutting from the Irene Bonnet suspected version so I can see the differences. I suspect this is also not the real one but is Follette instead. But it makes no difference because I love this rose! It will want to eat the garden but I love her

Oh my that has got to grow in my garden. I absolutely love it. So this one is from Burling?

Yes from Burlington Rose

This does look like a gigantea hybrid and reminds one of Belle Portugaise. Glorious!

Wow just WOW! Gorgeous!

I agree with Nik. Those photos need to be on HMF. What a beauty! I didn't know once bloomers did so well in S CA. I'm in San Diego County, what area do you grow this gorgeous rose in? Lisa

Wow! Just wow. I am so curious to see by side photos of Burlington and RVR plants/blooms of EdM. Like Nik, this version reminds me of Belle Portugaise. Carol.

Lisa - just to clear up the mystery, once blooming old EUROPEAN roses sometimes do not do well in very warm climates because they need more winter "chill". However, the rose under discussion is a hybrid gigantea. Rosa gigantea is a once blooming, single, species ASIAN rose (which grows to 50 ft high!), and, like most other Asian roses, loves warm weather.

Jackie

Kippy - it certainly does look like the pics of Follette (another hybrid gigantea) on HMF. Drat! I keep finding out about gorgeous roses like this, when I already have 4 large climbers eating my house!

Jackie

The once blooming pretty well means it is not Irene Bonnet

i think the bloom for is not neat enough to be the real Emmanuella de Mouchy but I could be wrong.

I am in Santa Barbara, this rose does get some chill hours but not like a euro rose would want.

It is not Belle Portuguese, a rose likely imported by a local, that rose gases very different leaves and has a soft shell pink color

No. Not Belle Portuguese . . . I'm sorry that The Kernel is no longer with us -- He was a big fan of Follette.

But in the end -- It's hard to worry about details of identification, when something's that beautiful.

No matter the identity, is it Emanuella de Mouchy from Burling and well worth owning if you have a space. No worries about deadheading, her hips fall to the ground in fall and her foliage is perfect. Plus she does a lot on very little water ( a benefit of being a once bloomer)

I'm so happy for you. That's a beautiful sight indeed. I love the colors. This weather has been kind for rosebuds.

Oh my gosh, everyone has gorgeous roses already and mine are barely starting. Kippy, you have magic fingers to have such a huge, beautiful rose after a couple of years. You're going to have to come up with a slew of photos this spring, I hope you know that. This was a very good start, though.

Big Sigh! that's beautiful! and only a couple of years old..wow..

What everybody else says. I have no problems with once bloomers. I've been thinking lately about putting all tremendous ramblers down in the woods and just letting them scramble around in the trees. So far the double yellow Lady Banks is doing fine this way, and we've planted a couple of spare Ayrshires down there, too.

As I said in another post, once bloomers elongate time... make you want to live for next spring...

^very true, I like that..

...and that's a beautiful rose up there... and obviously enjoying its climate..

Very beautiful.

So very beautiful, Thanks for sharing! Glad your enjoying it!

It inhabits an arch I can only see when the fruit trees are bare. Makes for a perfect back drop to cherry blossoms.

I had a neighbor from the plant growing industry stop and tell me how much she loves that rose "even if the rain made the blooms fall". (It is a Tea hybrid so they nod on purpose)

Love it, thanks for sharing!

I have one with my name on it waiting for it to grow. So will it definitely need support or will it ramble on it's own? Judy

I'll also vouch for the E de M from RVR which is a repeat bloomer and unbelievably gorgeous too. Apparently we need all of them, what ever they really are.

I like Nik's comment above. I love seasonal change, including the flowerings that come and go. Right now the warm climate roses are leafing out wonderfully, and I'm living the suspense of waiting for the earliest peonies ('Mollis' and the tree peonies) to bloom. Their flowering is ephemeral, but with the runup of watching the plants sprout and the buds form, it doesn't feel like it. I look forward to them every year. I have a great many once-blooming roses and never feel like their flowering doesn't last long enough.

If I could add to others' comments about the beauty of this rose, I would, but it's all already been said: my eloquence fails me.

She's SHAMELESSLY gorgeous, Kippy, whoever she is! I can quite see why she's your favourite. Had to come back today for a second look, and again your pictures actually brought tears of joy to my eyes... :~) Daft, I know...

My "new" camera lens arrived today... if the wind stops I plan on testing it out. (Vintage canon 50mm macro)

Oh that's a gorgeous rose!

How exciting! Would love to see any 'test' pix of your wonderful roses you may care to post, Kippy. And of your garden in general, should you feel like sharing. :-)

Excellent test!

And a most excellent rose. I know hybrid giganteas don't really like the climate here, but oh, how I long to have a huge greenhouse for them!