Hi Sheila, I'm hoping so, but if not, that's OK too. The property was purchased from the estate of a 98 year old who had owned it since built in 1962. There was evidence throughout the yard and old greenhouses that at one time there had existed many roses here, but this was the only one still living by the time I came to own this desert property, probably because it was near a rain gutter. I'm not convinced I want to put the effort into it because it seems to get thrips damage every single flower every single time. But the bees adore it. If I find out what it is I can make a more educated decision about whether to keep or SP, clearly it's very drought tolerant. It flowers heavily IMO with hardly any rest between flushes and is growing in poor lean soil and I've never fertilized it. Earlier today I took a cutting to see if it will root just for the experiment. It's kind of like being a rose rustler in my own backyard. :)

Jeri-I included a picture of the whole plant taken last week. It does have thors but they are relatively small. The rose was planted no later than 2008 but no sooner than the mid 1970s. My guess would be the 90s, sorry that is such a vague time. I know which owner planted it but they owned the house for many decades. When we bought the house, the rose hasn't been maintained for many years and it was probably around 20ft long (laying on the ground). The color does not look like Dr. Huey to me but I'll wait for it to fully open to see if it has that Dr. Huey center.

Hi Sarah, It is actually quite difficult to ID a rose just from a photo of the bloom. My suggestion would be to ask your friend what varieties these are -- if they came from their garden it is likely that they know. That would be the most reliable way to determine ID. If your friend does not know then things like the bush habit, how often it blooms, what the thorns look like and how thorny it is, the leaves of the plant, the buds, and the backs of the blooms where they attach to the stem are all things that can help with an identification. Given the wide commercial availability of David Austin roses, my guess is that at least one of these is a David Austin rose. The last one might be Bolero (Meilland) but with slightly fewer petals than normal. This can happen if the weather is hot or if the rose is having a rough week for some reason.

Brandon - I started to watch your video, and it was VERY interesting, and your explanations were great. However, of course listening to the explanations of all of the things which would make it easier to identify a rose takes a long long, time - more than I had at that moment. I would recommend that you keep the video, but in front of it make a LIST of each item needed for an ID, and then say that people should watch the video if they don't understand. That way you would be giving everyone a list of pictures to take if they want an ID, in case they do not have enough time to watch the entire video. Very nice of you to try and clarify what is needed - I also am tired of seeing just one pic of a bloom with a request for an ID of a rose. Jackie