Glad you saved him!

Beautiful! I adore pink roses!

Be still my heart, that is soooo pretty.

What a relief you were able nurture it through the heat, drought and irrigation challenges! It would be hard to lose this beauty. Wasn't it Fig Insanity John who said, "I never met a Nabonnand I didn't like"? Carol

It's the kind of rose that makes my heart melt. Why don't I have this tea in my garden?

I can certainly say the same. All of the Nabonnands touch my heart. And, Ingrid, it really is a very good rose. In your conditions, I'd give it a little afternoon shade.

I want G. Nabonnand rose but it was all sold out from Antique Emporium. Maybe next batch 2018.

Jin

Well, he was a disaster here (STILL holds the record for worst PM ever -- though almost always in bloom, which was odd), but he looks good there! I always wonder if it was the clone. I have Niles Cochet in that spot now and it does well, so I don't know what my G. Nabonnand's problem was.

Waiting to see those pink shades on mine! So far in its 2nd year, it is mostly buff. I've seen a tiny bit of BS; I often pause to remove the few leaves with spots. When it's full size I doubt I'll try and keep up..

G Nabonnand is so generous with his big blooms. The petals have a delicate texture which makes you want to touch them.

Catspat -- I'm really surprised to hear that ANY Nabonnand rose mildewed. Every one I've ever seen was clean in any place I've seen them. Of course, I expect that every rose will have one problem or another SOMEWHERE, but . . .

Luscious, just luscious.

Lux.

I hope it's okay to add an addendum to this thread. In this cool weather, I've been having the largest blooms ever from my young G. Nabonnand, but the pink is almost entirely washed out. I picked a flower yesterday and put it in a bottle with a sprig of Philadelphus mexicanus that was blooming nearby:

Gorgeous pair! Lisa

Yes, it was me that said I never met a Nabonnand I didn't like, and these photos just reinforce it. If I could get my hands on them, I'd grow every Nabonnand rose still in existence. Alas, so many of them are no longer in commerce. But GN is one of the best and loveliest.

John

rbehs -- That doesn't surprise me. I've seen it very very pale. Just now, though, it seems to be quite pink:

My young G. Nabonnand has some striking growth right now, with three candle-like stems rising high above the rest of the plant:

This rose is so beautiful!

rbhes, your G. N looks so happy :) I love how it looks with the Mexican Mock Orange.

Jeri, that little bee looks like he's in pink heaven!

Love G Nabonnand, so I planted one in the new tea bed at the arboretum. It was a good-sized plant from ARE but rabbits nibbled it back. THEN most of top froze off in our most unusual winter.

Am counting on his wonderful vigor to pull him through..

I have a G. Nabonnand in a pot that I am ready to plant, since weather is cooling down, finally. For all you GN growers in SoCal how big does it get? I just looked on HMF and it lists 9 feet! Usually the high end is listed for warm climates. I am thinking to move Belinda’s Blush and put GN at the corner of the house right next to hose spigot that is only used occasionally since I have drip irrigation. But GN is thornless so it should be OK there. Actually that is why thornless BB is there now. I am super excited for this rose that is reported to bloom all winter in warm climates. That is Valentine in front in case anyone is wondering.

I'm not in S Cal but mine is 5 ft rounded shape here so far at 4 years.

Sheila, He is beautiful . I still haven't bought one yet or any of the Nabonnand. But definitely will by next yr. Cross fingers !!

Stephanie, leave some room and i am sure it will grow huge there.

Stephanie, that looks like the perfect place for it and if you need the spigot perhaps you could install one of those extensions. Where will you move BB? Btw, thank you for highlighting Valentine. I have this rose, but hardly ever see it mentioned which is surprising for such a classic. I recently moved it to a prime location and it thanked me profusely before the cold set in.

Shelia, Your GN is beautiful and lush with good foliage. Foliage on a rose is very important to me. I am hoping mine will stay in the 6-7 foot range. What is the red rose above GN on the slope? It is really lovely too!

Vaporvac, BB will get a spot closer to the path on far side of picture. Valentine sure puts on a nice Spring and Fall display. I am curious if it will bloom all winter here. It has the look of a Tea Rose with nodding flowers and finely textured foliage. No thorns, no scent to my nose and stays nice and small.

The one above, Stephanie, is Papa Gontier. Papa is a big boy.

Thank you Stephanie. Mine was growing backwards in its too shady spot, but once planted bloomed almost immediately then set about making new basal growth so I have great hope for next year. It set flower a couple of times in its lousy spot giving just a couple of blooms each time, so I expect you'll get further bloom. In our intense humidity, it is mildly fragrant. I have it as a front of border rose where it sets off other pastels without fighting for attention. Thus far I like this rose. Perhaps it's more widely grown, especially in places where size matters, and it just flies under the radar. Her foliage remained clean in our late Fall rains, but she was just a wisp of a rose when transplanted. If her leaves maintain next year, I will highly recommend her for similar growing conditions.

Sheila, PapaG is gorgeous!!! I hear that rose mentioned, but had NO idea it was so beautiful and huge! I LOVE huge roses. Yours is MUCH darker than those on HMF.

Vapor, Those HMF Papa photos are less than ideal, I think. The color is dark pink to red often but recently went to a more medium pink here. The end of season foliage is looking less wonderful than other Tea roses here this Fall. I don't remember thinking that last year for whatever reason.

So very pretty—-I really am going to have to start guerrilla planting roses in the dark of the night. Just too many beauties to fit on my lot!! :-)