Thanks, Vap. I got lucky and purchased mine years ago. At different times of year, Golden Buddha shows different colors for me. Mine will fade to cream as they age. These here are the darkest I ever get, considering it’s positioning. It’s more shaded right now, too. I wish the rest of the daffodils would hurry up and open! This one was way ahead of the rest. Lisa

Lisa,

Those are the prettiest Golden Buddhas I have ever seen! I have been wavering about adding it to my rose bed's front. Now I am pretty much convinced to follow through with it, from your photos.

How can you grow daffodils like those lookers in S. CA?

Do you know who, other than Rogue Valley Roses, sells Golden Buddha?

Thanks!

Moses

Thank you, Mr. Moses. No, I don’t know of anyone else carrying ‘Golden Buddha’. I really wish another nursery would carry all of Paul Barden’s roses. RVR is out of stock so often, it’s unbelievable. I think they often only have 3-4 of his different roses in stock at any one time. It prevents people from ordering, because nobody wants to pay the shipping for one or two roses each and every order. Unfortunately, that seems to be the only way to get some of these roses. I’ve waited for some of them for so long, it’s ridiculous. I finally realized there’s no way RVR would ever have all of my “wishes” in stock at once. I consider myself fortunate when I find two “must haves” in stock at the same time. My shipping isn’t as high either, because I’m in CA. In my opinion, another nursery needs to carry all of PB’s roses. People want them, but RVR isn’t exactly keeping up with the demand. Oh, and I refuse to pay RVR to be on a waiting list for a rose. If they would put that $ towards the cost of the rose, as a deposit, that’s one thing. I’m not paying for the privilege to spend more money there, but that’s just me. I’m also not above saying that if I wanted a rose badly enough, and saw no other chance of purchasing one, AND I could afford the extra, I just might pay that fee. Somehow though, it irks me that they don’t count it as a non refundable deposit towards your rose.

It’s too bad that it’s out of stock so often, because it’s a good little rose. It would be great in front of your taller roses in the border, or even make a good container plant. It has far larger blooms than another “shorty” I grow, “Cream Veranda”. Golden Buddha has much better scent and far better cutting stems, as well. It will definitely fade to cream in my climate, but I like that look. This color is a novelty for me because it’s been so cloudy and cool. SO few roses really stay compact for me. I’m always thrilled when one actually grows to its stated size and stops. So many reach their stated mature size at year one, and then quickly zoom right past that.(grafted plants, own roots do take longer). I do hope you’re both able to get Golden Buddha, soon. How long has it/he (I always think of GB as a “HE”, not sure why) been out of stock, Vap? Lisa

Maybe a year? I want E.B. Legrice also and that been out for quite a few months. I want an order of those with Dakota Redwing, Perennial Blue and Orfeo. Last I checked they only had DR. : (

sooo pretty

My only complaint about GoldenBuddah is that you need to deadhead every day or the spent blooms look like used tissue paper. Other than that, I love GB. Yours is throwing off some beautiful blooms!

Lisa, they are so beautiful. I know nothing about GB. Does it has a scent ? How long you had it ? I have to remember to look into it more when I am ready to order. How tall ?

Jin

Mr. Moses, I experiment with different daffodils to see how each one does for me. I’ve had a few pleasant surprises. The one shown with Golden Buddha is a clump planted at the bottom of my slope, where just enough cold settles. I believe this one is called “Apricot Whirl”, but my ink faded on the label. I think it’s supposed to be a split cup, but this one split into something else. The rest are almost ready to bloom, so I’ll see. They’ve come back for four years, and were only listed to zone 8. The “early bird” may not have been planted deeply enough.

Jin, I’ve had Golden Buddha since 2015. It’s about 3x3 for me, a bit wider than tall. It definitely has good scent, very fruity. I’m impressed by the size of the blooms on such a compact plant. I agree that they do need to be deadheded, and look dirty if left on the plant. It’s a very healthy plant for me, and tolerant of high temps. I wish there were more like GB, out there. They are few and far between, IMO. I like compact roses that bloom a lot and make good cut flowers. Many roses make that claim, but then grow huge in So CA. Golden Buddha has delivered, as promised. Lisa

I got GB years ago [actually, one of the first roses I bought from RVR] and it's been amazing since I got it. Thought, it's one of the more "cursed" roses I have [been run over twice by a stray parked van, white flies galore, needed repotting because of stray dogs], it shrugged off all that off with minimum effort on my end.

Like everyone says, it's compact, fitting into a 20in. pot without any signs of stress, and with very little disease. It has survived the recent freeze with no damage. In fact, it's going through its first blooming cycle of the year! I'll post photos later on.

Yes, please do! We need some pictures of the whole bush. I picked all mine, and it only has buds, ATM. I agree, Joe. Golden Buddha is a tough little thing! Lisa

Vaporvac, RVRs has PB, Dakota Redwing and Orfeo right now on the web site.