My Valencia is apricot, not yellow. It's a beautiful rose form. I agree with you that Dream Come True might be more fun and interesting (I don't have this one). When I cut roses in my garden I like pairing my Double Delight with a red rose or vibrant pink like Fiji or Alec's Red. Although, the red/yellow is also a nice choice. Tell us what you decide.... :-)

That's a tough decision. DCT's flower form is a bit more refined looking to me, but Valencia is fragrant. Valencia's amber/yellow color is lovely. DCT's color habit of 'pinking up' once fully open is dead common among so many roses with that gene. This trait is a big turn off to me. It's like the good witch from The Wizard Of Oz sprinkled pink pikie dust on it.

My vote is for Valencia.

Moses

Towandazz - Thank you. That's great to know. I do need apricot roses.

Moses - I totally agree with you about DCT's color habit. I googled lots of pictures and found that the only stage I like is before fully open when the blooms are yellow with delicate pink edge. They become unattractive to me once turning into mostly pink.

Karen - The spot where I planted Fragrant Cloud receives full sun exposure. So FC just melted in summer sun. Not only the flowers wilted, but also the foliage looked unhealthy. The spring flush was good, but the blooms didn't last long on bush or in vase. Maybe it's just an inferior plant since I got it from Homedepot. How is your FC? Does it handle our 9B heat well? If so then I might consider to buy one from Regan. I really miss its fragrance. One of the best in all my roses. Better than Double Delight.

Sheila's perfume has been on my wish list for a long time. I hold off buying it because of mixed reviews about its heat tolerance on HMF. Someone said it does well in 110F, while others complained blooms frying in 90+ or losing petals in heat. How is your sheila's perfume in the heat? How long do the blooms stay on the bush? Thank you.

K&J - I have two Fragrant Cloud bushes. One is in mostly shade. The other gets about 5 hours of morning sun a day. The one getting the 5 hours of morning sun gets more blooms. Both handle heat marvelously. Blooms last easily 4-5 days, never fade, and aren't smaller in the heat. I recently listed it, along with Crimson Glory, as my two favorite roses out of 130. I also have two Double Delights. They seemed to do better in their first couple years. Now as 7 year old plants, I don't get that many blooms. And the blooms are small in the heat.

Sheilas perfume is in full sun. She's very strong and healthy. I'm VERY happy with her in the heat. In peek of summer, blooms look best for a few days, then start to fade. But I have very few that don't in this heat. Spring and fall, they're good for a week+.

Karen, thank you. I have plenty of spaces to plant along the east side fence but I plan to replace the fence this year. Once I get it done, the first rose to be planted there will be Fragrant Cloud.

Thank you for the info about Sheila's perfume. Sounds perfect. The only drawback I can think of might be not enough petals. I will visit Regan this week and hope I can see its bloom to make my decision. Now I am choosing from Sheila's perfume, Valencia and Voodoo. I might buy more than I actually need. Just cannot miss the sale.

Definitely Valencia. A truly gorgeous rose. I'd describe the color as apricot/amber/buff/cream--maybe a touch of subdued yellow at times. She does have a few BS problems, but no more than Double Delight does.

Valencia--typical appearance for me.

Valencia--you can see a hint of yellow on the buds and, if you stare, on the blooms.

Big blooms also--plus fragrance.

Kate

K&C,

See those Valencia blooms on Kate's bush? Opulent! They sell me on Valencia. You have a near coffee colored rose in Valencia too, a unique amber shade.

Moses

Kate - Thank you for your beautiful photos. I made a hard decision to get Voodoo instead. I thought about getting both Voodoo and Valencis, but Valencia seems too big to squeeze in my little rose bed.