Claire, that picture is out of this world beautiful. How nice to have such good repeat on this rambler. I have no ramblers, unfortunately, but always love looking at other peoples'.

I never knew that rose repeated... I had it a long time ago and don't recall any repeat but maybe I did and I've forgotten.... great to see and good to know for sure..

'Ghislaine de Feligonde' has been especially good this year and has bloomed without cease, and still some there today... I think that's my only rambler that's designated as one... lots of mine do ramble about though..

Repeating doesn't matter to me as much, per se,in ramblers. What matters more to me is when they start blooming and how long their blooming lasts. For example, Hiawatha has really made me happy; it starts very early in the season and the flowering lasts a really long time. The fact is that in my climate,ramblers that start opening late tend to be disappointing. Paul's Himalayan Musk, though very beautiful, only lasts for about a week or so,partly because it opens late and the heat by that time is just excessive. Super Dorothy-another truly beautiful rose-also opens so late, and though the flowers last longer, it's hard for me to enjoy them at all; the heat makes being outdoors a misery.I've never seen it repeat, either; my garden has to rely on rainfall for irrigation,so I think it's just too hot and dry for many roses to want to bother. FJ looks like it may be a one for me to consider ,because "a few flowers all season" along with a good autumn flush does kid of give the idea that the rose would have to start early, in order to rev up for that autumn bloom. When does it begin to flower for you, Claire?

Thanks Ingrid! From an intrepid photographer such as yourself, high praise!

Marlorina, GdeF blooms non stop here too,but I always think of her as more Hybrid musky?

Hey Bart, I don’t care if they repeat or not here, though I love any late fall blooms more and more as the big dark approaches! She is always in bloom here in June, but we are soooo different climate wise I don’t think that will help you much. We had a fairly wet and cool Sept., then much warmer and drier Oct., that’s what made her so flowery this year I think!

hope to hear more about repeat and perhaps micro climate effect

cheers. Claire

Early June or late, Claire?Early June COULD work for me...

Early June Bart, but...remember I am in the pacific northwest, mild, wet winters, and drip irrigation all summer...I would be surprised if she did as well there...wish she would...but...

cheerio. Claire

Some of the cuttings of Perennial Blue bloomed again :) For some reason their their photo makes them appear much more red. Really they bloom a magenta that transitions to a purply pink.

Hummm...all Hybrid Wichurana, except for Perennial Blue, who had a Hybrid Wichurana grandmother...Oldrosarium, how does Gardenia smell to you?

i think I must try and get a Gardenia for myself...hummmm

toodle-pip. Claire

Gardenia has what I would call a faint old rose fragrance. It is one of my best ramblers in the garden. The new growth hardens off quickly and it doesn't have those bendy type canes.

The flower petals have really good substance so you don't get that bad hair day look, as they drop clean. And of course, no disease problems.

François Juranville doesn’t repeat in my garden, but it’s still young, planted it last year. Gardenia repeats here in zone 6a in a shady spot. I have Blushung Lucy, it repeats in a warmer zone but not here. I have a few other ramblers, but none of them repeats here.

I have an occasional bloom after Spring here on some of my ramblers, but never enough to make a good show.

Peggy Martin for me tends to have scattered blooms over the season after a big spring flush and then a smaller flush in fall

For me, hands down the rambler with the best repeat is Mel's Heritage. A huge spring flush, then it takes a break, then starts up again usually early August with lots of bloom, and continues til hard frost (he's going full tilt right now, but we're expecting the first really hard frost tonight so that'll probably be the end). Peggy Martin gives scattered rebloom through the fall, though it seems to be getting better as she ages; same with Ghislaine de Feligonde. I have yet to get rebloom on Perennial Blue or Perennial Pink. Anyway, I would just say, to one and all, if you want a good repeat show, Mel's Heritage is the one to go for!

Frances, I 100% agree with you about Mel’s Heritage. Even though I have no other rambling roses to compare him to, I cannot imagine a more floriferous rose. Granted, I am in So CA , but Mel’s Heritage has been blooming since Spring for me. The Spring flush was absolutely astounding. I could hardly see the foliage for all the blooms. I wasn’t able to deadhead all those blooms, but as soon as they dropped, Mel’s Heritage started up again in earnest. Even during that brief period after the Spring flush, there were still scattered new clusters blooming. Mel’s Heritage has been blooming constantly since the Spring flush. There’s never been a time that I haven’t been able to cut some clusters to bring someone. He’s my “sure thing” nearly year round. Even this morning, I can see well over a hundred blooms on him. My Mel’s Heritage outblooms every single rose I grow, from all classes of roses. Our warm Fall days and cool nights have brought powdery mildew back to many of my roses, but not Mel’s Heritage. He’s never shown a speck of it, or any other disease. I do have to keep cutting back his stealthy, long, thin canes, or he will ramble over, under, and through everything in his path. He has become thornier with age, as well. That’s ok with me. Mel’s Heritage is my favorite rose of all. There’s really no other rose, (that I grow) that even comes close to this rose in terms of health and floriferousness. I know I’ve said it many times over past couple of years, but Mel’s Heritage is truly an amazing rose. He’s my very best performer, hands down.

I’m going to climb the hill to take some pictures.

Lots of buds still coming here in November!

So many different shades of pink and apricot.....

Lisa

Wow Lisa, I am thinking you kind of like that rose... <g>

seems like the Hybrid Wichuranas are the best repeaters on the rambler front...thanks for all the info.

i look forward to more!

cheers

claire

I bet Austin would like to have bred that one Lisa... seeing as they're into ramblers more these days...

Thanks Stephanie,

i think you will find that all the Noisettes will give you a nice fall flush, assuming you are able to irrigate over the summer. Here madam Alfred Carriere and blush Noisette are both still giving a few blooms, and we are almost Canada latitude wise.

what I am really interested is roses in the Rambler class who repeat, they seem to be all, or almost all hybrid Wichuranas it seems.

cheers

claire

I miss my Reve d'Or so much. I planted it against the house wall, the only spot I had, but by the second and third year it was deteriorating because of the reflected heat.

whatous photo of RdDOEvery time you post pictures of Mel I get so excited Lisa. He’s going in a place of pride, over the swing arbor in my garden, and will go in the ground this weekend. I just cannot wait to experience this rose in person! Thank you for the confirmation that he’ll be a winner. :-)

Ok, so Houzz and my phone are not getting on too well these days...a whole chunk of my post is missing!

That should say, “Ingrid, what a gorgeous photo of RdO. I’m missing the one I killed by forgetting I had it...And every time you post pictures...”