I look forward to your future review

Congratulations ! I will be ordering mine from K & M roses this week or the next .

I will be watching for your comments on these roses in your garden. Kordes of course! It has less petals than Bolero, but is a shrub as opposed to a floribunda, so maybe points in it's favor. Neither have much fragrance. I wasn't aware that it had earned it's ADR rating, my catalogs just say 'excellent disease resistance'. Didn't you have Quicksilver? How did it perform for you?

Your Bolero doesn't have much fragrance???? Maybe give it time because it is considered a VERY fragrant rose and I find it so...and such a wonderful scent at that!

Best of luck with those new plants. Heirloom has a 20% off sale right now, and they have such an amazing collection. As always, I wish I had room for about 30 more plants.

Hmm J&P states Polar Express as "thriving in hot & humid climates." It might be right up my alley then!

I am planning more white roses in my garden this year because they glow in the evenings. I love my moon garden plants and the hawk/hummingbird moths that visit at night.

I agree Sultry, I love the Moonlight gardens. They really do glow at night.

There's still not a lot of info on Polar Express out there, but I believe the bloom has some substance, and is held upright. White is my favorite rose color.

Ikayet,

Quick Silver has grown exceptionally well for me, just over its first year. Nice, robust growth with large healthy, black spot free leaves. It came from Chamblee, not too big, about 10" tall with 1/4" D. stems. It grew to 7' with the largest cane about 5/8" in D. Two cycles of bloom came, first at the end of May through early June; second in mid July, surprisingly though, with no blooms at all after that to season's end. I hope this end of season slump is not it's flowering pattern. Will see.

The flower is large for a climber, 4"+, petal packed, not pancake flat, very long lasting, 3 to 4 in a cluster, and more than just moderately fragrant, but not strongly so. I am well pleased with QS so far.

Moses

Aw. This has gotta be "against the rules". Posting about something on this forum without pictures ;)

Thanks Moses for the info on Quicksilver. Sounds like what my Jasmina did. This past year she shot out a 6' cane. It bloomed, but nothing after that. Like you said - hope this isn't a trend with these Kordes climbers.

Oursteelers - I got Margaret Merrill this past year. Bloomed heavily early in the season, VERY fragrant. However the description of her not liking the heat was correct and she sulked and never grew or bloomed after that. I may have to move her or she goes the way of the shovel after this year.

I am especially drawn to white and near white roses with dark leaves. I will definitely be looking to see how this very pretty rose performs for you Moses! Hopefully it is a keeper..

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I have one grafted QS and two own root QS. The own roots took off nicely after the first year. I love them.

Poseidon is also very good here but mine is a climber which I am not mad about :D. Poseidon is proving to be a better bloomer than QS. The blooms are more of grayer lavender than QS. Similar coloring to Blue Girl's.

The lighter lavenders and pinks also have that 'twilight glow' quality.

Not to hijack a thread, but sultry_jasmine, does your Poseidon take the heat well? It seems that I had read that it was a somewhat heat-sensitive rose. And when it isn't hot and dry, I've read it can ball in the rain. Other reviews are beyond stellar, however, and I covet the plant almost enough to throw caution to the wind...

Polar Express was placed into the "Sunbelt" series following testing by former NewFlora, as were Savannah, Plum Perfect, and Soul Sister, (and a few others that I'm not familiar with). I got Soul Sister last spring and really enjoyed it -- particularly its spectacular first flush, though I hope successive flushes will be more comparable this year. Plum Perfect was a summer acquisition, but looks promising. (Its foliage, however, always looks quirky to me everywhere I have seen it.... Kind of reminds me of the quirkiness of Mutabilis which seems to always have one petal that is slightly crumpled...)

Heirloomroses website is so easy to use that it is a joy to order roses from when they have their roses on sale.

I just ordered 2 roses from them: Wonderstripe $38 + Variegata Di Bologna $30.40. Their free shipping order has gone from $50+ to $65+. Variegata Di Bologna is the only once bloomer in my garden but I think because of its unique look, I'll satisfy that I only enjoy it once a year. Helen

Bay area girl,

I too, noticed that Heirloom has raised its minimum purchase from $50.00 to $65.00 to get "free shipping". The print used was somewhat fine where shipping costs were stated. Isn't that a 30% increase in shipping? Heirloom makes it hard to have warm feelings for them. In stark contrast, who has a problem with High Country Roses, Antique Rose Emporium, Roses Unlimited, Chamblee's, and Roses Unlimited? I don't, for sure! So I guess there has to be an Heirloom in order to appreciate the others more.

Some say Heirloom's selection is extensive, but what is currently available compared to what actually is not, at any given time, is less than one at first realizes.

Moses

If Heirloom can some how import the nostalgic roses from Europe or Japanese roses, then I’d be happy to pay double of their current price to get those roses. Helen

My 2 roses from Heirloom, Wonderstripe and Variegara Di Bologna , arrive today and it only take 3 days for the roses to arrive. All their leaves are removed, but I don’t mind as long as the roses are healthy. These two roses are well developed and look very healthy. They are full of bud eyes. They are packed well in thick cardboard box, I can’t ask for more. I’m very happy with the purchase and will buy more from them. Helen