Your favorite and best red roses
I would be interested to know which red roses, not just Hybrid Teas are your favorites/best. Even though I have mostly Hybrid Teas I realize there are so many other kinds and would love to know about them all.
LIEBESZAUBER
CHRYSLER IMPERIAL is kind of a sentimental favorite and is gorgeous at its best, but sometimes has a tendency to have a low petal count, but as it becomes more mature, hopefully that will change.
FIREFIGHTER is a gorgeous rose, and like CI is always intensely fragrant, its one fault for me is in extreme heat the petal edges turn brittle, I don’t recall any other red doing that, but that’s kind of a minor thing considering its other attributes.
DARK DESIRE seems to be a good rose and I’ve been fairly pleased so far, but mine is not very fragrant yet.
ROUGE ROYALE was new to me this year and didn’t bloom a lot, but I was impressed, the pictures don’t do its beauty justice and late in the season I added two gorgeous, intensely fragrant blooms to an assorted bouquet. While the blooms are not what I think of as a typical HT, I love them just the same!
DUBLIN BAY - Even though this rose needed rejuvenated this past season, it’s been a remarkable rose for me, it’s another one that blooms consistently. Looking forward to seeing what it does in 2019. Not very frangrant, but a great rose!
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Karen R. (9B SF Bay Area)
5 years agoHere I go again as a Crimson Glory salesperson! Hands down my favorite red, for fragrance and repeat.
Ingrid Bergman has no fragrance, but has intense repeat and some of the biggest, longest lasting blooms ever.
Veterans Honor - another with no fragrance, but HUGE blooms - every one perfect with a beautiful swirl pattern. Lasts forever in a vase.
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
5 years agoLove the reds, especially those dark reds.
Ingrid Bergman, smells like raspberries . Blooms a lot and the blooms last a long time on the bush.This was the first rose that my husband bought me and his favorite still.
Out of Rosenheim, beautiful foliage and pure red blooms
I don't notice any fragrance.
Robin Alonso, my perfect red mini flora, I love this rose.
Oklahoma, brand new and already a great repeat bloomer
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5 years agoMunstead Wood
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Mr Lincoln..more hot pink in hot weather but blooms can be huge!
Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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5 years agoMoses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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5 years agoKaren R. (9B SF Bay Area)
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5 years agoYour Tess is beautiful Deborah, you should definitely replace it. Karen, I hope my Oklahoma does good, I’m anxious to find out.
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Deborah MN zone 4