Pat's color is much more coppery, and in some ways more subtle, softer. Lady Emma's is a bright tangerine, often with a reddish rim, albeit tending toward yellow in cool weather, all in all much more modern. Lady Emma's leaves are matte and of a lovely burgundy, not glossy and green like Pat's leaves that look like pointy tea leaves (I love that look). I think Lady Emma won't grow as big as Pat. Lady Emma's blooms last longer than Pat's, but it's not such a huge difference. I can't speak for heat resistance though, since there is no such thing like summer in England. Well, and then there's the perfume. Pat's phenolic tea is no match for Lady Emma's powerful citrus salvo. Think Jude the Obscure, even more delicious, perhaps.

I got mine in spring. I have it growing in a pot to keep a watch on it to see how it does. It has been quite pretty most of the summer. It doesn't fry in the heat like Pat Austin, but it does lose petal count and size, not an unusual event for a rose in summer. The color doesn't fade too badly even in the heat. It is nicely fragrant. With regular spraying it has not been particularly sickly, a major plus. I like this rose. I hope it will continue to do well.

Wow, it's funny how people have such different ideas of what is worth seeing. I've been to Niagra five times, with and without kids. I could stare at those Falls endlessly. Every time I go I do every possible "tour" of the Falls. The Cave of the Winds is not to be missed. Sometimes I get off the MOM and get right back on the next trip, and the next. I'm mesmerized by those Falls and the closer I get to them the better. I'm not fond of the cable car over the whirlpool, but I do it if the others in my group want to do it. I heard the cave that goes behind the Falls is closed now and if so I'll be heartbroken as that is a fantastic experience. I am told that Goat Island is the best of all the attractions in NF, but somehow I have never managed to get over there. There is a safari/amusement park between NF and Toronto...my whole family loves that place. The only thing I've really enjoyed seeing in TO is the "castle" that is there. I spent a week at 1,000 islands once. It was a long week, lol. The highlight of that trip was also a castle built on a privately owned island. NF does have a horrible area full of mini golf, funhouses, ripleys, etc.

Hi again! I took pictures of all three this morning for you. Remembering it's quite sauna-ish here this time of year, highs in the high 90s, and we're also dealing with blackspot, botrytis, and every kind of bug I've never heard of... oh and I haven't dead headed in a few of days. Lady Emma Hamilton- This is our grafted from DA planted in this large pot 3/14/18. Her pretty flowers don't last very long, but her fragrance and pretty foliage make up for it in my book. I vote for you to try her BenT, but she's my favorite so I'm biased. ;-) Boscobel- Our Boscobel is also grafted from DA planted in this pot on 3/13/18. Her flowers last much longer than LEH, but her fragrance really really is nice. Someone else on the forum called it "cherry candy", and I think they could be right. I don't detect any bit of a "myrrh" fragrance (our Glamis Castle is definitely myrrh -blech). I tried to get a close up of a newly opened bloom so you could see the orangey yellow cast in the center, but I'm not sure it translates. I think the full picture does show the pretty pale apple green new foliage (though I am wondering this morning if maybe she's hungry too...)? Soul Sister- Our Soul Sister is a 1gallon own root from Chamblee planted in the ground on 9/27/17. When she started blooming this spring she hasn't stopped. There has been at least one gorgeous flower on her every second since. As the blooms age they fade to a creamy/buttery color, but not displeasing to my eye at all. I have her planted next to Twilight Zone and beside a pot with purple petunias. I think it is a very nice combo. Although at the moment two large tomato plants have sprouted up between TZ and SS. (I'm guessing I didn't "cook" the last batch of compost long enough.) Gillian your Rainbow Sorbet is so pretty! It looks like a prettier fuller petaled version of our Mississippi Rainbow. My husband, Al, likes reds and pink blends too. His favorite pink blend is Fragrant Hour. Shannon :-)