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Oh my goodness!!! How on earth would anyone be able to choose ?! They are all so so beautiful

My Rouge Royale

Carla in Sac

Here is a list of some more that have not been mentioned that are in the dark magenta-purple-wine red color range: Tuscany Superb, Arthur de Sansal, Purple Splash, Della Reese, Intrigue, Blackberry Nip, Twilight Tryst, and The 777 Rose, Intrigue, Blackberry Nip, and Twilight Tryst are all very close in color. Intrigue is on the purple end; Blackberry Nip is a little more red; and Twilight Tryst is maybe one shade of red more red than Blackberry Nip. It also wants to try to show more high-centered hybrid tea form. I got it from Roses Unlimited. It may make an interesting alternative to Blackberry Nip if that one is no longer commercially available. Just thought I would mention these.

I should say my camera doesn't do blue tones, in person Rouge Royale is burgundy. And smells like raspberries, but my camera doesn't do scents, either. ;)
Carla

Munstead wood as mentioned has deep velvety vibrant crimson color whereas Young Lycidias is magenta

Top: Young Lycidias

bottom: Munstead Wood

Also Falstaff.

it can get a very dark color also.

Oh, wow! Thank you all! What a feast this thread has been for me. So many sumptuous roses. For some reason I can’t get the “like” or “say thank you buttons to cooperate, but please know that I thank you all and love all of the suggestions! Lol.
Eugene beauharnais (sp?) and Celestial Night have to be two of my favorite suggestions. Although I don’t know that I can even say that, with all of the other wonderful roses in here. Falstaff, the Dark lady, Maggie, oh my... I’ll spend weeks going through all of this and drooling! :)

Arlene, thank you for that Pinterest board! I think beetroot is an excellent name for this color. Richest of pinky reds, not garish, bright magenta (although hovering on the brink).

Also, I picked some Darcey Bussel along with the peony, and confirmed that they are almost identical in color.

Dilly. how is Lucy?

I love your roses. and what we can see of your gardens! I have a new rose I will get pictures and the name!

other options might include the much disliked Dr. Huey. Also Burgundy Iceberg. William Shakespeare 2000, Othello, and Falstaff can have these colors. There are probably a number of HT’s (Chrysler Imperial, Oklahoma), but as I’m not an HT person I’m not as familiar with these.

Summers, what beautiful photos! What is the dark pink in the top photo?

Kristine, thank you for asking! :) She is doing so very well. A month old today. I can’t believe how fast this time has gone by. I’m ready for her to stop growing already. :)

Noseometer, thank you for all of the suggestions! I added Burgundy Iceberg to the garden for that very reason. That amazing luxurious color. :) Most of the others you mentioned are much more reddish in my area than the color I’m looking for, but certainly beautiful, nonetheless! Falstaff certainly looks worth trying.

Dillybeansown, is Lucy your daughter? A month old? It sounds like congratulations are in order! Carol

Carol, yes. :) Lucy is our baby girl. We already had three wonderful little boys, but it’s awfully fun having a girl now. :) thank you for the the congratulations!

Dilly, if red roses tend to pink out in your area, Falstaff probably will also. Someone once described my Falstaff as "Chinese plastic".

Munstead Wood also turns magenta in the heat here, and WS2K is even lighter. If you live in a hot summer area, keep in mind that those dark colors absorb light and heat much more than other colors and so they tend to fry more easily.

Beautiful baby girl!

Dilly, Lucy is beautifull!! Thank you for sharing her photo, and many, many congratulations on the newest addition to your family! You are a superwoman, mom of four. Be sure to indoctrinate the next generation into the love of roses. :-) Carol

Dilly, that's Charles Lefebvre from Palatine.

https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.337729

That's really pretty, summers! I love RdeV. I just lost my cutting, but when it bloomed it was exactly that colour. One of my peonies is the exact colour and I've tried to use it throughout the beds for continuity. DB is a very similar colour, Maggie is lighter, Tess is slightly redder and Ascot is almost spot on in my garden. Mme. Norbert Levavasseur is also in the same range. I wish Valentine and Caroline Hunt were blooming to compare.

Ohhhhh!!!! Lucy is beautiful!!! What a gem!!! I'm so glad that she's thriving amidst all of your love!

I didn't see it here yet -- James L. Austin looks very much like the color of your peony. I love the blooms. It's not super fragrant (mild), but it is just beautiful. It's in year 2 for me, and I'm very pleased with it so far.

This photo was taken at the David Austin Rose Garden in England (2018). I can't seem to find any photos of my own this year!

Heathcliff is looking very much this color these days. This is its first year really coming into its own and the fullness of the flower and the color is quite different than prior. Gorgeous fragrance also.

Falstaff in 96 F today.

I think Buxom beauty is also near this color.

Cathy, Deborah, those photos are stunning! I love the rich colors. Thank you all for the continuing suggestions! I had no idea there were so many in my elusive color. Of course, it may be elusive because location and weather play such tricks on it. But now I have so many marvelous roses to try! Surely some of them will suit. :)

Thank y’all also for the baby congratulation! She’s a sweet happy girl, and we couldn’t feel more blessed. Carol, haha! I’m hardly superwoman, but we make it through our days with our hands and hearts full. :) LOl. Yes, I am certainly indoctrinating the next generation! The oldest boy (5) is my right hand gardener. He coos over all the new rose buds with me, and causally talks about astilbes, nepeta, and hyacinths as if they were old friends. Which I suppose they are. :)

I’m just now catching up, but wanted to say congratulations to you, Dilly! Lucy is just precious! Enjoy!! 😊

I was a huge fan of Falstaff in my design days. Clients loved it! Yours looks fantastic in the heat, Sheila. Falstaff is pretty darn healthy in Portland. It's good in a vase, deliciously scented and, of course, a gorgeous color (just like Sheila's). No octopus arms that I ever saw. (Yes. Othello. I am comparing Falstaff to you.) More of a bushy upright grower. It was a go-to dark Austin for me back in the day. Carol

Good to know! Thank you, Carol. is Falstaff very floriferous? How is the repeat?

In Portland, both were good, Dilly. Carol

Sheila that Falstaff is impressive...I just planted one this spring hoping it can handle my hot dry summers.

I love mine. I agree with Carol. Cori Ann loved Falstaff too and she was in a hot zone.

I’ve also been researching roses in the color range... as it’s one of my favorite colors. Here’s my list and a few photos.

James L. Austin.. similar time Princess Anne (which I just planted)... but James grows on individual stems while princess Anne has a cluster of buds on 1 main stem.

The rose the reminds me MOST of the picture you posted is Ascot Rose. There are some members in this community who grow the most Jaw-droopingly gorgeous ascot roses.

Ann - such beautiful pictures!!! I especially love the last one!!! Oh my!!!

One more rose the comes to mind... if Tess of d’Ubervilles is supposed to be a really stunning climber... that performs well. I don’t grow it... but it’s on my list. Do any of you on here grow this one??? If so, will you please share pictures?... It’s rarely talked about.

Tess at a rose nursery in Denmark (mid June). At least 6 feet tall in this show garden.

MetteBee: thank you for sharing that photo of Tess d’Ubervilles rose

That red/pink/purple peony look seems to be the signature of Geschwind roses. Not all of them look like that but many do, including one I received in error. I learned a lot about these roses on my search for the identity of the rose I have. I think it might be Geschwind's Schonste. On the plus side, they are beautiful. They do surprisingly well (for me, anyway) and can deal with less than perfect growing conditions here due in part to their multiflora ancestry. What makes them less desirable is that many are either once bloomers or mostly so and that not all are fragrant. My understanding is that Geschwind's goals were hardy roses easy to grow. Everything else wasn't as important. If you like roses with the magenta peony look, you might want to check out his roses. Warning- here in the USA they can be hard to find.

Ann, those are such beautiful photos! I’ve had my eye on James Austin for a while. Thanks for the sharing!!

Kes, that’s very interesting about the Geschwind roses! I’ve heard about them but never knew much about them. I’ll certainly be looking into them, although if they’re hard to find I might be doing myself a disservice. Haha :)

Dark Lady. Peonie form/ when I saw you pic I thought it was DL. My favorite rose. These are spring but it flushes almost this much in July and August our hotest times. She seems to always have either buds or flowers or both and rarely rest. Mun Woods flowers are smaller and often blackish in our heat and is never as spectacular but possibly I am just partial to Dark Lady or maybe she likes our heat better.

Two more I’m considering in this color range are Celestine (sold by Palatine) and Celestial Night (Heirloom Roses). I don’t grow either of them, but they’re high on my list.

Has anyone mentioned Mme Isaac Pereire? So hard to get an accurate photo of that color, but mine looks like your peony in real life. I grow one as a shrub and one as a short climber.

Mme Isaac Pereire

Another one that comes close to your desired color is Wm. Shakespeare 2000

And, Ivor's Rose, or Flamenco Rosita

That sweet baby girl is precious. Congratulations to you and your family.

Austinkisses - G A S P ! ! ! Your Dark Lady pictures are amazingly beautiful!!!

Flowers - that last picture is a WONDERFUL picture!!! The birdhouse adds sooo much! Your WS2000 is soooo gorgeous!!

Austinkisses, I agree with Carol that your Dark Lady is gorgeous. It's a rose that I've known of for years, and never really looked at her until now. Wow.

Flowers, MAP is quite scrumptious and perfect. I didn't even know you grew her and have kept this beauty a secret from us. Oh, I see more beautiful revelations with WS2000 and Flamenco Rosita in such a lovely setting. I'm so impressed with it all. You last photo should be framed. I love seeing more of your garden. Diane

Carol, that birdhouse is falling apart. We keep glueing parts back on. Most of the 'apartments' are in use, so I didn't want to take it down for repairs. And the shasta daisy is mislabeled. It's Luna. I do have Macaroon and got them mixed up.

Diane, MAP is good when she's on her game, but she's not perfect. I've had a taste of what fungal diseases are like during this weird humid season, but she's such a prolific bloomer and that perfume!!, I'd hate to lose her. Right now, they're both defoliated. She starts the season off beautifully.

I've spent every gardening minute working on a new bed, so the main rose garden has been neglected, but thank you for saying such nice things.