I am impressed with the hardiness of Champlain which has handled the winters well for me, my new reds this season are Olympiad, Let Freedom Ring, and Firefighter and I am loving them all so far. I hope they survive next winter but for summer roses I am happy to recommend them all.

Here is Munstead Wood, followed by Ascot.

The Prince

Mental note: I NEED Rouge Royale!!! My favourite red that I grow is Crimson Glory, Cl. and Barcelona. One I've yet to grow, but fell in love with in a regional garden this June is Liebeszauber. What a rose!!!!

"Mr. Lincoln" (I think. It could possibly be Chrysler Imperial or something similar).

This was identified for me as "Crimson Glory."

Unknown (possibly "Oklahoma")

The above three roses all have the most heavenly perfume.

Unknown mini

"Paul's Scarlet Climber"

The mini has no fragrance and Paul's Scarlet Climber has a very, very light fragrance.

I have a lot of favorites! : )

I don't do many reds and I don't do HTs, but everything Diane said about Rouge Royale is spot on. She's not a diva, and keeps on being gorgeous without a lot of fuss. The runners up are Florentina, whose blooms are similar but smaller. Wm. Shakespeare 2000 and Munstead are both having a very good year. The excessive rain didn't bother any of these roses. Hmmm, are reds impervious to super wet springs? My other reds didn't get waterlogged, either.

Diane - gorgeous!!!! Your red roses are truly divine!!! But, I'd feel sooooo much better if you didn't go up there any more. That's such a risk. We're not spring chickens anymore. Well, with my balance problems, I wouldn't go up there at any stage in my life. LOL

Damask_rose - my favorite is that unknown mini!!! Sigh :) :)

I don't have any reds that do well for me so far. I keep trying, though. :)

Vapor, yes, you do need RR. I'm so glad I started paying attention to RR this season. I made another wonderful bouquet tonight.

Flowers, yes, Rouge Royale is not a diva and gets so little attention from me, not to mention poor sun exposure. I've seen Florentina, and what a gorgeous thing that one is. How about a photo of yours? RR wasn't bothered by the wind and rain, either, and that slope it's growing on is windy. Ascot got a little soggy, but blooms so much, it didn't make a difference, plus a hurricane wouldn't knock canes off Ascot.

Oh, Carol, I know I should be more careful, but I went out on the slope tonight for another bouquet. I must transplant this rose next spring when I can cut it back a lot to make if easier, plus the stuff that grows around RR won't be up and in the way. Thanks, for your nice comment. We must think of a good red rose for you. Could you give RR a shot? You are a spring chick compared to me. I'm going to have to beg my son in to trim the deadheads off the top of Colette. I just can't get up on that stepladder again. I hate the thought of giving her up, but it's reaching that point.

Damask, your reds are a stunning collection, and I'm thinking I love Crimson Glory best, but Paul's scarlet Climber is something else. Wow. I must look that one up. Diane

A close up of Ascot. A little blurry.

Such pretty roses! I’ve never been a fan of red roses but that violet red is starting to pull me in. I’ve shoes away from Munstead Wood worrying it would leave purple and be red but after these pictures I don’t care. I’m ordering one in the fall or spring, wherever I think I can find the best price.

Oh Diane, I hope your family can continue to help with Colette. I know yours inspired so many of ours....she’s like their grandma :)

I have Oklahoma.... it is not as pretty as it is in other parts of the country..... but I do love the black buds and the great scent....

I have Barcelona which has a great scent as well..... it hated the ground, and I now grow it in a pot.... I have been amending and amending and amending a spot it the ground that I hope to eventually have something other than just sand so I can re-plant him in the ground....

I also have Firefighter..... it is just a perfect rose.... great scent... stays clean.... and very low thorn.....

Love love love those deep black reds

Too bad my phone can't accurately capture the color.

I adore Munstead when he gets all dark and velvety.

Crimson Glory is glorious and smells so good but the rose of my heart is Ingrid Bergman

She was the first and only rose Bush that my husband ever bought me anf started me on the road to addiction lol

Poor guy had no idea what he was starting .

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ANY red rose in my garden is special to me.

Here they are.

Let Freedom Ring (HT)

The Prince (David Austin)

Munstead Wood (David Austin )

Eutin (floribunda)

Kiss Kordana (mini)

Bold Ruler (miniflora)

LD Braithwaite (David Austin)

Sorry, I don't have pictures, but I have a great rose, lol.

I don't have a lot of true reds. Most of mine tend to be purplish/Munsteadwood-ish, lol. But last year I needed something for a short hedge that was not named Knock Out, and ran across Kashmir at Home Depot. It laughs at KO's one claim to fame, lol.

It's a Ping Lim rose, and all his roses are great. But this one is uber special. It's definitely a shrub rose, so there's no long stems for cutting, but it's a pure, true red with a velvet look to the petals. It's more full, and with a better form than you-know-who. It's definitely eye catching, but NOT strident (ahem...KO, anyone?). It is self-cleaning. In their second year, mine are rounded, full 3'x3' bushes, clothed to the ground in bright shiny leaves. Best of all, Kashmir is absolutely, completely BS free here in BS Central. I can't stress that enough. It is also never without at least a few blooms, and in full flush is gorgeous. I never thought I'd love a workhorse shrub this much, but like I said on HMF a few days ago, "you can't beat easy and beautiful".

John

Edit: I forgot to mention, Kashmir will send up the stray long cane, but doesn't mind summer pruning at all. It will respond with many lateral sprouts when you cut the errant cane back to match the rest of the plant, and will become even more full for it.

Oklahoma for rich old rose scent and deep rich colour, , Florentina great blooming climber, Bordeaux non stop red blooms, William Shakespeare2000, prolific bloomer and great scent, Munstead Wood gorgeous colour and scent

houzz won't let me edit photos to remove repeat, or name. First is munstead, second is oklahoma, then correct order.

Diane and Flowersaremusic, You are selling me on Rouge Royale! How big a bush is it? Also what is the thorn level? I have Valentine and while it blooms constantly and has zero thorns (near walkway) it never looks like a nice shrub and the flowers burn on the edges quickly. Overall not a very pretty bush in my dry heat. Maybe I should replace it with RR?

I LOVE fragrant red roses! My two favorites for beauty, scent and floriferousness are Crimson Glory and Barcelona (usually sold as Francis Dubreuil). Munstead Wood is new for me this year but has been a good performer so far with a nice scent. The scent of MW is not nearly so intense, heavenly and addictive as Crimson Glory or Barcelona, but it is VERY good so far!

Thank you rosecanadian and Diane!

They always seem to have the red mini at Grocery Outlet. I like it a lot, I think I have about ten of them by now : ). Every once in awhile their mini roses go on sale for 2 or 3 bucks each, and it is always the one to catch my eye. They grow pretty large for a mini roses; I think they are either a foot and a half or two feet tall.

I love "Crimson Glory." I think it has the best smell out of all the roses I've ever smelled. "Paul's Scarlet Climber" is a great climbing rose, and a very profuse bloomer. It has one glorious bloom in the spring and scattered bloom throughout the rest of the growing season, and a smaller bloom again in fall. The picture I posted of it is from last year, but unfortunately this year it has slowly begun to die from some kind of gall growing at the crown and along the canes. My dad took some cuttings a couple years ago and we planted another one on the other side of the arbor, and another one on a different arbor. I hope they grow to cover the arbors like the original, I think we may have planted them too close to the structures.

Have a nice weekend everyone,

damask_rose : )

Diane - you mean a lot to us here...I really want you to be safe. :) I would try Rouge Royale in a heartbeat if I could find it. :) Your Ascot is stunning .... now THAT'S a ROSE!!!

Kristine - that's so funny....he had no idea what he would be starting. LOL :) And a good thing he did start you on that path! :) I love your pic!! Such a lovely red.

Ken - there's something magical about your Miss Kordana!

Fig - I looked up Kashmir...I can see why you love it! And it's really healthy, being a Ping Lim rose!!

RoseRobin - aw come on!! How in the world do you get that GORGEOUS color on MW....and added to that...how did you get your camera to capture that color!!! And that picture of your climber is beyond gorgeous!!! It needs to be in a rose calendar!

Damask - wonderful rose!! Are those two shrubs the ones your dad grew from cuttings? They're doing fabulously!!

Thanks rosecanadian. the photo just iphone7, the colour is lovely on munstead, maybe indoors captured the rich colour well. And Florentina is even more gorgeous in real life. I am really impressed with the vigour and health of the Kordes roses. Roses on steroids lol

Stephanie
I got Rouge Royale this year, hesitant because of iffy reviews, but sold on "raspberry scent" (it's actually 1/2 raspberry, 1/2 old rose scented)
It's still in its pulp pot but it is AMAZING! Pumps out gorgeous flowers, very vigorous growth even in the pot. Downside is leaves blackspot in cold and wet--but the flowers quickly crisp in hot Sacramento sun, one reason I haven't planted it yet, I'm trying to plant it to satisfy both issues. But there are few roses I have loved this much out of the gate.
My camera has them light fuchsia colored, but they are burgundy-fuchsia.
Carla in Sac

I wish I could claim this rose as my own... but it’s one I saw during my last visit to Roger’s Garden. It’s too pretty not to share with all of you...

A few more pics of Crimson Sky...

Ann - I agree!!! What a stunning climber...and really RED!!!

Carla - I would love to try RR...just for the raspberry fragrance alone! :)

Thank you rosecanadian! They are pictures of one of the red minis. Sometimes I think they mislabeled them, they are really the size of a small hybrid tea! I tried planting them in pots but they just wouldn't thrive, so I planted them in the ground and they just shot up in size. They kind of remind of florists roses; they have no smell, long straight stems, glossy leaves, and in sunny spring weather they have perfect bloom form. I just wish I knew the name of them. I think they are one of the varieties from Rocket Farms, but they don't list all their varieties on their website.

Have a nice day everyone!

damask_rose : )

Well, that was a welcome surprise to have a mini's blooms be as large as a small HT's bloom! Especially on a climber! :)

Dark Desire. The first 2 years it barely bloomed BUT this year it's glorious. The colour is dark purply red, velvety large blooms, gorgeous scent AND it has clean foliage. Patience once again wins the day. Not my finest trait.