I am trying to identify a rose that I saw at Heirloom. I know this is a shot in the dark, but someone might have a clue. It was located in the river side garden in a set of six rectangle beds. All I could get from the gal working on site at the time was that it was a Legend Rose...she thought it could be High Sheriff. When I check it out on the internet, all I get is a H.T. listing, much more contrasting in colors. I am thinking it could be Lady of the Mist? If anyone grows this rose, please take a look at my picture/link below and see what you think? Here is a link that might be useful:

Hi Derek, how are you getting on? Sorry, ARF = Antique Rose Forum :-) Re wichuraiana ramblers, I adore Albertine of course (who wouldn't?) also Alberic Barbier, esp. when I saw it used along a fence, scented and creamy-beautiful against lush dark leaves in a friends garden in Devon. I am thinking that maybe wichuraianas suit the British climate rather better than here? Hard to pick my favourite class of rose, I have 'fallen in love' so many times! Some of the loveliest blooms of all are on the old once-flowerers, which don't do terribly well here (no winter chill along with too much heat in spring I believe is the problem); albas and gallicas etc. only bloom for a few weeks if you're lucky, which is fine if you have a big garden/acreage and can have different areas of brief seasonal interest. Noisettes, teas and chinas do best here (= all heat-lovers). I especially love the noisette, Mme Alfred Carriere, something about her 'undone' grace, like a very beautiful and elegant lady in her boudoir, still flushed from sleep, before she's washed her face or brushed her hair... She used to bloom magnificently in mid-winter here, at the same time as the almond trees; the two together in a vase were exquisite. She has also done v. well for my sister in mid-Wales, so is fairly adaptable, I think. I currently long for a R. moschata (species or close) when I eventually get my new garden going. Hope her flowers won't fry. If you're still trying to ID your rose, I would suggest moving the whole thing over to the ARF once you get the more detailed photos and full details, hopefully someone there will grow it or know it. I've had a look through the various suggestions so far, and am still not sure. I just don't see those long sepals on any of the likely candidates. :-)

My best guess would be Coffea arabica? The plant that they make coffee from. It looks like mine does. I bought mine last year and it has more than doubled in size, but is still fairly young. Nowhere near blooming size yet.

First of all: What a cool house!! The shade needs to be re-lined. Judging from the photographs, I’d say it’s silk, and once silk starts to tear, that’s it. I have a pair of monumental Frederick Cooper lamps, ca. 1997, and the lining on one shade has already begun disintegrating due to sunlight. As far as proximity to restoration specialists is concerned, I don’t think you could live in better spot! And speaking of NJ: I and at least one other participant in this thread, lindac, are from (found that out just yesterday on a different thread). Though I no longer live there, the home my mother grew up in, which was built around the turn of the century, is still in the family. The current occupant, a retired art educator and artist himself, has done extensive work on the home.