So. Insanely. Gorgeous. !!!!!

I can't wait to be able to have this rose!!! I'm on the waitlist at RVR.

No real BS problem on RdR in my area, Lindsey, but it has gotten rust once or twice in exceptional years out of nearly 20 in my current garden. Thank goodness no more than that! I tediously removed orange leaf by orange leaf. Ick. My black spot magnet is Abe Darby whose apricot self is about to get replaced in my front bed by better habited, more glorious, deliciously apricot, deliciously fragrant, totally disease free Marianne! Carol

Young Marianne about to open!

This is such a fabulous rose -- I can't wait for mine to bloom!

So beautiful! Thanks to all the beautiful photos and great experiences shared on this forum, I bought a band of Marianne this year. I look forward to the future of Marianne in my garden! Marianne just looks/sounds like a perfect rose.

I've always admired Marianne, but never grown it. It's a pleasure to be able to see the pictures here.

So beautiful!!! If I had room for once bloomers I’d want it for sure . The color is gorgeous! I have really enjoyed my “oshun “ rose too

Once bloomers are among my best performers and also among the most beautiful and varied. Isn't genetics amazing? Two beautiful roses are crossed, and the offspring (Marianne) inherits the best characteristics of both parents and none of the less than desirable characteristics of either. (I don't call suckering a bad trait but those who want a mannerly rose might.)

Lindsey

@lplantagenet7AVA Lindsey, if you're talking about Marianne specifically, Paul tells me that she doesn't sucker at all. I wish she DID, lol.

Yes, my comment was about Marianne and the way in which the best features of both parents came together in the offspring. I wonder what the chances are that will happen even in the most carefully-chosen crosses.

Lindsey

Fabulous!

It's so beautiful. I'm curious who it is named after.

Deliciously fragrant, opening blooms on my young Marianne....

Paul, Marianne is so beautiful! Helen

Here is baby Marianne, Paul.

She looks so happy!

Baby Ellen Tofflemire is also adorable.

I don't have photos, but I thought I'd give a progress report on my Marianne. The second bud is now fully open, and where the first bloom was a little shy on petals, this one looks *just like* the bottom bloom in Paul's photo. It's perfect, and smells wonderful. I can't wait for her to put on some size. She'll be spectacular.

John

What a gorgeous rose, Paul!!

@MasLovesRoses_z8a GA Thank you. For me, its everything that 'Evelyn' isn't. If only it rebloomed.

I think in some way it makes it more special that it's a once-bloomer; it makes the blooms even more precious while they are there.

I am absolutely smitten with this rose, the pics make me literally want to eat it. It reminds me of those orange & vanilla ice cream bars we used to get as kids, partially melted in the desert heat, with the cream color and the apricot color swirling together into a sweet gooey refreshing mess that dripped all over our hands....

@slumgullion in southern OR Perhaps I should have named it 'Creamsicle'!!

LOLOL Maybe! But I think Marianne is a much nicer name.

@erasmus_gw

"I'm curious who it is named after."

Circa 2000, I was thinking about names for this selection, and I contacted Marianne Faithful's manager and asked if Ms. Faithful would care to have a rose named to honor her. I don't remember the details of the conversation, but my recollection was that there was only mild interest in the proposal, and I doubt Marianne was even consulted about it. Who knows.

So I went ahead and registered it as simply 'Marianne' and figured that was good enough.

As it happens, we also had a tuxedo cat at the time and her name was Marianne, with yellow-orange eyes. So the rose is named for her as well.

She is a very handsome and regal cat.

I liked her singing in the 60's. How nice that she has a beautiful rose named after her. I looked her up ...I guess it was Wikipedia, and it sounds like she continued to be a creative, talented person . I never heard her later records , in which her singing was deeper and raspier, or grittier. They were highly acclaimed. She released an album this very month, She Walks in Beauty, reciting the poems of some of the old British romantic poets. I like knowing a little more about who your rose honors including your cat.

"She is a very handsome and regal cat."

Past tense; she died many years ago.

Regal, perhaps. I believe "imperious" would be more fitting, lol

I can’t seem to attach the link to a recent Marianne Faithfull interview in The Guardian (Jan. 15, 2121). I am afraid to paste the URL into the text in case Houzz disapproves, but a search will pull up the article. It’s short but an informative read as MF reflects on her life and music. My mother’s name is/was Mary Ann. :-) Carol

Marianne blooms holding up beautifully in the rain.

I have 3 abes and wow this is special. A truly beautiful rose. Congratulations.

Marianne is such a beauty! It looks like she's gaining quite a fan club. I wondered about how she got her name and was happy to hear the story.

September update: I currently have a few plants of 'Marianne' available, in band size containers, if anyone is looking for one. If you are in cold zones (Below 6b) I suggest you wait till Spring to acquire one (I will have more in April 2022), but Fall planting in the more temperate zones will work well.

You can message me here or contact me directly if you prefer: trospero "at" gmail "dot" com

Just to be clear to anyone considering adding this to their garden, this is a Hybrid Gallica, and it blooms for only a few weeks in early summer. It also requires a complete dormancy in the winter, so tropical climates aren't suitable for this rose.

Thanks!

Paul

My Marianne band from from you, Paul, last end of November 2020 has really taken off. It bloomed beautifully this Spring 2021 already.

The plant will be gorgeous next Spring.

@Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR Its impressive how much vigor that rose has, isnt it?!

Yes, Paul. All the plants you sent are growing beautifully, but I think Marianne is the tallest. Maybe 5 ft. My older Marianne is such a joy and I am delighted to have two now.

OMG! Soooo beautiful, Sheila!! I will be excited to finally plant my 5 gallon Marianne later this fall. 🎉 I am happily parting with Abe Darby and passing his fussy old self to a rose friend who will spend hours coddling him while I just sit back and enjoy exquisite, easy-to-keep Marianne. I have removed a bunch of plants from my front garden bed behind Rose de Rescht so Marianne will take center stage with plenty of room to shower me with gorgeous, fragrant, buttercream and apricot blooms! I also have a spare Marianne in a pot (for cutting flowers) and another I am gifting to a budding (pun?) neighborhood rose gardener. I hope that the long list of forum members who are desperate for Marianne are online this Sept. and catching this post. I may shuffle through my email list to see if I have their contact info so I can give some heads up. I 100% remember being where they are…ready to throw myself in front of a bus to get this rare Barden Gallica! Thank you for Marianne and all your other sublimely beautiful roses that make my garden a richly-colored and fragrant retreat, Paul!! Carol

September 27 update: All available plants of 'Marianne' are now spoken for. I will have more available in the Spring of 2022 though, so don't worry. Thanks!

It is kind of you to let people know that more Mariannes will be available in the spring, Paul! We all need a ray of hope in the middle of this ongoing pandemic, and for rose lovers, the thought of a Marianne in the garden is definitely a hopeful event! Carol

I'm looking forward to Marianne's flush next Spring more than just about any other rose I have (which is saying something). The three blooms I had this year absolutely wowed me.

I know i said on another thread I was done with adding more roses this year but i decided to stop daydreaming about getting Marianne and to take the plunge because she looks and sounds incredible! Such a lovely color and form!

I think you'll enjoy it, Krystal. It's wonderful.

Thank you, shes so charming in your garden!

Can anyone help id why my Marianne is losing all of its leaves? It only has a few left.

Something is seriously wrong Josg. I would dig up and pot and put the plant in semishade and water carefully. Maybe it got cooked in heat or watering wasn't right. You don't say where you are.

This plant has to go to Rehab.

Thank you, I’m in zone 4. I’ll try that

@Josg Maggsib You need to give us more information: how long have you had it, what are the soil and light conditions like where its planted, has it been exposed to frosts or extreme heat since you planted it, have you treated it with anything on the foliage (insecticides, etc) or applied any chemistry to the soil, etc.

For sure: a band from RVR planted in early May. Acidic soil amended with good local compost. Top dressed with a little bit of my rose clubs fertilizer mix and some sulfate of potash because the soil is deficient in potassium. We have had drought here so I’ve been watering well at the base one time a week. There was a week of ninety five degree temps. The rose gets ten hours plus of full sun. Just recently we had our first heavy rains of the year and it happened after that. For comparison I’ve planted 15 roses or so in the same general area this season and all are well except some black spot on the Austin’s after the heavy rain, sawfly damage on some roses, and bunnies eating leaves. Until the last week or two Marianne looked good and was adding new growth.

I did not spray anything although I have treated some other roses with neem oil nearby.

It's not a good idea to add any fertilizer to the soil of brand new plantings. It can lead to root toxicity issues.

You don't say where you are located. Perhaps you're in too hot a zone for this type of rose. My guess is that its not happy with a week of 95+ temps so soon after planting it out. Shade it. Either it will recover, or it won't.

Josg, Marianne is beautiful here and we get really hot too. You could put a chair over the plant and shade it and water carefully and more often.

That idea of potting baby plants that can help you control their environment better for a few months then Fall in ground planting can really help.

thank you both for your advice. when i receive bands next season, i will pot them along in a shadier area. i live in minneapolis, which is not a notably hot area, but temps have been unseasonably hot and dry this year, like many places. i shaded the marianne with a chair, and will see what happens - i noticed this morning it's sending new growth out down the cane closer to the ground. my umbra band was planted in similar conditions and is doing very well.