Thank you. I really love those apricot colored roses. Nice to know that it looked good on the flesh. So to speak.

Ooohhh maybe that means it could survive here??!

Moses grows it and recommends it. He has at least a few posts here advocating on its behalf. There is a rose growing along the sidewalk in my town; after research and consultation with property owner, I believe it is AC. It is productive and healthy no spray. Once the blooms faded to near white in 100 degree heat.

Kristine: I posted these because you indicated you could not find them.

I just noticed today that when I tried to search for a rose topic, while at the Gardenweb Rose site, using Firefox browser, I could, but when I tried to do that using Safari browser, I was forced to search for a rose topic (while at the GW Roses site) in ” Discussions”. Possibly the browser you used ( to look for Apricot Candy rose discussions) was similiarly incompatible with the latest iteration of Houzz.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4788860/apricot-candy-available-on-amazon-right-now#n=24

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4760689/apricot-candy-wow#n=27

Rifs, thank you so much. It was a treat to hear so much from our dear Moses.

I hope he is doing well.

I think that I have decided to go with South Africa. Im afraid that Apricot candy may be aite too pink.

Thank you everyone for your kind reviews and pictures.

In case you have room for another new rose, here are a few pics of Apricot Candy. Very healthy, fragrant and handled the weird weather this year beautifully even though it was just planted in the spring

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Absolutely gorgeous pics. of Apricot Candy. it's actually better in real-life, the color glowed from a distance. Rose park's Apricot Candy beat my Carding Mill in bush-beauty. Their Apricot Candy was glowing orange in alkaline clay.

Wow! Oursteelers. that really is a fabulous rose and the color may actually work with Hot Cocoa.

Thanks for your pictures

Thanks Straw, the mental picture of a rose glowing is pretty tempting

I got Apricot Candy in a body bag in Feb (from HD, I think)....did well...love the scent and it rooted well. I would get it again, if I can't get it to own root and/or thrive.

Apricot Candy is one of my favorites: 1. extremely disease resistant, 2. super vigorous, 3. reliable winter hardiness almost to the tips, w/o protection (zone 6), 4. heavy bloom with quick repeat, & 5. spectacular bloom in all stages, up to petal drop. And, its petals resist quilling, which quilling, other than on a heavily petaled bloom (50+ petals), irritates me to no end.

Apricot Candy is counted among the top 10 best roses I have ever grown so far...that's among all moderns, like: HTs, GFs, FLs, MINIs, MINIFLs, MOD & OGR CLIMBERs; even including: Hybrid Rugosas, English Roses, and all the OGRs.

BTW, my top ten roses, not listed best to last, just scrambled together, are:

Marie Pavie

Quietness

Snow Carpet, aka: Snow Pavement, Scheekoppe (Gr.)

Evelyn (black spotter 😩, but breathtaking bloom 😁)

Quick Silver

Apricot Candy

Dee-Lish

Bliss Parfuma

Moonlight Romantica (grown as either HT or Climber, but gets some black spot)

Pinkerbelle

runners up (2):

Jacques Cartier, aka. Marchesa Boccella (grown on multiflora, and stand back! otherwise it limps along in my garden own root).

Princess Charlene of Monaco, some black spot

Other than Evelyn, Princess Charlene of Monaco, and Moonlight Romantica, all the others are essentially black spot proof, no spraying for disease required here in Pittsburgh, zone 6.

Moses

Moses, it means so much to me to have you chime in with your invaluable rose wisdom.

I always appreciate your reviews and you have never steered me wrong.

Thank you for your complete review on Apricot Candy

Kristine,

Such praise, not deserved, 'hits the spot,' like you can't believe. Thanks a million! Particularly trying times are in my life just now (really, who isn't going through challenges in many forms these days. I don't know anyone who isn't?), really put your encouraging words into the, 'manna from heaven,' category! God bless you, exponentially!

Moses

Blessings to you dear Moses. I will be Praying for you and the challenges that you find yourself facing . You are so special to all of us and so appreciated for your kindness and wisdom

Be well Moses!

Moses, Western PA., zone 5/6, USA Thank you for listing Pinkerbelle...I won't give up on her yet.

Kristine...my Apricot Candy rooted, but it shows rose mosaic virus from the parent, so I will replace it with a virus free one...I really love the scent and color...perfect with Hot Cocoa!

Wow....I just read on the local Rosarian site that a number of Rosarians have had roses with Rose Mosaic live for 10 or so years..and still bloom well...guess I am giving mine some more time!