Rose, I agree, it is a gorgeous rose. I look forward to pictures and reviews from those who orderd this one.

Thanks for the heads up, I went searching and I too think I’ll give it a go. I’m giving Sugar Moon the boot, I don’t care for the fragrance. Here is more info I found about it, and better pictures than the one Edmunds’ uses. If you use Chrome, it will translate the French to English.

https://www.meillandrichardier.com/rosier-camille-claudel-r-meiroguste.html

Thank you for posting that link Nick! Looking closely at the foliage too (not the first photo of the cut flowers -- that looks like young willow foliage cut for the vase), it seems that the foliage is rather fine-leaved - I wonder what ancestry the rose has? The foliage reminds me of one of the striking aspects of the Austin rose "Bathsheba" -- its fine foliage.

Any updates on Top Cream Rose? Did anyone end up growing it? I am currently planning rose beds and I want to do a dark red and cream area. It will have a few whites but mainly red and cream.

I ordered it last year and was sent a twig with roots that ended up not making it. A few months after it had been sent out, Edmunds sent an email apologizing for sending out the wrong rose, apparently they didn’t actually have Top Cream last year, the grower sent them the wrong rose. They refunded me, but I decided I really didn’t need the rose after all. *That won’t stop me from enjoying others photos of it though. 😆

I'm glad they refunded you. That's too bad you didn't get the real Top Cream. Maybe you will find one in person at a local nursery and she will persuade you lol.

Sultry, your red/cream sounds beautiful.

I ended up ordering Easy Spirit and it has been a phenomenal rose from day one

The blooms are nonstop and huge. I havent been able to bend over far enough to smell it lol

Even if you eventually get Top Cream you might still like Easy Spirit

Easy Spirit is pretty and has that lit-from- within look to it. I had to look it up. I didnt see anything listed about its fragrance. What does it smell like?

It's supposed to fragrant.

I think that I need Top Cream as well. I love the form.

@Nick 10bSW17 did you give up on Sugar Moon because it only blooms when it reaches T-Rex heights? The only praise I've heard for it is the fragrance. Most folks seem to say that it grows extremely long canes before blooming--and then it's so tall you can't see/smell it. Our local nursery has this rose as a 36" standard, and I can't imagine what that would look like once it grows and blooms!

I was intrigued by the pear scent description. I loved the smell of Benjamin Britten but the plant was too big for me. As I am writing this, I am smelling Boscobel and it smells vaguely of pear (more cherry in other times).

Dar - that is such a sweet looking rose!! Awww :) :)

Dar, what a healthy rose.

Dar, so cute.

Dar

If you like pear you MUST get Sedona!

It smells like heaven!

Carla in Sac

@PDXRobertZ8 I got rid of my Sugar Moon mostly because I didn’t care for the fragrance. It has a soapy quality that I hate- Peach Swirl and Grande Dame also have it, and have been removed. SM grows long stems, but I prune hard, even when I deadhead keeping most of my roses to the 4’ish range. It would be an interesting choice for a standard… To me, I didn’t think there was anything special about the bloom, it was pretty, but nothing amazing. Space is at a premium in my garden, I’m limited to 25’x75’ so it doesn’t take much to get the shovel. 😏

@Dar Sunset Zone 18 I really like the fragrance of BB along with his burnt pink color. He’s the closest I’ll ever get to Summer Song in the US. He likes to get tall for me, but that works for the spot I have for him.

I had never heard of it but the leaves looked so healthy at the nursery so I scooped it up. The first timed it bloomed for me.

Although the ads say Top Cream has a fruity fragrance, in fact it has a strong anise, which is what it says on helpmefind.

Top Cream is 50% off now at Edmund's for their end-of-the-year clearance.

I am very disappointed that Edmund’s does not ship to Virginia. There are a few other roses in their sale list I want too.

Hi Forever,

I think Edmunds doesn’t ship to Virginia now, only because its so late in the season. They ship to most of the nation early in the season, but start cutting off more Southern states as weather warms. But I’m sorry that means you miss out on their sale.

Ben, thanks! That must be it, the weather in the south being too hot for bare root roses now.

Jemma - utterly beautiful...oh my!

Oh my...what a beautiful rose. And the color variation is wonderful.

@Hongyu, beautiful rose. Either the creamy or pink color looks great. The pink center ones look like Eden?

I am excited to get a bare foot Top Cream in our Lows and it has started growing leaves now. Can’t wait for it to bloom🌹

Hongyu Li, I really like that color variation. Thanks for posting the pictures and the comments noting it. How do the blooms age? Do they fall off cleanly or hang on to look like dried out brown blooms?

Thank you! That’s the question i’d love to figure out this year because I cut them off last year before I left for a trip. I will report soon because the blooms are on their way! I live in SoCal, and normally the blooms are tested by the dry heat and sun. One thing I am very sure about this plant is that it has been eaten by rodents and earwigs because the leaves and new shoots are so tender and delicious.

My Top Cream aged beautifully last year, even over 100 degrees. No crisping!

Which is yet another reason why it shot up to one of my top five favorite roses.

Carla in Sac

@forever_a_newbie I think it looks very like Eden when the middle is pink, and it does have 100+ pedals and remains in deep cut, but it’s a big shrub and it hasn't shown any signs or tendency of climbing yet. Eden, as you might have already known, is a true climber. My top cream bloomed overall 8 flowers in Spring. Each lead had 4-5 flowers. It started to bud again in late autumn to winter but I kept trimming them back because I wanted it to focus on developing roots. I am looking forward to hearing about your experience of growing top cream and good luck 🐎

Hongli, thanks for encouraging! my Top Cream has leafed out beautifully. Hopefully in a couple months it will bloom

Forever - that's exciting! :) :)