I’m guessing Climbing America? I’m not sure though.

Ben, I can't guess, but I really like this rose. The coral has a soft look, very appealing, and I like the fluffy petal packed blooms. The buds are extra pretty, too. Normally, coral is one of my least favorite colors--think PAoK in our hot summer with her strange, loud coral coloration she'd change into. But your rose is something I'd be happy to grow. It's just lovely. Diane

I was thinking (like Cuteleier) America. :) It's beautiful!

Thanks for the guesses everyone! I’m afraid it’s not Climbing America. The bloom is much smaller, 3” at most, there’s no scent, and foliage is different.

Diane,

Coral is my least favorite color too! Especially how some coral roses fade, I call the color ’dead salmon fish’. But I’ll keep this one, I figure she lived here first and managed to survive a couple years of neglect so she deserves to stay.

Yeah, I agree...coral is my least favorite rose color too. Ben...dead salmon fish...LOL The coral on your roses is the nicest coral there is...really pretty!

If it's a climber, I would guess Dream Weaver. It has very distinct dark glossy leaves and dark red new growth.

I feel like I missed something. BenT you moved from your gorgeous rose laden home in TX? I'm so bummed! It was my goal to move in next to you and enjoy roses from next door. :-)

Hugogurll

Dream Weaver is a good guess, thank you! J&P releases a few varieites that they only keep around for a few seasons, I believe Dream Weaver was one of them. Another inheritied rose in this garden is another J&P short-timer Salsa. I would never have guessed the name of this variety, but as I was digging around the base removing understock suckers, I found the original tag! Perhaps the previous owner specialized in J&Ps one-hit-wonders.

The other variety I have in contention for my new coral charge is First Edition.

Mmmm,

Yes, I moved to California this March! I took about 80 roses with me so hopefully I can make another rose laden home. I think Calfiornia is much more rose friendly, so you can move next door to this house in CA!

Oh Carol,

There’s nothing pretty about dead salmon fish. At least these are small dead salmon, which are less obnoxious the great big ones (A variety like Touch of Class, which I used to grow).

:) :) LOL

BenT, looking forward to your garden pictures when you get things established. We are looking for our retirement house and I love it when I find a good rose garden. Particularly the ones that are a formal historic design. I've seen a couple with a scaled down version of this:

http://mana18018.org/rose-fest/the-1931-historic-rose-garden-in-the-rose-garden-park/

Basically a circle with a cross for a path in the center. Loved them! But the houses weren't right.

It's definitely not DREAMWEAVER! It's way more pink than that and is more ruffly. I'm wondering if it might be CAMELOT.

Mmmm

Hope you find your dream retirement home with a beautiful garden.. All the rose gardens here are as you described,, formal circles with concentric or cross pathways.. They are quite beautful

https://www.worldpeacerosegardens.org/

Beth

Thanks for help narrowing down the rose.. so it’s not Dreamweaver..Definitely not Camelot either, which I’m familiar with as a much bigger bloom. I’ll call it First Edition unless someone finds a better likeness..

@BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14) could this be Fiji? It looks a lot like it (especially the 2nd pic) here.

Ben, I was interested in your comment about all the inherited roses being taken over by Huey. In all my years growing roses, I've never had Huey take over the top plant. What does one have to do (or not do) to have this mass takeover? I'm thinking the bud union is above ground for one. Did you remove the "taken over" roses? Have you decided what rose your pretty coralish rose is? Diane

Probably not Fiji as I have never seen it having any coral undertones. Fiji’s color is pure hot pink/red with blue undertones.

Thanks for the guesses, Robert and Dianela¡ I think this rose was planted maybe 15 years ago, so it probably pre-dated the availability of Fiji in the US. It is very healthy like a Kordes, having survived best among the neglected half dozen rosebushes that I inheritied with the house.

@BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14) I just feel like I've seen your rose, and I love the challenge of trying to find msytery roses! Haha!

Bent it definitely reminds me of a Kordes. My first thought was Antike 89, but I do not see the lighter areas it should have.

Dianela,

Yes, I agree it is tough and sturdy like a Kordes, I was thinking perhaps Rosanna, if it were to climb. Maybe now that it has food and water it will reveal its true self.

Robert,

Yes, I thiink I should know the name, too! When I was a kid I used to think I could name any rose. I just didn’t know what I didn’t know, there are way too many varieities in the world!

My thought is that 15 years ago everyone was buying Jackson and Perkins. They were sold everywhere , especially California and Oregon. You didn't have to order them so they were pretty accessible.

So many roses have come and gone that it is hard to but looks really familiar .

I know it's not Easy Does It, but something about Ben's rose reminds me of EDI, and is driving me crazy. Diane

Ben

It reminds me of my Camelot

Carla

Carla,

Maybe I ruled out Camelot too soon, as Beth Hana had also mentioned it as a possibility. How big are Camelot’s blooms? Near this rose is a tall white HT that might be John F Kennedy, so it’d make sense that the older couple who originally bought this house fondly remembered the sixties and planted Camelot and JFK together. (Or maybe I’m just playing detective because I watch too much Dateline).

Diane

It’s not Easy Does It, I think this rose precedes Weeks’ idea that they could make everything easy for us, by naming them all Easy. But yours sure looks nice.

Hi Ben 

My memory is three to four inches but I'll see if I can find a photo of mine.

Carla

Hi Ben you asked for another photo, it finally bloomed so here you go!

Carla

Thanks Carla! Mine will be flushing in a few weeks, I’ll take another pic and ask you if you still think it’s Camelot.

@sautesmom Sacramento @Beth Hana

Carla, Beth and anyone else

Does this still look like Camelot or something else?

Seems to be a very solid variety, super healthy, dense habit, literally several hundred buds and blooms. I cleaned up any traces of Dr Huey, gave plenty of fertlizer and water, and this plant really took off. Blooms in large clusters, about 3” across, very glossy foliage.

Whatever it is, Ben, it's gorgeous!

Thanks Carla, that’s a nice bloom, it matches mine well, so Camelot it is! I see some Abutilon in your pic as well, I just planted a few and hope they look nice like yours someday.

Librarian

Thank you too. The variety is not something I would have ever chosen but I really have grown to like it. It blooms all the time, the blooms always look nice and fluffy, plant is tidy and low care.