Sweet Frances from Antique Rose Emporium
This is the first bloom from my Sweet Frances .
It has an antique look; pointed petals surround a button eye that becomes more distinct as the flower ages. Mike Shoup calls her lovely- she is indeed.
A few petals got pulled off trying to position her.
Sweet Frances' bud starts out pastel peach, then opens out flat in blended pale yellow and pink.
The bloom then puffs up fluffy light pink
and finishes an antique white. It is the most delicate looking rose I have grown, though the petals are waxy and it stayed fresh looking the last few days even in extreme heat. She possesses a mild sweet rosey fragrance ,with a hint of myrrh ?
HMF rates Sweet Frances excellent for quantity, repeat bloom, and as a cut flower. Healthy, nearly thorn free, with an endearing bloom that is incredibly soft looking , this understated beauty with it's old fashioned form would be gorgeous in floral arrangements.
My first post for some reason did not appear, forgive the repetition if the original posts later.
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Comments (44)Vap, you will love Thomas Affleck! I just found some photos from 2012 - not my best ones, but will go thru my camera later and post as I find some. I have gotten lazy now - its a 3 hour drive, and if I want some ARE roses, I will wait til they have free shipping, but like last nite - I wanted to get a few before their prices changed Feb. 1 so I ordered Sweet Pea, Beverly, F.J. Lindheimer and Nacogcoches [I live 30 minutes from there - and remember seeing this rose and a huge pink growing under that big shed at this old run down motel. I would stop alot and try to identify these roses. I think the big pink was Queen Elizabeth. The yellow, which turned into Nacogdoches, I couldnt figure out unless it was Sunbright, a rose that stays dark yellow]....See MoreHoliday Ideas from the S.A. Antique Rose Emporium
Comments (7)Hi Marlingardener and everybody! I thought about the advertisement part when I posted this, but both the Antique Rose Emporiums; the one in Brenham, and the one here in San Antonio, are such neat place to visit it's kind of nice to be reminded once in a while. In fact, my friend Lesli, who I met on the Rose Forum years ago, came in town today and we went! I just posted some photos on the Gallery. After ARE, we ate lunch in Bracken at a restaurant introduced to me by my friend Patty, Castro Gardener. Being only 25 minutes from Schumachers Country Gardens in New Braunfels, of course Lesli and I had to go there too. Schumachers still has their sale on. The summer sale was supposed to be on until it rained so they must have had about as much rain there as I did at my house. The four inch pots were still $1.00 and one gallon are $3.00. Other sizes are on sale too. Hard to beat those prices so we loaded up. Here is a link that might be useful: A few pics of ARE on the Texas Gallery...See MoreCoffee Country rose (own root from Antique Rose Emporium)
Comments (13)It is like showing me two dresses and ask me which I like ? I like both and since I can't pick one most likely I will get both. Look at both the roses.. different styles, different cut ( bloom) , different colour and most likely different scent. SoFl, I feel as if I am getting into the same boat. I have room but it is matter of time that I will door be out of space. My husband is already asking me. 40 is not enough..Geezs, Jin. I want French roses, possibly a few Islanders, Antique ( mostly ) and also DA ( mostly ). Any perfumes made of roses like Nahema is on my want list. Then , I want big blooms which are big roses. I have a long , long lists lastly climbing roses which I also have a list. Trying to cut half my list by is not working :( Cori Ann, you are killing me too....your roses are beautiful. Really gorgeous. Jin...See MoreGypsy Sue from Antique Rose Emporium
Comments (35)I have had exactly two blooms on mine so far but it has been so hot this season any rose that produces a flower at all seems remarkable. She is pretty new, in full hot sun. I have put her in her next to Star of the Republic which is a favorite of mine but also not blooming at the moment. Gypsy Sue's first flower, produced when it was still cool, was graceful and peachy, a bit smaller than SotR, slightly pinker. The second flower produced recently, was pure white, also graceful, and lasted about 2 100 degree days before a clean petal drop. So far I don't love or hate it, but I do feel is is not doing badly for its conditions and hope it sticks around. If a pastel rose is going to turn white in heat (which mostly they do) I prefer a pure white to a dirty cream and I like a clean petal drop. Otherwise in wait and see mode....See Moreberrypiez6b
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last yearlast modified: last yearrosecanadian My son took a few photos, I'm unable to do much from tremor.
It seems strange to me he walked right past the other flowers to get to Sweet Frances and didn't take pictures of them. I guess I need to ask him specifically to take a few more shots of everything since I pay him each time he does garden photography . He did take one surprise photo of Vick's Caprice for me, but said it looked ratty so one was enough - now I know why he doesn't take more photos.
Everything is ratty today after the storm . Sweet Francis' first bloom is reduced to scattered petals , but she has lots more buds to open soon.berrypiez6b
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