Where can I get Lady Emma Hamilton?

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Looks like this rose has been retired by David Austin. So regret I didn't buy it when it was still available. Is there any other rose similar to LEH? I don't want Lady of Shallot because I want a small or mid size shrub.

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strawchicago z5
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Saw many reports of Lady Emma being virused from David Austin, or else follks received the wrong roses instead of Lady Emma from David Austin.

A friend in CA wrore to me this week: " We haven't had Lady Emma Hamilton long, but she's been quite floriferous and has non-stopped bloomed since we got her. We got her from Regan Nursery in Fremont, CA and the tag indicates the stock came from Otto & Sons. Hopefully Lady Emma stays healthy and vigorous."

Lady Emma was released in 2005, which means the patent will expire in 2025.

Today I contacted a friend nearby who grows Lady Emma (he bought as own-root from Roses Unlimited many years ago), and he said I can come by next spring and dig it up.

I'm rooting non-virused & healthy Austin rose when the patent expires to donate money to charities.

Versigny is better than Lady Emma since it has more petals and last longer in the vase, up to 5 days. It's small & compact for the pot:

My Versigny bush was 2' x 1.5, very compact, it died after a few years in my zone 5a. I got it from Roses Unlimited. The scent is better than Pat Austin, and I miss its apricot and floral scent.
KJ (9B, San Jose CA) thanked strawchicago z5
rosecanadian
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Holey moley, Straw!! Your roses are gorgeous and I especially love the colors in your first pic...took my breath away!

Yeah, I got a little stick of Lady Emma H. and it died. Didn't even get to smell the blooms.
KJ (9B, San Jose CA) thanked rosecanadian
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My Lady Emma Hamilton has done reasonably well for me here. I like the color and the fragrance. Mine has never had a large number of flowers at any given time. Rather, it has had smaller numbers of flowers, but more frequently. The bush tends to grow wider than tall. It is not a large bush. Lady of Shalott is a monster that has lots of flowers all season, but they fade in the sun and do not have much of a fragrance. If you are considering Benjamin Britten, watch out. This one typically gets 10-15 ft tall in my yard. It has plenty of flowers, but they fade from vermilion to a sort of watermelon pink. I can comment on my long-term observations with my Summer Songs. They do sort of okay if we do not have a late, hard freeze. However, this past summer was the first year that any of them made a half-effort at reblooming. The flowers were small, but at least they were there. It may be like some of the other old hybrid perpetuals that had to be at least 6 or 7 years old before they would rebloom. They can be quite showy in the spring, but they are not like Crocus Rose by any stretch of the imagination.
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Diana, I don’t plan on contact RU because I learned from the past that it’s too much trouble just to get 12 or 18 bucks back. But I can’t help feeling a bit frustrated about what other wrong rose I could have. I am very fond of my roses and I do share them with my friends. I don’t like the idea that I have been feeding them the wrong information.
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KJ (9B, San Jose CA)
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last year
Thank you, Straw! I guess I will pay Regan a visit to see if they still have potted LEH. For some reason the potted roses I bought from Regan in the past didn't do very well. On the other side, bare root roses from Regan are all doing wonderfully. Maybe because those potted ones have been sitting in the pots for too long?

Thank you for the recommendation of Versigny. But it looks like more apricot pink which reminds me of Princesse Charlène de Monaco or Bliss.

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