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Eric Hardy:
In praise of the single rose

It has been a dry hot couple of days so I have been carrying a lot of water this evening. It gave me a chance to think of a subject for a new thread. So here are a few shots in praise of the single roses in our garden. Unlike the Hybrid Teas and Floribundas in our now old and defunct rose bed these single roses have gone on and on for decades.

The first is Rosa “Moyesii” which has been growing against our summer house for 45 years. It grows stems like small tree trunks with vicious thorns which we thin out from time to time. Described in the RHS A -Z as vigorous, I have to say that this is the understatement of all time and the topmost bloom is above our first floor gutter at this moment so it must be over 16 ft tall. I have only seen this in one other place and that was the NT Barrington Hall in Somerset where it was growing up a gable wall.






 Not easy to weed around this as you can see


The second is Rosa “Cantabrigiensis” which has a single yellow rose which is very attractive and whose blooms have been out for over three weeks and are still going strong. We have two bushes about 8 to 10 feet high. One is about 40 years old and the other was grown by Anthea from a cutting of the original.



The third is Mermaid which grows up the west wall of our house. This has been there for about 30 years. This is not in bloom yet so the photo is from an earlier year.



The fourth, Rosa “Ragusa”,  is pretty indestructible and thrives on the far bank of our tiny pond.



The fifth is Rosa “Summer Breeze” which grows up a screen by our drive. This was planted in 1999 so is just a youngster




The sixth is Rosa “American Pillar” which also grows right across the summerhouse roof.



The seventh is an interesting rose called Rosa “Farreri” or “the threepenny bit rose”. This was propagated about 40 years ago by Anthea from a cutting from her parents garden and it grows by our side gate onto the common.



Lastly, Kiftsgate. I know I have recently posted pictures of this in the discussion on the Master Database but I will include it here to complete the series. It grows at least 30 feet up into our conifer.





Eric H

ideasguy:
That is a very good topic you've started Eric, and a great selection of plants to get things rolling.
Great photos!

I have a single rose growing in my hedge which came with the house! Don't know its name though - what we call a wild Irish rose, I guess.
We also have another which is growing close to a hedge, but it is some form of old rose, almost like a cabbage rose. The scent is absolutely gorgeous. It only flowers once (pink), of course, but my wife loves it. I'm trying to "cultivate" it.

Rosa 'Farreri' and 'American Pillar' are very nice roses, I have to say. Thewy all look like good value for money, with such a lifetime  :)

Those thorns look downright dangerous! I can never, and I mean never, go near a rose without gettin a scratch which draws blood.
Mixing plants which require weeding with roses is madness! Needless to say, I do it  ::)

Is there any scent with any of your single roses?

A request if I may. If you get a chance to take that 2nd one again in your presentation (Rosa 'Moyesii') when its not basking in the sunshine I would love to include it (and the others you've posted of course) in the Master Database.

Lyn and Malcolm:

Snap Eric and snap again



Ours is about 4 years old, and only 5 foot tall at the moment, have been taking pics of the buds and flowers today, a really lovely rose, just hope it don't get too big, otherwise it will have to be out. It is labeled moyesii Geranium

The second snap is Cantabrigiensis another lovely rose, about 7 foot tall at the moment.



Malcolm

ideasguy:
OK, I missed commenting on that - Rosa 'Cantabrigiensis' looks lower nice indeed.

I'd prefer roses with more foliage. I dont like long bare stems.
Any in those singles to fit the bill?

Eric Hardy:

--- Quote from: ideasguy on May 30, 2009, 11:05:34 PM ---Is there any scent with any of your single roses?
--- End quote ---
That is the downside, George, they are not heavily scented although R. Ragusa does have a faint delicate scent.

--- Quote ---A request if I may. If you get a chance to take that 2nd one again in your presentation (Rosa 'Moyesii') when its not basking in the sunshine I would love to include it (and the others you've posted of course) in the Master Database
--- End quote ---
I have just been outside to take some more photos before the sun gets round to it. At present the conifer is shading it. I will post them after breakfast.

Eric H

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