Recommendations for fragrant roses to plant in my garden in Oakland, CA? | |
I have one American Beauty bush and it does great! Very fragrant, so I plan to plant some more, and I am looking for some suggestions for other good varieties, ones that are fragrant, big roses, preferably either red or sunset colors. Thanks!
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1There are awards for modern roses with the best fragrance
http://www.rosefile.com/RosePages/AwardsFragrance.html
Scarlet, orange and yellow are the least likely to have fragrance due to the genetics of the original yellow rose from China being unscented. Roses with thin petals are often more fragrant but they do not last once cut. Austen and Carruth have specialized in breeding roses with scent.
Reds;
Don Juan has an ARS reating of 8.2 about 30 petals and great fragrance as does Etoile de Hollande
Mr Lincoln has perfect HT blooms and award quality scent. It is also disease resistant for me. ARS 8.9
Austin has Tess D'Urbervilles as climber, L.D. Braithwaite as a shrub. Both are a good bright crimson red but Tess is a larger flower with a stronger scent.
Jayne Austin-butter yellow apricot - English rose
Super Star - salmon orange - Hybrid Tea
Amber Queen - apricot orange - Polyantha
Norwich Castle - apricot yellow - Polyantha
Alchymist - yellows and deep apricot - Climbing
Elizabeth of Glamis - salmon
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