Friday, July 8, 2011

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Hansa











"Hansa", bred by Schaum and van Tol, Holland 1905. Hansa is one of the more typical R. rugosa hybrids, having characteristics very similar to the species. Often ignored and even maligned as being an unsophisticated rose, it is a very attractive shrub that deserves garden space.

Hansa blooms throughout the season, in the same manner as R. rugosa, often displaying ripening hips at the same times as new blooms are opening.

The flowers are a clear magenta hue, not a true red. The photo is true to color.

Hansa offers the distinct Rugosa fragrance, which can be described as Old Rose mixed with clove.

Bloom form is fully double, but of no particular arrangement of petals. We could call this a rosette form of 4'' - 10,2 cm.


Like most of the Rugosa class, particularly the ones that most closely resemble the species, this shrub is completely resistant to the typical rose diseases. For this trait alone this rose can be placed high on the list of larger desirable shrub roses!

It has a height of 5' to 7' - 150 to 215 cm and a width of 4' to 7' - 120 to 215 cm. Given the space to get to this size, it forms a wonderful treelike form with an umbrella shaped canopy. Rather than pruning this shrub to keep it small, people should be encouraged to place it where it can be allowed to take on these treelike characteristics. It suckers profusely and can be used as screen.

The beauty of these old plants of Hansa is really impressive. And the smell... mmmm!
The flowers are edible, as the hips are! You can make jam of them, although a good friend of mine eats them just like that, without cooking! :) He says they are sooo sweet!

Zone 3 to 9. 

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses -Frederic Mistral

"Frederic Mistral", syns "The Children's Rose", bred by Meilland, France, 1996 - modern, large-flowered, hybrid tea, repeat-flowering.
A winner of so many awards for its ravishing fragrance: Baden-Baden Fragrance Award 1993, Leroeuix Fragrance Award 1994, Monza Fragrance Award 1994, Belfast Fragrance Award 1996.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Scepter d'Isle



"Scepter'd Isle"
Bred by David Austin (United Kingdom, 1989).
Shrub. English Rose Collection.
Soft pink shading to a paler pink on the outer petals. Strong, myrrh fragrance. 45 petals. Average diameter 3.5" - 9 cm. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Short, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 75 to 185 cm. Width of 60 to 105 cm.
Zone 5. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection.
Parents: Wife of Bath ® × Heritage
This is a charming rose which bears numerous, cupped flowers, with yellow stamens visible within.
The colour is a soft pink shading to a paler pink on the outer petals.
Its growth is rather upright, with its flowers held above the foliage. It flowers freely and continuously.
There is a powerful fragrance - an outstanding example of the English Rose fragrance, based on the myrrh note introduced with ‘Constance Spry’.
Winner of the R.N.R.S. Henry Edland Award for fragrance.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Shocking Blue




"Shocking Blue"
Bred by Reimer Kordes (Germany, 1985).
Floribunda.
Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 75 to 120 cm. Width of up to 60 cm.
Zone 7.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Chrysler Imperial



"Chrysler Imperial"
Bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (United States, 1952).
Hybrid Tea.
Dark red. Strong damask fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5"-aprox 12 cm. Very large, full, exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.
Compact. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 75 to 185 cm. Width of 60 to 120 cm.
Zone 6. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition or garden. Hardy. vigorous. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.
It really has a wonderful strong scent, you can sense it from far away.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Sharifa Asma



"Sharifa Asma"
Bred by David Austin (United Kingdom, 1989).
Shrub. English Rose Collection.
Light pink. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 90 to 150 cm. Width of 75 to 120 cm.
Myrrh scent mixed with Old Rose.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Ena Harkness



"Ena Harkness"
Bred by Albert Norman (United Kingdom, 1946).
Hybrid Tea.
Crimson.
Strong, damask fragrance. 30 petals. Full, high-centered bloom form. Remontant, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 60 to 75 cm. Width of 45 to 60 cm.

It can also be a climber, discovered by Gurteen & Ritson (Unknown, 1954).
Red Thea Hybrid. Strong, damask fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 365 to 455 cm. Width of 245 cm.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Chinatown



"Chinatown", "Ville de Chine"
Bred by Niels Dines Poulsen (Denmark, 1962).
Climber, Floribunda, Shrub.
Deep yellow. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), classic hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Climbing.
Height of 120 to 185 cm. Width of 90 to 120 cm.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - City of London



"City of London"
Bred by Harkness (United Kingdom, 1986).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1988 as 'City of London'.
Floribunda, Shrub.
Light pink. Strong, rose fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Large, double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Height of 80 to 205 cm. Width of 75 to 150 cm.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Valencia



"Valencia"
Bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany, 1989).
Hybrid Tea.
Amber - yellow. Strong, sweet rose fragrance. Up to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.75" - 12 cm. Large, full, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Medium, bushy, upright. Large foliage.
Height of 70 to 100 cm. Width of 65 to 120 cm.

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Alec's Red



"Alec's Red"
Bred by Alexander M. (Alec) Cocker (Scotland, 1970).
Hybrid Tea.
Crimson. Strong, heavy, damask fragrance. 36 to 40 petals. Average diameter 6" - 15cm. Very large, full, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Matte, dark green foliage.
Height of 75 to 90 cm. Width of up to 60 cm.
Parents: Fragrant Cloud and Dame de Coeur :).
It can be also a climber, discovered by Harkness (United Kingdom, 1975), red, strong fragrance, once-blooming spring or summer. As a climber, it needs a warmer climate.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Rose de Rescht / Rose de Resht












"Rose de Rescht"
Exact origin unknown. From Rasht (Iran) to Europe via Lindsay, UK, 1940.
It is a wonderful Portland Damask rose that was rediscovered in Persia in 1945 by an English gardener by the name of Nancy Lindsay. It is one of the wonderful mysteries of the Old Garden Rose history.
Being of the Portland group, Rose de Rescht is capable of several flushes of repeat bloom throughout the season in distinct cycles.
It is quite disease resistant, and healthy.
It is a beautiful opening bud, that quickly grows to reflex into a pompon form.


The scent is exceptional in quality; pure sweet Damask with a hint of spices.

This is the rose that is often recommended to people who are contemplating buying their first Heritage Rose, as it is trouble free, well behaved, and very rewarding.
An outstanding rose that is quite easy to grow.

Royal Cultural Society Award of Garden Merit 1993.

Compact, dense bush. It suckers on its own roots. Healthy foliage.
Height of 3' to 4' - 90 to 120 cm. Width of up to 30'' - up to 75 cm.
Very full, over 41 petals bloom form, average diameter of 2.5'' - 6 cm.

One of my favourite roses, small but strong. I make a wonderful jam out of its petals :).

Intoxicating Fragranced Roses - Kazanlik / Rosa Damascena Trigintipetala








Rosa damascena var. trigintipetala
Trindafil
Also referenced as: Kazanlyk, R. gallica var. damascena f. trigintipetala, Trendaphil

Introduced in Germany by Dr. Georg Dieck in 1889 as 'Rosa damascena var. trigintipetala'.

Deep pink Damask.Unknown origin (before 1612).

Pink, white undertones, ages to lighter. 30 petals. Average diameter 2" - 5 cm. Medium, double, in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Small, glandular sepals, leafy sepals buds.

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, well-branched. Light green foliage. 7 leaflets.Height of 5' to 8' (150 to 245 cm). Width of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm).Zone 4.

Vigorous. Prune lightly after flowering is finished. This rose blooms on old wood. So, don't cut it down.

Strong, centifolia fragrance. PROBABLY THE MOST FRAGRANCED ROSE OF ALL!

'Kazanlik' seems to be the same Damask-type which is also cultivated in Isparta/Turkey and Isfahan/Iran for making the famous ATTAR. Supposedly it was brought to Bulgaria by the Turkish when Bulgaria was under Ottoman domination.
Cultivated extensively in the Rose Valley (Bulgarian: Розова долина, Rozova dolina), a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains and the eastern part of the lower Sredna Gora chain to the south. Geologically, it consists of two river valleys, those of the Stryama to the west and the Tundzha to the east. The total area is about 3,300 square kilometers.
This valley is famous for its rose-growing industry which have been cultivated there for centuries, and which produces 85% of the world's rose oil. The extracts are used by perfumeries all over the world.
The centre of the rose oil industry is Kazanlik, while other towns of importance include Karlovo, Sopot, Kalofer and Pavel Banya. Each year, festivals are held celebrating roses and rose oil.
The picking season lasts from May to June
. During this period, the area gives off a pleasant scent and is covered with multi-coloured flowers. The gathering process, traditionally a woman's task, requires great dexterity and patience. The flowers are carefully cut one by one and laid in willow-baskets which are then sent to the distilleries.
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