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Mon, Nov 14, 05 at 1:56
| I have a climbing rose which I would love to i.d. It is a floribunda with a single flower. It opens red with a yellow centre. As the bloom matures it changes to a crimson/pink sort of colour and the centre fades to white. It looks a lot like the rose 'Eye paint' but the white centre is of course yellow. It's a fantastic rose. It is one of the first to start blooming in the season and one of the last to finish. What is it??
Cheers, Dee. |
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| Hi Dee-sounds very much like a rose I used to grow in Perth named COCKTAIL. Exactly that colouring etc. regards sandie |
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| It's hardly a floribunda, but same as Sandie, I believe that's Cocktail. It's modern shrub/climber, intruduced by Meilland. Masses of red/crimson flowers with yellow centre. Very eyecatching! Although an amazing display, it has just one drawback (to me) -- no fragrance. Some books say it has some light fragrance, but we don't believe everyhting we read, don't we ? :-) -Tom |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cocktail @ Meilland
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| Thankyou so much Sandie and Tom. That is definitely it! As soon as I read the name it all came back to me. Tom, I agree it really has no perfume to speak of, but I think that is far outweighed by the sheer number of roses it gives and it's long season. BTW, if it's not a floribunda, what would you call it? I thought floribunda referred to a cluster of flowers with more than one open at once. Can you please tell me because I'm only on my L plates when it comes to roses. Cheers, |
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| Generally, floribundas are derived from polyantha class of roses, thus they have large blooms, several flowers per stem, but are very short shrubs, smaller than hybrid teas. Plus, as David Austin says, climbing sports of floribunda roses are rare and usually not great (of course, there are exceptions). Roses like Cocktail are derived from shrub and rambling roses, and some vigorous wild rose species (rosa wichuraiana) which produce masses of tiny flowers (usually single to semi-double) and grow very quickly. So, although abundant in flowers, Cocktail doesn't fit into floribunda class by its parentage and flower shape. -Tom |
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| The general consensus is that it is classed as a 'Modern Shrub/Climber" Hope this helps. regards sandie |
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| Thankyou both. I am now informed (if not a little confused), but I think I understand. There have been some roses I have seen listed as Floribundas which helped confuse me I think. And there I was, feeling a little bit clever, calling it a Floribunda!! Oh well...you live and learn. When will I ever get my P plates in roses?? lol. Cheers, Dee. |
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