Thanks Natacha

That's a great success story Kathleen! I've heard a little bit about the rose "rustling" from cemeteries and such in the southern US. I'd love to get down and see the collection. Then off to see the Bermuda mystery roses...

Sacramento Cemetery Has a lot of older roses that has been saved by the Historical Society. Many are not named and are listed as Found.

Thanks for your comments - and I'm with you about the grafting and rootstock suckers. It's something new rose gardeners should really understand and watch for if they're buying grafted roses.

I made the mistake of not burying my roses this spring. What do you suggest I do? Should I mulch them up really good or hill some dirt around them? Im adding compost around them (it will be cow manure mixed with hay from my dad’s cow) that will bring the soil level up to the graft. If I mulch heavily would it be okay, do you think? I’m in Ohio zone 6a

Where did you get Reine des Violettes? I have been trying to get this rose for a couple of years.

@@gitanjalikolanad5947 You can find it at High Country Roses.

Thanks for sharing your picks. Those bourbon roses are wonderfully scented, but I share your experience with blackspot!

My list is going to expand after this video...

It's a great rose - even if it needs a little protection in my area.

High Country Roses (CO) and Roses Unlimited (SC) have also been good for me, as well as being slightly more affordable.

Thanks Anne. Some take more attention than others, but it's generally a winter defoliation and then spray with reduce overwintering spores. The spray might be bordeaux mix or dormant oil/lime sulfur. In spring I do watch for the onset of blackspot and manually defoliate the worst leaves from susceptible varieties. Wettable sulfur spray is fairly tried and true to reduce foliar disease, as is potassium bicarbonate.

Thanks. It's funny that we need to relearn the same lessons over and over, but it was only a generation ago that David Austin proved the value of some of these older genetics in breeding. And he definitely didn't exhaust all the choices, but really concentrated on just a few parents as the foundations of his breeding program. So to my mind, there are whole sections of the rose family tree that would be great "re-introductions" to the trade both as great garden plants and as inspiration for amateur rose breeders.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I think a lot of it is simply human nature. When we are young, we take for granted the wisdom and experience of the elderly until we begin to realize that we too are aging and begin to understand the the wisdom and experiences of those here before us. The knowledge and techniques we have today are the discoveries of the Austins, Kenedys, Perkins, and all those who wanted to find ways to keep their plants strong and healthy, but only keep the "Best" qualities. Unfortunately some of the critical hardiness and longevity were hybridized out of the plants for no thorns, bigger fuller petals, and more preferred fragrances. Of course there are always a few who try to keep reminding us that we need to preserve the originals, but they are less and less as time goes on. The good news is that the wild roses are still all over the world as unruly as ever. We may have lost some of their names, but even the strongest hybrids will eventually revert back to their origins in time. I am a bit unruly myself, so that's probably why I prefer the more traditional roses. Lol I really appreciate and enjoy all of the amazing advancement in horticulture. I use that gained knowledge all the time, but there is just something about planting a plant and letting it be itself. 😉 I will probably let my young roses just grow for a while, see how they develop, and watch what they do naturally. If they need some attention over time (which we know they will) I will begin that training process when needed. Because I am in the tropics, even at 4,600 ft/1,600m, the roses will have a minimal dormant period, so that will be something to watch for and see how they respond. The Cambia finally released a single beautiful flower this week, so only the Queen Elizabeth has not revealed herself yet, but we know that the Queen takes her time, so we will simply wait until she is ready. 🙂 Did I mention that I'm not a very patient person.😆😂🤣🤪 Keep up the good work, but remember to take some to smell the roses and enjoy your family during these summer months. Yes, I know it's your busiest time, but it's also prime time for making memories with your wife and children.😉 Just take a day off here and there, or even a short day now and then enjoy the warm weather because it doesn't hang around very long.🤙

American beauty has a second & third names..as frou Karl druschki & snow queen i have it coming second wk. of November.. along with 28 other old damask & other old roses..can’t wait.. England

Please do propagate it so you have more of them...as insurance! Is it like burgundy ice or ruby wedding? Neither are frilly though

Thanks. I'll note it down.

It has exceptional form and depth of color! It gets a little blackspot in my garden, but our climate brings that out in roses!

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thanks I’ll keep an eye out for that.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Update blooms are open and I can’t believe the scent, I can smell them all over the place!

Thanks Peter for adding your pick! Definitely worthwhile to grow

I've heard of it but I haven't grown it myself.

If you ever come to Powell River, I will give you a couple of cuttings. Our Garden Tour is on June 11th - There will be a lot of roses in bloom.

Thanks. Another great choice!

Thanks Diana - I've seen a little bit of variability on Comte de Chambord, especially in the cooler early part of the season.

Lol. Thanks Steven. I always find it amusing when people debate proper pronunciation of plant names online. I guess that's what you'll get when it's a global audience with all sorts of diverse accents and regional variation. I always take a few "corrections" when I use the more Americanized cle-MAH-tis, which similarly shifts the emphasis the the second vowel sound. Not that there's a definitively right answer in botanical pronunciation, but in my defense the word Damask is related the city Damascus, which has the emphasis on the second syllable in both British and American English.

The roses known as Scots roses at least bear a little bit of namesake, but there are plenty of wild spinosissima roses across the whole of Eurasia, so it's not exclusively from a natively Celtic area. But then the Celts have a lot of geography in their origins too, so not a bad fit.

Thanks Rachel. I don't know that one, but I always enjoy a rose with a good story attached!

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm as do I ! Another interesting experience with this rose. I recently was able to take a cutting from a generous rosarians garden. The rose is called Zi Yen Fe Wu. This rose is identical to my bourbon “Maggie”. When I asked the rosarian, she replied, yes it is thought to be the same rose

That's interesting - I hope it's not too severe!

Black lace elderberry

Hi Elaine. Use www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php to search for rose information. It's the best database out there, and it's free (or by voluntary donation) to use. There's no specific time - it all depends on conditions. You can speed things along a bit by deadheading the spent blooms promptly and offering a light feeding of fertilizer. I typically see a turn-around of about 3-4 weeks if the roses are getting the conditions they like.

Hi Petra. I don't know the collection very well in Van Dusen (haven't been there for years!) I wonder if blooming this early it could be 'Robusta' instead. Then again, Vancouver's usually a little bit ahead of the valley.

crepuscule & china roses is common in my area of India, thanx for all this information about roses, it's beautiful...👍

Thanks. There's so much opportunity to confuse the identities of these older roses - so it wouldn't surprise me to see multiple varieties floating around with the same name.

We sell the plants here on the farm - about an hour east of Vancouver BC.

As a younger plant in a pot, it's struggled a bit for me - but I've seen mature specimens in other gardens do extremely well in out moist climate. I suspect that (much like many roses) a good strong root system makes all the difference. On Helpmefind, it's rated as "Excellent" for heat tolerance, which makes sense for its genetics.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm That’s helpful. I’m going to bookmark Mutabilis for the future as a rose I might try. People talk about hothouses for plants. But with weather patterns shifting, I need a chill-house for plants if there is such a word.

I've only grown Sydonie for 1 year now - but he blooms were fantastic! Very pretty form (to my tastes). It's a bit early for me to compare the overall shrub performance to Jacques Cartier, but so far they seem fairly similar.

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm planning to buy sydonie. By the look they both same. So asked your suggestion. Thank you so much. I am in zone 8 texas. Looking for old rose that repeats well with fragrant

The best hips I've seen for eating (flavor and size) are from rosa rugosa species and hybrids.

Sorry, but we don't collect or offer rose seeds for sale at this time.

My pleasure. It's Rosarium Uetersen

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thanks

You'll still see a couple of them widespread in commerce (like the Bourbon 'Zephirine Drouhin') but most you will have to find in specialty nurseries. Assuming you're in the US, there are loads of good choices: High Country Roses, Rogue Valley Roses, Heirloom Roses, Northland Rosarium, Angel Gardens, some directly from David Austin roses, and Palatine is in Canada, but they ship into the US in spring. I probably left out some other major suppliers (unintentionally), but you get the point: lots of good sources.

No, I haven't really dealt with gophers. The wire seems like a good approach, but frustrating to use I bet.

No, I haven't seen it, but I'll look it up now!

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm it’s such a pretty rose. Wish I could add a picture. It had piles of 1”, cupped, flower clusters. 😍

Thanks so much!