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I'm looking for suggestions on a new rose for my front garden. It will have to cope with Tropaeolum speciosum as a back drop colour, therefore I need something that is not going to be lost with the deep orange/red back drop colour nor contrast way too much. The hedge will also be covered in bright blue metallic berries a wee bit later in the year, hopefully the rose will still be flowering, therefore have to factor those in too.
My head is bursting as there's way too much choice but often the descriptions don't take into account the change in flower colour from opening to fading. Therefore hope some of you will be able to suggest something suitable.
I've added a picture of the Tropaeolum for reference. Thanks for any suggestion - I'd be grateful to be able to narrow down to a couple rather than masses :)




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Shades of yellow spring to mind as suitable especially for the dark foliage and berries later. I should think pink and red are out. Are you looking for a tea rose or a floribunda perhaps?
There are a couple of lovely soft yellows tinged with apricot but names escape at the moment!

20 Jun, 2014

 

I too Angie am looking for 1 more scented rose.

Just not sure what to choose from.

Good Luck

20 Jun, 2014

 

Iceberg?

20 Jun, 2014

 

I saw 'Pat Austin' at an open garden recently - a wonderful amber and gold. She might be a candidate.

21 Jun, 2014

 

Shepherdess - Wollerton Old Hall - Grace - Pat Austin - Port Sunlight lots of colours will go with or shine up against your Trapaeolum. If you go on, think it is www.classicroses.co.uk website, there is a colour chart for clicking on which you might find useful in helping you decide which colour rose. I found that very useful, you do not have to buy from there just compare colours etc. good luck :O)

21 Jun, 2014

 

I would suggest a HARRY WHEATCROFT rose, it's also fragrant.

21 Jun, 2014

 

Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions. I had though the yrllow/apricot /orange tones too but wasn't quite sure. I'm glad that most of you confirmed my thoughts. I'll keep you all posted on which one I choose.

21 Jun, 2014

 

I would choose Wollerton Old Hall. Lovely scent, creamy colour with apricot centre.

21 Jun, 2014

 

At Chelsea this year one of the plants that stood out for me was a rich golden yellow rose called Victoria Pendleton. I don't normally go for roses and not normally yellows either but this one just glowed .

22 Jun, 2014

 

Well folks, armed with all the info I gleaned from the net on your suggestions, off I trotted to the GC this afternoon.
I had Grace and Wollerton Old Hall at the top of the list.
I took a huge chunk of the Tropaeolum flowers with me and boy I'm glad I did - how different each and every rose looked next too it.
What did I settle for?........R. The Lark Ascending. Whilst most of the others looked good - The Lark Ascending looked best and I fell for the flower shape, which is quite different to all the others I have. It's not terribly fragrant but where it's to be planted, I doubt that it would matter too much anyway.
Thanks to you all for pointing me in the right direction of lemons/apricots - what a clever bunch. The orange/red of the Tropaeolum clashed with almost everything else.

22 Jun, 2014

 

Just had a google - very nice. :-))

23 Jun, 2014

 

Isn't it Spritz - its sitting in the back garden still and I can't keep staring at it. I don't think a plant has had that effect on my for a while!

23 Jun, 2014

 

Thats a beautiful rose, you will enjoy seeing that grow into a lovely display in a couple of years if not sooner. :O)

23 Jun, 2014

 

What a wonderful name for a rose! Its one of my favourite pieces of music and the other day I discovered it was a poem too. It will look great with you Tropaeolums.

23 Jun, 2014

 

I am gonna have to get a bigger garden. Every time someone makes a suggestion on this site, I google is and then just want want want. Lovely choice, I have never seen that rose before, but it is now on the list.

23 Jun, 2014

 

I certainly hope so Oliveoil :)
Stera - I am not familiar with the music, I will look it up.
Nannijii - that's the trouble - our eyes are bigger than our gardens ;)

24 Jun, 2014

 

Do, Scottish. Its by Vaughan Williams and imitates the sound of a lark going ever higher until its almost out of hearing.

24 Jun, 2014

 

I love that expression Scottish , I am definitely going to use it!!!

24 Jun, 2014

 

A lovely piece of music Stera - I don't generally listen to classical but thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for pointing me in it's direction.
Nannijii - it's a good one to use :)

25 Jun, 2014

 

So glad you enjoyed it Scottish.

25 Jun, 2014

How do I say thanks?

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