Rose Angel Face
By seaburngirl
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Just a quick blog about this rose. It was raised by a GoY member if memory serves me correctly. I planted it about 2013/14 and I have been delighted with it. It has such glossy leaves and the stems are a rich red when young. It can be a bit lax but I do like it very much.
The buds are tight and show colour early on. They are a lovely shape too.
This is the shrub today, masses of flowers and buds to come. It flowers all summer too
The close up of the flower; it is also lightly scented and does well in a vase.
23 May, 2020
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A beautiful creation.
23 May, 2020
Love this colour it has a lovely form looks so healthy too..
23 May, 2020
Very beautiful rose indeed...
24 May, 2020
What a beauty! I'd love that one in my garden, alas no more room.
24 May, 2020
Lovely!
24 May, 2020
That's a "proper" rose. What a beauty!
24 May, 2020
It's beautiful. I can't remember a GoY member raising a plant, I wonder who it was … ?
(You don't need to answer that lol it's just me wondering)
25 May, 2020
If I could remember I'd let them know what a beauty it is. I do know Barbara [Spritzhenry] also had one and it was because of her interest that I took one.
25 May, 2020
Hmm...it's not like the 'Angel Face' that I am familiar with. That's a lavender, richly fragrant floribunda with ruffled, semidouble blooms, and satin finish foliage.
26 May, 2020
That's the working name it came with plus a code number. wonder if it has been renamed then if there is already one catalogued with that name.
26 May, 2020
I have been in touch with Barbara [Spritzhenry] and this is what she says:
'' rose is called ‘Angelface’ or ‘Engelsgesicht’. It wasn’t bred in the UK, it came from a breeder in Germany. I can’t recall his name, but he couldn’t think what to call it, so the GOY member (Rosefriend) who lives out there asked if she could hold a competition of GOY members. He agreed and the winner got a rose as a prize! Then another member, whose name escapes me, asked if she could buy a rosebush. He agreed to release 20 bushes as Angelface wasn’t going to be available in the UK. The first members who wanted one had to send a message to her and you and I were lucky enough to get one. I agree, I think it is a fabulous rose, healthy and with gorgeous blooms.''
She had done a blog about it
https://www.growsonyou.com/spritzhenry/blog/17499-exciting
26 May, 2020
A really lovely rose! Shame it's not for sale here in the UK!
26 May, 2020
I was sorry when Spritzhenry left Goy. I always enjoyed her posts and still wonder how she is when there is flooding.
26 May, 2020
She is keeping well, I email her regularly Stera. I think she still posts on another garden forum. I miss her photos too.
26 May, 2020
Another beautiful rose.
28 May, 2020
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It's a beautiful colour
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