Madame Lambard

Madame Lambard (Bloomfield cemetery Tea), Lacharme 1877

Tea 

Seedling of Madame de Tartas

One of the most beautiful old Teas this Madame Lambard. In America she's called Madame Lombard but that's 100% historically incorrect!

Deep pink with salmon shine, quintessential Tea/China shaped flowers. Her appearance has a wide range of colors. She can grow light pink flowers to even white. When fully open the flowers are rather full, Maman Cochet style. The fragrance is very good. Madame Lambard has a very long blooming season. Almost non stop in flower.

It's a vigorous tea that can reach 150X150 cm or 5X5 feet. Some say even bigger. Foliage is healthy. Zone 6b to 11b. Rain and heat resistant.

Madame Lambard is one of the parents of the famous Tea legend Maman Cochet and it definitely shows. 

Recommended rose

Leander

Leander, Austin 1982

English rose 

Charles Austin X unknown seedling 

Leander is a child of Charles Austin and a brother of a Shropshire Lad and it definitely shows. Clusters of magnificent rosette shaped old fashioned blooms in the good old Austin style. Big and in cream/orange /peach and apricot. There's a strong fruity fragrance present, much like Charles Austin. 

Leander is a slender upright going rose and if you let it go or give some support she will reach 300 cm or 9 feet. If you prefer her as a shrub then prune her back by half in spring. Right after the first flush you can deadhead quite deep, let's say at least 30 cm or 1 foot. If you want her to climb then you prune very light in spring. Remember to grow her as horizontally as possible when bred as a climber.

Zone 5b, heat and rain tolerant.

Leander was one of the first DA roses to get canceled and again this was a big mistake as it has good sturdy canes which can uphold the flowers very good. Beautiful flowers and a good fragrance. 

Recommended rose 

Mademoiselle de Sombreuil

Mademoiselle de Sombreuil, Robert 1851

George Washington Richardson 

La biche 

Sombreuil 

Tea 

Seedling of Gigantesque 

When we think of Sombreuil we immediately think of that vigorous climber with big, very flat rosettes but this rose isn't the real Sombreuil and she's certainly not a Tea. Research showed that the rose in commerce known as Sombreuil (Colonial white) is a Wichuraiana hybrid and of much more recent origin... 

The real Mademoiselle de Sombreuil is an elegant Tea with a moderate growth up to 120 cm or 4 feet. With some support she can make a nice pillar rose. Flowers are medium to big, very double or full, cream with pink shading in the center. They stand mostly in small clusters. Fragrance can vary from mild Tea to strong Tea. She blooms all summer and autumn long. 

This is a rather tender Tea that needs zone 7b to 10b. Some winterprotection in winter is advised in colder regions. Loves full sun. 

Mademoiselle de Sombreuil was an 18th century aristocrat. Her father got captured by the revolutionaries in 1792 and would face the guillotine. His daughter begged the men to release her father. "We will do that if you drink a glass filled with fresh blood from a decapitated prisoner" they replied. She immediately agreed and she saw how they filled a glass with blood gushing out of a decapitated man. She drank it all and they promised to release her father but a few days later he still died from the guillotine. 

Mademoiselle de Sombreuil became a symbol of the cruelty of the French revolutionairies. 

American beauty climbing

American beauty climbing, Hoopes Bro, Thomas & Co 1906

Wichuraiana rambler 

Parentage:

R. Wichuraiana Crép synonym X Marion Dingee

Pollen: American beauty, Hybrid Perpetual Lédéchaux

Rather large, semi double, carmine pink to deep pink flowers with a good fragrance. Borne mostly solitary or in small clusters.

One of the largest flowered Wichuraiana Ramblers and it does repeat a little bit later in the season. 

Strong, vigorous growth up to 500 cm 15 feet. Ideal for fences, pergola's, arches, big obelisks and even small old trees.

Zone 5b to 9b, can take shade and is rain tolerant. Health overall is good.

A rose which is rather unknown in Europe but quite popular in the USA. Apparently the pollen parent from Lédéchaux, American beauty, is identical to Ulrich brunner fils. 

Great colorful fushia display in early summer 

Veilchenblau

Veilchenblau, Schmidt, Germany 1909

Multiflora rambler 

Seedling of Crimson rambler 

One of the most well-known ramblers because of its multitude of small, semi double mauve flowers. Of course they are not blue but with some imagination it comes close. Nevertheless it's a very beautiful sight when in full bloom and rather unusual. 

The little flowers stand in medium clusters and have a mild apple to Lilly of the valley fragrance. 

Growth is vigorous with lots of twiggy canes and shoots. Rather easy to train this rambler can reach 7 meters or 21 feet. At its very best when it can cover a gazebo or small roof. So when it can grow horizontally covering a large structure it will reward you with quit a show. Of course you can also use it for pergola's, arches etc...

Veilchenblau can suffer from mildew when the spot is too windy are au contraire not windy enough. It's an old feature of many Multiflora Ramblers to be rather susceptible to mildew. Dorothy Perkins and Excelsa had it so bad they got replaced by mildew free clones. Super Dorothy and Super Excelsa replaced the old ones. They are an improved version. 

A very hardy zone 5b to 9b rambler that can take shade. 

If you love mauve in great quantities? This is the one for you! 

La Noblesse

La Noblesse, Pastoret 1856

Centifolia

Seedling of Louise Peyronny

A very underrated and beautiful Centifolia. Flowers are big, pink to carmine pink, very full, shaggy and very fragrant. They remind me of those from Coup d'Hebé, the famous Bourbon. 

The flowers stand in small clusters 

Nice, rounded shrub with a balanced growth. 150X150 cm or 5X5 feet. Because she's once blooming she's healthy and not susceptible to Blackspot. Very hardy zone 4b to 9b

If you want a less known Centifolia with very beautiful flowers and good Fragrance then you should try La Noblesse 

Rosa Laevigata / Cherokee rose

Rosa Laevigata/Cherokee rose

Rosa Sinica 

Wild species 

Rosa Laevigata is found in the wild in Southeast China and Taiwan. It is probably closely related to Rosa Gigantea.

It's a tall climber that, when given space, can climb up to 10 meters or 30 feet. The foliage is dark green and glossy. It's very healthy and evergreen. In early summer the plant is covered with large (10cm) single flowers with golden stamen. They exude a very strong fragrance.

The rose got introduced to the Southern United States and is now the State flower of Georgia. Sometimes considered as an invasive species but that's not the case. Rosa Laevigata is tender and can't survive in zones lower than 7b so it can't expand much to the north. In Europe the R. Laevigata Cooper's Burmese is a rare beauty and can be seen in the Mediterranean and in the warmer areas of Cornwall and Devon. 

The name "Cherokee rose" was given because of its association with the "Trail of tears". The white petals stand for the tears the Cherokee women shed when they were forced to leave their homeland and move to the US forts. The golden stamen represent the gold the white Americans stole from them. 

Beautiful rose!