gorgeous yellow and deep orange

15 years ago

My husband bought me these roses for Valentine's day and I'm trying to ID them. Please help if you can. I'd love to grow them!

The base of the petals are a rich yellow with a deep rusty orange tip. As the bud opens, the orange color explodes! They have a light scent - somewhat citrus-y or mildly spicy. Stamens are yellow.

Any suggestions?

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petaloid
15 years ago
Most florist greenhouse-grown varieties are not available as garden plants, but it could be Leonidas which is one you can buy. I used to grow it and the blooms were gorgeous but it was susceptible to many fungus diseases.

I'll put a link below, but just know that if you get it you'll need to spray it with fungicide:

Here is a link that might be useful: Leonidas
midnightgardener
15 years ago
It looks like a HT called Hot Chocolate.

Hot Chocolate HT
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diane_nj 6b/7a
15 years ago
Yeah, I agree that it is Leonidas (I bought some for our flower show table last weekend), available from Garden Valley Ranch. Garden Valley Ranch also has Estelle, which is a child of Leonidas.

Here is a link that might be useful: Estelle at GVR
nickelsmumz8
15 years ago
Leonidas. I love it and I've memorized it. :)
diane_nj 6b/7a
15 years ago
The chocolates (Leonidas is a Belgian chocolate company) are better than the rose... ;-)