red rose ID?

18 years ago

this rose was growing at my house when i moved in. there are half a dozen of them, all large and healthy despite being neglected for who knows how many years. i moved them and cut them way back but they're already as tall as me again (six feet). the flowers last practically forever, and are such a bright red that they almost look like they glow, when they're new. as they age the red gets just a bit pinker and there's a little purpling at the edges. the leaves have very little blackspot which is impressive for my garden, are glossy but not extremely so, and the new leaves are a darker, reddish green. they propagate easily, grow quickly, and don't seem bothered by a somewhat shady spot. JBs don't bother them. they bloom singly or in threes (in the picture of buds i'm attaching, the angle makes it look like 4, but really it's a single and a cluster of three). also, they have very little or no scent. can anybody help me identify these?

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rosetom
18 years ago
Thanks for posting this - hopefully, you'll get a lot of traffic.

Based on the picture and your description, it's safe to say it's not Mister Lincoln. Mister Lincoln's buds don't look like that. Neither do Oklahoma's or Ingrid Bergman's, some other reds that I have. Liebeszauber might be a possiblity, although mine doesn't go pinker as far as I've noticed.

I hate to say it, but more pictures are probably needed to narrow it down more.
Marcy72
Original Author
18 years ago
thanks for the advice :) and yes, i want to post more pictures, but my husband's out of town and he took the camera with him- otherwise i'd be out there taking more right now :) these are just the ones i already had on my computer.

Liebeszauber's pics on HMF are similar, although i need to go out and see; that particular unfurling look to the center seems a bit different than mine. and alec's red is listed as strongly scented, which this rose definitely is not. but i'm determined to figure it out :) thanks for the help!
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