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Lovely images of 'Rosette Delizy'!
It's one that took a while to grow on me too but I admire it more and more. I love its robust good health and beautiful foliage. It is very generous with its bloom and rebloom - even by Tea standards - and the range of bloom colour and form is fascinating. Before I grew this rose, I had the impression it was rather garish in colour - that it lacked subtlety - but how wrong I was! It's true that the shades of red and yellow can be strong at times but that is just one of many, many faces.
'Rosette Delizy' is one of the most garden worthy of Teas in my garden (mild winters, hot, dry summers) and it surprises me that it's not better known and more widely grown.
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Thanks for the kind words.
I too used to think RD was just another superficial two-tone. She really has some depth to her once she get a little maturity on her. Rarely without bloom and keeps going until the hard freezes hit.
I am glad I heeded the words of Jeri Jennings on the GW and got this one from ARE.
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Yes, quite a photo. We greatly appreciate your photo contributions to HMF.
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Love this gorgeous rose - the colors are so rich compared to most teas. And the bi-color teas are wonderful because it's like getting two roses in one - perfect for those who don't have room for lots of roses.
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I purchased this rose from Bishop's Lodge in June and saw the first bloom this week. It's a startling crimson shade with no blue tones whatsoever, nothing like the other photos posted here. The fragrance is divine, very rosy, jammy.
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That should be spectacular! Have you chosen the varieties yet?
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thank you billy! my selection will be based on availability with priority given to size since a primary purpose of the hedge is privacy from the road - the taller and denser the better. Mrs. BR Cant would be perfect - but I'd love to have them all. I have a small collection of own-roots on a balcony for now which include G. Nabonnand, Rose Hedge Cottage Pink, Papillon and Rosette Delizzy. Would love to hear any suggestions.
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Thinking about old remnant Teas I've seen that were probably planted in this country in the early 1900s, I'm always reminded of how well they stand the test of time - and how they seem to get better with age. They really are the perfect rose for a big country hedge, especially if you can give them an extra ration of water through the dry spells while they are getting established. What you do today may well be there to delight rose lovers in a hundred years time!
I love all the varieties you mention. It's always a matter of personal taste and, as you say, availability, but I can give you a list of other Teas I've seen surviving as very old healthy plants and others can add to it:
'Maman Cochet'
'Mme Lambard'
'Anna Olivier'/'Lady Roberts'
The rose sold under the name "Princesse de Sagan" (may be 'Professeur Ganiviat')
'Comtesse de Labarthe'/ 'Duchesse de Brabant'
'Monsieur Tillier'/'Archiduc Joseph' (can get huge)
'General Schablikine'
'General Gallieni' (likes to sprawl sideways but is tough as boots and a marvellous rose)
'Homere'
"A foundling in commerce in Aust as Mme Hoste" that may be 'Auguste Comte'
'Marie Van Houtte'
'Hugo Roller'
'Souvenir de Pierre Notting'
"Octavus Weld"
'Safrano' and 'Isabella Sprunt'
'Devoniensis' (takes longer than most to get established but gets there in the end and is very beautiful and very tough)
'Lady Hillingdon'
Then the Alister Clarks - 'Lorraine Lee' and I know 'Restless' isn't officially classed as a Tea, but it does tend to perform like one and it is a great ever-blooming hedge plant.
There are also a number of foundling Teas that are not in commerce.
If you look at the photos of the Barossa Rose Repository you'll see a some of the Teas found in and around the Barossa Valley, and the Tea, China and Noisette (and friends) Repository at Rustons Roses has many foundlings.
If you are having any trouble getting hold of a Tea you particularly want, there are always people glad to help with cuttings or plants.
"The rose in commerce in this country as Papillon" isn't the original Tea of that name - it may be 'Beaute Inconstante'. It's an excellent rose and ideal as a hedge plant!
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this is a very belated thank you for all of your wonderful recommendations. Would love to get every single one on the list but I've managed to acquire a few and look forward to the day when I can report on their progress.
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