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'Doris Day ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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I do not know what to think of Doris Day or its 2 sisters yet. They look pretty. But they have 2 cold tender grand-parents. Are they better than Sunsprite, the leader of yellow floribundas for decades? We will see! Weeks has produced a lot of yellow floribundas recently. I adore Shockwave, even though it is a dwarf floribunda here. I can comment on that one. It is a tiny workhorse, and the color is BRIGHT.
I did see Jump for Joy in person. I was impressed by one thing: the color is unusual. It was not pink or orange. It looked like coral, salmon, cream, and primrose tones were blended as one. So, I guess, almost a pastel coral blend?? It was interesting.
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Mike
I learned today Doris Day and Sparkle and Shine are sister with same parent. I don't have this rose yet but I would say DD is improved version of SS. Better form, brighter color, and fragrant. I'm not big fan of floribunda especially small bunch of flowers on short bush. I mostly collected tall well form hybrid teas, however, I decide to buy standard tree, floribunda or grandiflora is the best choices. I'm thinking to buy DD standard tree rose. Seems to be disease resistant as well
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Jump for joy is also a sister.
So far, from what I can tell, Sparkle and Shine is the deepest yellow, with the largest blooms, but the plant is wide.
Doris Day is a tone or two less dark, but the plant is better behaved, but produces far less.
Jump for Joy is the one I dislike. Even in the Pacific Northwest, it is too pale to notice. Its a silvery coral, but you have to squint to really take note of it.
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Here's the Week's marketing blurb on Doris Day:
Floribunda
Plant Habit: Medium
Growth Habit: Upright & bushy
Stem Length: Medium
Foliage Color: Bright glossy medium green
Disease Resistance: Good
Flower Color: Pure even gold yellow
Bud Form: Pointed & elegant
Flower Form: Old-fashioned & ruffled, in small clusters
Flower Size: Medium to large, up to 4 ½ -inch diameter
Petal Count: 45 to 55
Fragrance: Strong fruity and sweet spice
Parentage: Julie Newmar x Julia Child
Hybridizer: Christian Bédard
Introducer: Weeks Roses
Inspired by big screen and singing legend, 'America's Sweetheart' Doris Day, this lovely yellow-colored rose beautifully personifies this joyful, charming and amazingly talented icon. When Doris sang “Que Sera Sera”, she did not know that ‘Whatever Will Be’ in her future included a unique Doris Day rose. What makes this rose special is it originated from the same cross that produced the varieties Sparkle & Shine and Jump for Joy. So the three roses are sisters! That’s a very rare event in the rose world. The sisters are different but they share the super-floriferous attributes. Doris Day’s blooms are full of sunshine and will sweeten up your garden with their fruity and sweet spice aroma. The old-fashioned blooms are produced in beautiful rounded clusters on vigorous stems.
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