Looking at my roses more closely and getting a lot of new ones this season, I am putting the lifespan of roses blooms on the top priorities list to enjoy the roses garden. Would like to make a list of roses surprised me with a very long bloom lifespan. Please add you favourites based on this particular characteristic.

Ashley -30 days
Easy Spirit -14 days


To be continued…..

Crazy Love
Cream Veranda
Mother of Pearl
Red Intuition
Pink Intuition (unless they get wet before fully opening)
Betty Boop
Cherry Parfait
Pretty in Pink Eden
Zephrine Drouhin
Abracadabra
Red Ribbons
Denver's Dream (mini)

Perennial Blue.... weeks. Zaide and Florentina are also excellent. Many just have a long period of bloom.

Starting to make my list for next season! Crazy Love, Blush Veranda and Florentina are in!
Mike, confirming Pretty in Pink and Cherry parfait, great roses!

Correction, I should have cited Blush Veranda instead of Cream Veranda. I've had Blush for many years, but this is my first year with Cream so I can't comment on it yet.

Elena999 said: Looking at my roses more closely and getting a lot of new ones this season, I am putting the lifespan of roses blooms on the top priorities list to enjoy the roses garden. Would like to make a list of roses surprised me with a very long bloom lifespan. Please add you favourites based on this particular characteristic.

Ashley -30 days
Easy Spirit -14 days


To be continued…..

Can't tell you about Firefighter or Jacqueline du pre as I've been cutting the blooms and bringing them in the house. 30 days for a bloom is amazing, Elena.

Patricia, Ashly is unique rose for sure. I am suspecting that my friend did not believe me until now when she bought this rose herself!

Seven Sisters
Peggy Martin
Lafter
Dortmund

Blooms that last over 10 days in my garden:
Cream Veranda, Ispahan, Pomponella, Garden Delight(MS), Mother of Pearl, Icecap(FS), Rosarium Uetersen(MS), Linda Campbell(FS), Ingrid Bergman(FS), Nacogdoches, Arctic Blue, New Face, Country Dancer, Won Fang Yon(MS), Lions-Rose(FS), Lyda Rose, Lynnie, Eifelzauber, Doctor Robert Korns.

MS=Morning Sun
FS=Full Sun
The others are in high shade and get at most 3.5hr direct sun.

Thanks!! A lot of new for me roses!

Elena,
They're all doing well for me, but we have mild summer/winter here and most of them are in high shade, so I'm not sure if they're heat/cold tolerant in your area. Always worth a shot right?

Aerith said: Elena,
They're all doing well for me, but we have mild summer/winter here and most of them are in high shade, so I'm not sure if they're heat/cold tolerant in your area. Always worth a shot right?

Absolutely! I have planted Rosarium Uetersen this spring.
Also planning to get rid of my black currant and will have a lot ( ) of shade area for evergreens and roses.

Elena999 said: Patricia, Ashly is unique rose for sure. I am suspecting that my friend did not believe me until now when she bought this rose herself!

I googled it and it's not fragrant. Since I'm a fragrant nerd I won't plant unless a rose is, at least, very fragrant. Bummer, cause it's a pretty rose.

Crimson Bouquet! These blooms look and feel like the deepest red velvet, and hold FOREVER on the bush...

Apricot Candy! Monster bloomer and they hold forever... Even as the clusters fade and wane, they are super romantic and pretty.

Stiletto's blooms also have great staying power and color saturation...

Moonlight in Paris is a prolific bloomer, and the clusters hold their form very well. I just up-potted this one to a 20" barrel, and it did not miss a beat with the bloom cycle. Beautiful scent as well!

Claire, thank you so much for sharing! Very nice roses! I have Moonlight in Paris as well, just planted this spring and saw one flower! Happy to know what to expect!
Do you keep potted roses outside during Winter months? Still trying to figure out the best approach for my zone.😎

Elena999 said: Claire, thank you so much for sharing! Very nice roses! I have Moonlight in Paris as well, just planted this spring and saw one flower! Happy to know what to expect!
Do you keep potted roses outside during Winter months? Still trying to figure out the best approach for my zone.😎

Elena, YES I do keep potted roses outside during the winter with no problem, I am in zone 7A so we don't get continuous freezes, but we do get them periodically. I do keep the pots watered periodically over the winter, approx every month, to keep the roots hydrated, this is important. Plus they are all mulched. The bigger the pot, the more the roots are protected by soil. Plus I have mostly own root plants. Although I have not lost a grafted one, LOL. Since you are in Zone 6A, which is colder, I would pay attention to the hardiness of the plants, try and buy own root if possible, and also group the pots together to form a sort of huddle, and then pile a bunch of leaves or mulch over and around the pots, completely surrounding them as a kind of weather buffer. Plus keep them out of the wind, or against the wall of a heated structure, like the house. The biggest thing is winter watering, though, if there is not regular precipitation from snow. If you live in a snowy area, and there is good melting periodically over the pots, that should be fine. Just be vigilant, and keep a watering diary over the winter, because it's easy to forget when the last watering or precipitation occurred!

Clair, thank you!!😎 I am not big fan of own roots, it takes a while to get them established or may be I am nor skilled enough yet. Only one positive experience when I have grown own roots 2 years in pots and kept them in garage before planting to permanent spot.
I am also considering an option to place pots in soil during winter, still not sure if it's right approach. Garage not an option now, no space for roses.