Zuzu - Thank you for replying. I keep looking for photos of it online. Some show pink, some show a nice purple-mauve color. I kept leaning toward it being Purple Rain, but the rose color just kept confusing me. I appreciate your opinion very much!
You mentioned you grew purple blooming Ebb Tide in the shade. I have an old birdbath with a nice sized basin that I was actually thinking of planting Purple Rain in. The birdbath is in partial shade. It gets some sun during the day, but not as much as where I have Purple Rain growing currently (all day sun). Do you think it would grow ok in partial sun? Perhaps maybe produce mauve blooms in partial shade?
I know you grow a number of Kordes roses. May I ask which one that you own is your favorite Kordes? I have the Golden Fairy Tale too. Another lovely rose bush that is just starting to take off. All mine are grown in containers because of the root knot nematodes in my soil.
I don't have that many roses, but I genuinely love roses. My current favorite that I own is Cinco de Mayo (which is not a Kordes rose). It seems to bloom non-stop and the blooms are so beautiful. But unfortunately, the foliage is certainly not disease and fungus resistant so it doesn't look as nice overall as either of my 2 Kordes roses.
I also heard that more fragrant Kordes roses were going to be introduced into the USA. The lack of a fragrance is the one thing that I find disappointing about my Kordes roses. My favorite scented rose in my garden is a Don Juan climber. But it is slowly being destroyed by the nematode issue. (I probably should try to take some cuttings of it so I don't lose it completely.) Do you know anything about the new fragrant Kordes roses coming to the USA?
Thanks for your help, Zuzu!
