I started it in seed trays and grew them on in 6-packs before planting them out in the garden. I think initially I added a bit of dolomite lime to the soil, because I know they like more alkaline soil than what we have. But now they have self-sown around to the extent that they get weeded out!

David Austin's typical "myrrh" scent with an almond note that sweetens it a bit.

Good luck! They make excellent cut flowers, too.

It was surprisingly easy! I started them from seed and set the 6 pack they were in on a pot where I intended to plant them, and forgot about them. Their roots grew down into the pot, and they bloomed and set seed. I sprinkled that seed around the garden, and now they're essentially a weed!

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Wow! I'm surprised it's put on all of that growth without blooming. Mine has grown steadily but not aggressively and seems very willing to bloom. I do tip prune longer canes to encourage lateral branching, so that probably helps encourage blooming, too.

Here are some photos of the Davis Store tea rose's spring flush. It's just blooming now - much later than the other true tea roses that have already finished their first flush - and unfortunately that means it's been a victim of Western flower thrips that have somewhat spoiled the blooms.

It's such a chameleon!

Any idea what it is?

That's one of my favorites! The scent, the good rebloom and the deeper color on the center petals...just perfect. I hope you meant you took the cutting in 2023, not 2013?

Heirloom have historically had several mislabeled varieties among their old rose selection - like a Comte de Chambord that doesn't repeat bloom. High Country Roses is probably a safer bet. Rogue Valley Roses, too.

Of the older roses, many can get large, but these stay smaller (with pruning) and are very fragrant: Comte de Chambord, Baronne Prevost, Rose de Rescht, and Marchesa Boccella. I recommend cutting them back by 1/3 after each flush to keep the shrub tidy and stimulate rebloom.

Self-control is an admirable trait!

Yes, a hopeless addict, I'm afraid, with just shy of 150 varieties at the moment 😬

Thanks, Andrew! Another one to add to the list 😉

Beautiful blooms! Do you know the name of the rose in the 3rd photo? It's such a deep and unusual color.

Will do! Last time I took cuttings from this, they all rooted, so it's easy to propagate. The flowers are very large, too, which isn't always clear in photos of large blooms. It only blooms once each summer, but that's the only drawback. The blooms start out this color and then turn purple.

I really enjoy the connection to history that growing old roses gives me. It's interesting to think of all of the people who have known a rose over the years - from the breeder, all of the people who smelled and touched it, and the people who ensured it survived by propagating it for others.