Abraham Darby!



I found the following website when I googled (what else?!) for "Abraham
Darby"
http://members.aol.com/elbewley/abedarb.htm
The website describes the fragrance as "powerful" -- and I'll second that!
I planted one this spring, and I was a bit puzzled when I was watering
plants last summer (endlessly, it seems!) when I smelled a wonderful spicy
aroma that I tracked down to Abraham Darby -- 10-12 feet away from me!

I'll second Tim's (another post) suggestion for Double Delight -- its
fragrance is great. And to this foodlover, it looks like vanilla ice cream
with a little raspberry sherbet on the edges! (Sorry, I must have thought I
was in triangle.dining, not triangle.gardens.......)

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Elizabeth" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Hi all,

Two years ago, after visiting the Duke Gardens when the roses were in full
splendor, I decided I had to try roses. I chose a hybrid tea (Touch of
Class) and a grandiflora (Fame!). Miraculously, they have done really well
with not much care. The only disappointment is that these two varieties
don't have much fragrance.

This year, I just bought 3 more to add to my front yard, all hybrid teas:
Tropicana, First Prize, and Peace. I seem to remember my parents' Peace
rose
being fragrant, but the package doesn't seem to corroborate that. Anyone
have any of these 3 varieties, and are they fragrant?

The Japanese beetles didn't bother my two existing bushes, so maybe I
should
be happy if the new ones aren't very fragrant!

Elizabeth