delirium wrote:
Greetings, mighty rose people.

LOL!

I have a mystery. I purchased 4 roses from Kmart this weekend. (aiiee)

They do work pretty well, if one is careful to choose good specimens.

Yea, I know, but they were $6 apiece and big, healthy looking specimens.

See ;-)?

I have been able to find info on 3 out of the 4 rose varieties, but the
last is a mystery. Its tag lists it as 'Sunny Delite'. It is a strong
yellow rose. ...

Sounds Deliteful, but have never heard of it nor can I fidn anything
about it on the net. May be the truly mighty folks here will tell you
something useful about that.

The spot I have been selecting gets a
fair amount of sun, but not direct afternoon sun.

Jenn, that sounds like an ideal spot for a rose in a hot climate, where
the afternoon sun does frequently burn the blossoms.

p.s. The other 3 roses were Chrysler Imperial, Circus Rose and Baroness
Rothschild. Based on info I have been able to find it seems that all but
the Baroness are well regarded but I would be interested in others'
experiences.

I grown Ch. Imp., which for our area is one of the best fragrant red
roses. Strong grower, prolific bloomer, and out here, laughs at fungal
diseases. Blossoms becoem bluish with age, a problem that is not a real
problem if one harvested the roses for vases early enough g. I love
its fragrance and strength.

Oh, one note of caution. Chr. Imp. bears some very wicked thorns, so it
is not suitable for a high traffic area. If treated with respect and
affection, it is certainly a truly delightful rose, in some ways
mightier than even Mister Lincoln, gets about 150% bigger than ML whose
seed parent Chr. Imp. is.

Chr. Imp. has given rise to some very famous and mighty progeny,
including (besides the already mentioned Mister Lincoln) Oklahoma, Papa
Meilland, Miss All American Beauty, Yves Piaget, and so on, and it is
one of the best roses I have ever known, the one HT that I do not wish
to be without though I like most other roses better than HTs these days.

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Radika
California
USDA 9 / Sunset 15