Phil wrote
I have a rose recently transplanted to my garden, namely an Iceberg
Floribunda White bush rose.

I would like to add a "companion" to this and was considering the blush
pink version of the above which I had seen while Googling.

Ringing a local garden centre, I was told that this rose was no longer
common place (although the white version is still around). Visiting
another garden centre with a good selection, I found the white Iceberg but
no others.

So the questions a

Have the coloured versions disappeared because they are "out of fashion" or
were they not particularly hardy/successful?

If I was looking for a rose with similar shape, blooms etc what would the
group recommend? Sites I have reviewed show dimensions of 900 high x 700
wide final size and I wouldn't want to go larger.

I would prefer a rose with strong(ish) scent.

The location is east yorkshire where the soil is quite clayey (but has had
compost and rose fertiliser added).

The site is elevated and perhaps 1 to 2 degrees colder than the general
area surrounding temperature, although there are 6' fences all round for
shelter against wind at ground level. During the mid summer months, the
site gets sunlight from around 11:00 till 18:00.

Recommendations appreciated



Here are some places to look into...

http://www.wychcross.co.uk/
Huge selection of old and new roses, very helpful IME so worth a phone call
or mail at least.

http://www.classicroses.co.uk/#
Peter Beales, famous rose nursery.

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/Advanced.asp
Look at "Gertrude Jekyll" although that may be too pink, nice perfume
though, and it won't grow too tall. There are others on this site that can
be bush or smaller climbers depending on how they are treated/pruned. We
have three along a 6ft West facing wall, Summer Song, Graham Thomas, and
Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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