We were out at garage sales this morning. One yard had a rose bush that
was the most vibrant yellow I've ever seen. According to the tag, it
was "Henry Fonda".

I've always preferred rugosa roses and a few of the modern shrubs, but I
may have to backslide and plant this one, even if it is a hybrid tea.

Anyone have any comments based on experience with this variety?

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Your right! This is one beautiful rose!

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/72686/

Never tried it but might be forced to now. g
jajd

We were out at garage sales this morning. One yard had a rose bush
that
was the most vibrant yellow I've ever seen. According to the tag, it
was "Henry Fonda".


How was the scent? I looked at the link and like the yellowness.
However, right now I'm still holding out for the Sunsprite.

Beth

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We were out at garage sales this morning. One yard had a rose bush
that
was the most vibrant yellow I've ever seen. According to the tag, it
was "Henry Fonda".

How was the scent? I looked at the link and like the yellowness.
However, right now I'm still holding out for the Sunsprite.


In allergy season, you ask me how something smells???

Others tell me it's fairly fragrant, but not overwhelming.

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BNSF = Build Now, Seep Forever

I just planted Henry Fonda (I succumbed to the true yellow). It is in
bloom and loaded with buds -- long single stems. Looks like a florist's
rose. I do not know how fragrant it will be. Perhaps a slight
fragrance, but the yellow is spectacular and I can tell it will be a
good cutting rose.

Sunsprite - not a cutting rose for me. I had Sunsprite in a half barrel
at my former home and loved it. Very bushy, wide as it was tall. It
filled the whole half barrel and was in constant bloom.

Isn't Sunsprite a floribunda? I am away from my rose books, but I
remember that the roses were not singles, so I did not cut for vases. I
just let it bloom and bloom.

Sunsprite - excellent. Henry Fonda - I will know after this season.

Helen in the mountains of NE Calif.
where I have to select hardy roses
that will tolerate winter snow and
cool nights.

Henry is blooming for me know, but in my soil, he never gets very
large. I am not a yellow fan, but it is a fantastic color.

Not a lot of scent tho.

Helen, SouthCentral PA

On 6 Jun 2005 13:17:22 -0700, "Helen in NE Calif"
wrote:

I just planted Henry Fonda (I succumbed to the true yellow). It is in
bloom and loaded with buds -- long single stems. Looks like a florist's
rose. I do not know how fragrant it will be. Perhaps a slight
fragrance, but the yellow is spectacular and I can tell it will be a
good cutting rose.

Sunsprite - not a cutting rose for me. I had Sunsprite in a half barrel
at my former home and loved it. Very bushy, wide as it was tall. It
filled the whole half barrel and was in constant bloom.

Isn't Sunsprite a floribunda? I am away from my rose books, but I
remember that the roses were not singles, so I did not cut for vases. I
just let it bloom and bloom.

Yes, a floribunda. I planted Gold Medal, a hybrid tea, next to it, so
I get the look and smell of Sunsprite while I cut the Gold Medals for
a vase.

KC

Helen in NE CA wrote:

Isn't Sunsprite a floribunda? I am away from my rose books, but I
remember that the roses were not singles, so I did not cut for vases. I

just let it bloom and bloom.


I don't bother to cut my roses for vases. My cats would make short
work of them. Juggling pet owning with gardening tends to make for
some interesting compromises.

Beth