Fragrant Masterpiece Rose

Fragrant Masterpiece TM (image from heirloomroses.com/fragrant-masterpiece.html )

Fragrant Masterpiece

About: this rose was created in 2002. My rose is from 2014. It survived overwintering in the upper northwest corner of washington, in a 10 gallon pot, very well, but we had a mild winter.

Color: blush pink, lightest pink to pale pink with a tiny bit of yellow at the base of the petals

Blooms: Frequent, continuous from Spring till Fall. Creates clusters of blooms (no single roses)

Fragrance: Delightful. A mixture of rose scents, I have a hard time distinguishing any out.  'Strong Sweet' is how heirloom roses describes it... I find it very lovely, not my favorite (that is Magnificent Perfume, currently, but I have about 10 new rose plants about to bloom, so that could change...)

Size:  4' tall, I have mine in a pot. It grows long and out, wide, out the sides of the pot, I have to make sure to cut it back well. Mine hasn't been bushy yet, but that isn't to say it's not possible- it's in the shrub class.

Notes: I covered most of it above. It isn't the most disease resistant, but I am very happy with this rose. The smell is very pretty and unique. the individual rose bloom stems are very small if you try to cut them to bring them inside - because the blooms are growing in clusters - so if you aren't impatient, it's best to wait until they are all blooming before cutting.


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FloraLife flower food: I purchased a big box for a small amount of money on amazon last year that contains hundreds of tiny packets of flower food. It's the powdery substance you put in water for your cut flowers. You usually get 1 or 2 for free when you buy a dozen roses.  I use a new packet every couple days in my vases. One of the best purchases ever!

Molineux Rose

photo from 2008. This particular plant is still blooming happily, even neglected.

Molineux ® Rose

About: Austin Rose from 1994. I first discovered this plant in 2005

Color: Yellow/peach

Blooms:  multiple clustered blooms, blooms throughout the season. 

Fragrance:   Exceptionally fragrant. Wonderfully fruity fragrance.

Size:  4' tall, compact, great for pots

Notes: I first started growing this rose about 10 years ago. This is one of my first rose plants and is still thriving today. I took a cutting from a yard and only recently have positively identified it as Molineux.  A few things are striking about this rose: It is extremely vigorous. I have grown multiple cuttings in regular soil (forest dirt, compact clay ground soil, potted soil mix)  I have always grown it in a pot. I first grew it successfully from a cutting in the very upper northwest corner of Washington, then moved it down to Sonoma County, CA and then moved back to Washington with it about 4 years ago - with a new cutting from the same plant.  As of today, May 19, there are dozens of rose bud clusters waiting to bloom. It will thrive with the most sun you can give it. I have never given it full sun, currently it is located in a spot that only gets afternoon sun and it is thriving. I have grown it under a shady canopy before, as well as in a much sunnier spot - like most roses, the more sun, the better. It is hardy, compact, can be neglected. And then there is the fragrance... This is one of the few cut roses that will literally make an entire room smell with it's intoxicating scent. The scent is highly fruity- sweet, fruity. Extremely fragrant. While the fruity rose scent is not my -favorite- rose scent, I still love it. All in all, this is one of my favorite roses!

Magnificent Perfume Rose

Magnificent Perfume™ (image from heirloomroses.com/magnificent-perfume.html )

About:  from 2003. 

Color: Light Pink, white tinged

Blooms: Continual

Fragrance: The Best.  Exceptionally fragrant, "Expensive perfume, both sweet and fresh"

Size: 3 1/2. Does well in a pot for me. (use at least a 10 gallon pot if you can)

Notes:  What is really striking about this rose is the scent. My rose was purchased in 2014 (I recommend roses from cuttings, not grafted roses. My rose was from heirloomroses.com) This rose bloomed throughout last season. It had its first bloom early May of this year - we had a very light winter, so I'm not sure how it will do long term. I'll come back and add to this as time goes on. Anyhow, the scent... This rose is not named Magnificent Perfume for nothing.  It is up there with Heritage and Charity. Get this rose for the scent!

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I grow most of my roses in pots, as I do not plan to stay at my current location for many seasons. I have had good luck planting them in a mixture of potting soil and coco coir with a bit of forest dirt (if you have it - if not even clay/sandy soil will do) mixed in. I borderline over-fertilize, using fish & seaweed emulsions from Neptunes Harvest. Roses l o v e fish & seaweed. I fertilize with it every 2-3 weeks from April - August. I use bone meal rarely,  very sparingly - it's hard to mix it in and not overdue it with plants, and it's better to "underdue" it with bone meal than overdue it.  I love coco coir especially as a top dressing, but also as a bottom layer, and mixed in - it helps prevent over saturation of your soil, which is necessary, as well as prevent hasty drying out. 

Fragrant Roses

goals: catalog and review all the roses I am currently growing for future reference

& reveal secrets and things that I have learned in my 12 years of growing fragrant flowers.

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Eventually, I wish to do the same with my lavender garden--

however, it is difficult as most of my lavender varieties are unknown to me - almost all of my

lavender plants I grew from cuttings of fragrant lavenders I came across and loved, 

the issue with that of course is...I don't know their names!

a rare white lavender variety is my favorite lavender variety ever - it has the sweetest most mellow lavender fragrance you will ever find.  it is a very tall, large growing lavender - not white spike. I wish I knew it's name!