Available from - Fred Lewis
bampy.lewis@yahoo.co.uk

(Some call Blushing Lucy a climber - others a rambler. Which is it?)

I have enjoyed growing this rose for several years. I don't understand why it isn't grown more.

The description section and one quote in the reference section call Blushing Lucy large flowered. It isn't. The flowers are small, semi-double and bloom in large clusters. They slowly fade to almost white in the sun. As with a previous comment here, I too smell very little fragrance. It's outstanding features are a long, profuse flowering period (starts last half of June); abundant, healthy foliage; and strong growth. I have used scarecrow sprinklers to protect my roses from deer for years now . The sprinklers are on guard duty from mid-evening to mid-morning, but can be set off by wind or road traffic also. The rose leaves get wet some during those hours, but BL has little blackspot. I grow these bushes as fountains and last summer they put on their best show yet - quite lovely. Last winter during an "arctic freeze" they died to the ground, but they're "own root" and are growing vigorously again. They're thorny bushes, but not bad. The spent petals don't fall off cleanly, but are easily shaken off. One bush has started 3 new plants from stems laying on the ground.

From the pictures posted here it appears that it does not drop its petals after they've browned. Is that true?

Is this variety available in the UK? An email to the RNRS failed to result in a response.

31 May 2011 Yes, this variety is obtainable in the UK and I have a plant. Stunning orange/red flowers.