What would make the best peach or apricot landscape/shrub rose: Crown Princess Margareta, Marianne, Jude the obscurer, grace; soul sisters, lady Gardner, mademoiselle Franzuska Krueger, South Hampton, Sisters at heart, comte dd champagne, scentstation, Emily Bronte, Ambridge, beautiful day, over the moon, Desiree, oh happy day, state of grace, apricot and cream, apricot nectar, memories, Sunset celebration, sweet dream, Gentle persuasion, or generous gardener?

Apricot nectar is beautiful here. The generous gardener Is a climber in my climate. I might look at Rouald Dahl.

How tall do you want them to be? Apricot Nectar repeats fast, has some BS, and can grow up to five feet tall. If you want something shorter, Cream Veranda is highly recommended. About 2'HX3'W, very healthy, fading from apricot to light pink and often blooming in clusters. Mine still puts on a show every 4-6 weeks even though it's in part shade.

That is gorgeous, I love cream veranda but am looking for 3-4ft something not orangey or reddish buy changes as it ages maybe(apricot/peach/cream/pink) or just staying a nice color.

I found Peach profusion, but in some pictures they look more pink

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I have found a rose called peach profusion and the color looks beautiful however in a lot of the pictures it looks more pink than anything so I'm not too sure about that 1am not sure about that rose

Height can vary greatly depending on climate and planting culture. In the coastal Pacific Northwest, many roses grow taller than the label describes. My neighbor's Jude the Obscure is a large 8'X6' shrub, while my Eifelzauber is almost a 10' climber (of course I've cut it in half). That's why I always have roses that need to be moved every year. It would be very helpful to talk to local growers if possible, otherwise you can only know after you plant them. Good luck.

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I vote for Apricot Nectar. Excellent re-bloom, keeps its pale apricot color throughout, and doesn't get more than 3' for me. But I keep my two at 3' by pruning. To me, it's one of my perfect roses, plus it has a lovely fragrance.

I do like that rose, apricot n cream as well although it seems like the apricotnectar has a slightly more colorful bud.

Does it have a nice hedge shape?

I don't know what you mean by a "hedge shape" for a rose. When I think of hedges, I think of landscape hedges that are pruned to be like boxes, or big rounded mounds. I don't have any roses like that.

More shrub looking and compact compared to sprawling.

Well, since I said that I keep my two Apricot Nectars to 3' by pruning, they aren't sprawling.

Those of you that have planted apricotnectar rose in nj/6b, how tall does it reach?

You should be able to rely on the dimensions cited in our database since you live in a cold zone where most roses need to be significantly pruned after a long winter of sustained temperatures well below freezing. Our members have gone to great efforts to create this invaluable resource, so by all means, take advantage of it. If you have doubts about a particular rose's description in our database, or want a second opinion, you can cross-reference our listings with those on the HelpMeFind website.

There's an additional resource some folks find interesting, which is the American Rose Society's Handbook For Selecting Roses. It provides overall "garden ratings" of more than 3,000 cultivars. The ratings are based on the Society's annual Roses In Review survey, and the 2022 edition can be purchased for $10 here:

https://www.rose.org/product-p...

It's short on descriptive information, but the numeric ratings might be interesting to compare if one is trying to decide among different cultivars. These are based on national averages, but you can sometimes download a subset of survey results for a particular geographic location from the regional ARS district societies, such as the Penn-Jersey annual survey results here:

https://pennjerseydistrict.org...

Unfortunately, I suspect participation in the survey may have waned over the years (I don't know that to be the case, but I wouldn't be surprised). There are two reasons that come to mind:

One is that the benefits of memberships in organizations like ARS may not seem as valuable as they once were, now that the Internet (and organizations like NGA!) have made information and advice so freely available, and forums like this one provide a sense of community and a place to exchange information that is easier than periodically attending district meetings. I admit that I let my own ARS membership lapse years ago, and it has been years since I attended the annual convention.

The other reason I suspect participation in the survey may have decreased over time is that not as many gardeners grow hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, old garden roses, polyanthas, centifolias, Buck shrubs, miniatures, etc., as they used to. Many gardeners simply aren't sufficiently interested or willing to grow roses, and many of those that are have turned to Knockouts as an easier substitute for traditional roses. But there is still a committed group of rosarians who complete the ARS survey each year.

ARS published its first survey of modern roses in 1930, and their Modern Rose database is now home to more than 37,000 registered roses. Access to the database is available to anyone through an annual subscription and is an ARS member benefit. Some may find it a useful resource above and beyond our own database and that of HelpMeFind, which are free.

I've read some negative reviews regarding Peach profusion rose(blackspot and shape of flowers), does anybody think it's a good rose?