France in Focus

Do any forum members have this rose I am interested in one of it's innermost petals

I wish I had, it's one of my all time favourites.

My niece bought one for £1 in Northumbria the other week because I told her how nice they were

It is a beautiful rose and I am intrigued to know why you want to look at its innermost petals! (Sorry, I haven't got one)

My Grandmother gave my Father an Ena Harkness rose during 1953 for his new home I was born later that year
I took a cutting of Dads rose for my first home 1975, since then through cuttings I have had the rose in 7 homes and given away many more plants What I have noticed is a white line on just one petal what I would like to know does this appear on all Ena Harkness roses or just mine

crikey I remember buying that rose for my mum with others from Woolworths but I only remember it being completely red. Every few weeks in the late 60s I bought my mum a rose for the garden from my pocket money another one I remember was Blue Moon - I think these roses were Harry Wheatcroft - he lived in Nottingham and so did we at the time so guess they were his roses. Sorry I've wandered a bit !

No you did not wander off I also bought plants from Woolworths Including Blue Moon if you were quick before they dried out and died they were great value

The Rose Society UK (replacing the Royal National Rose Society) might be worth asking.

https://www.therosesociety.org.uk/about-us/

Thank you

We also bought roses from Woolies years ago ! My all-time favourite is a climber, Etoile de Hollande, which grows well on a north facing wall.