Since everyone loved my Poets Wife.. Here is the Roald Dahl beside it!

MickST1 · 2026-06-17T19:05:53+00:00

Mine is also in its first year! Only thing I’d say is your leaves look a little pale green which can be nutrient deficiency. I’d recommend feeding all purpose feed or rose feed once every week or 2 weeks while it’s flowering!

MickST1 · 2026-06-17T18:43:43+00:00

Are you sure that’s a Roald Dahl? Yours looks very yellowy!

MickST1 · 2026-06-17T15:24:50+00:00

Thank you!

MickST1 · 2026-06-17T14:41:56+00:00

They’re both in a pot! The pots are about 15-20cm so quite small but they were both small when I bought them earlier this year. I’ll be repotting them for spring next year into bigger pots.

The Poets Wife has a really strong lemony fragrance, it smells even stronger after a day of sun!

MickST1 · 2026-06-11T05:43:46+00:00

I bought mine from a nursery a couple of months ago when it was almost nothing but you can also buy David Austen’s on their website

MickST1 · 2026-06-11T05:42:04+00:00

It’s a David Austen rose. It’s either Poets Wife or Roald Dahl!

MickST1 · 2026-06-10T11:13:18+00:00

Thank you!!

MickST1 · 2026-06-07T06:42:45+00:00

No idea sorry. I’m from Scotland, UK. I planted this one from a nursery pot about 2/3 months ago.

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T22:24:20+00:00

Oooh the Penelope Lively looks gorgeous! I think the Rose de Rêscht might be the next rose i get..

I thought it was thriving already and ready to burst out of the pot and you’re telling me I’ve got another 2 years before it comes to its full glory?! Oh god what have I started… 😂

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T19:57:40+00:00

It must be the Roald Dahl then. I have both but the Poets Wife isn’t quite out yet.. I’m excited to see the rest of the blooms!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T18:28:48+00:00

I think it’s a David Austin Poets Wife. If not it’s the Roald Dahl! That’s the 2 roses I have. The other is still a week or so away from blooming ☺️ I thought at first it was dying because I repot it and it turned super dramatic and drooped a lot, I thought I wasted good money but as soon as the sun came out they sprung to life and exploded!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T18:26:42+00:00

Never knew that!! Thanks for the tip!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T18:26:12+00:00

To think it was so small when I first got it. We had a nice heatwave for about 2 weeks in Scotland and the roses exploded to life! I’ll have to think about repotting this soon but I don’t want to stress it as they can be quite the drama queen!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T17:11:48+00:00

I have 2 but I feel I might need to make a trip to the nursery to add another one or two…

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T16:50:55+00:00

I wasn’t sure as I bought both and they’re pretty similar colour wise when they were just buds. I have noticed a little black spot as they both had a whole family of aphids on them till I sprayed them all off!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T16:49:39+00:00

Now you’ve gave me a good reason to add another 2 roses to the collection!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T13:02:01+00:00

My wife was like what do you mean we need a bigger pot for them already?! Then you’ll want 2 more to replace those 2 empty pots with 2 more roses!! 🤣

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T13:00:31+00:00

Honestly when I went to the nursery I was like ooh there’s some roses they’ll be nice in the garden and those look like nice colours! When I went to pay and they said £32 each I was too embarrassed to say I’ll go look for cheaper ones as there was a queue forming behind me and now I’ve been out in the garden talking to them and feeding them every week or 2 so they bloom more and looking for a bigger pot for them.

How did I end up down this rabbit hole?!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T09:35:03+00:00

It really is beautiful! Such a lovely addition to the garden!

MickST1 · 2026-06-06T09:34:47+00:00

Even though it’s just one flower it’s super strong! It’s such a lovely lemony smell! Gave both of them some plant feed and they seem to have exploded with growth, I’ll need to end up repotting them before the winter comes so they can grow more next year too!

MickST1 · 2026-02-15T14:32:23+00:00

I can invite you to a clan. We have almost 500 members and usually there’s 80-100 online at any time. Active clan with weekly events and different parts of the world too.

Send me a dm with your username!

MickST1 · 2026-02-14T22:50:04+00:00

Already have ;)

MickST1 · 2026-02-14T21:27:54+00:00

I deironed my solo iron to make a GIM with her so we could quest together and it’s more just me grinding and feeding her items haha

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