I Tested 18 Garden Roses The ULTIMATE Vase Life Winner The Rose Enthusiast

Some garden roses last three days in a vase, others can go beyond a week. So I tested 18 different varieties side by side and eliminated them one by one until only one survived. The results genuinely surprised me. At the end of this video I will reveal the winner and I will share with you some of the most important factors when picking roses from your garden to bring Here is day one and I will show you all roses and I will explain the condition of this experiment. Because not all roses are created equally I started this experiment because I needed to find the perfect variety that performs well in the garden but also in a vase. Some rose varieties can last long time on the plant but the moment you cut them and will bring them inside they will lose the petals in a matter of a day or two. I wanted to include as many varieties as possible so I went around my garden and I picked everything that was in bloom. To make this fair I tried to treat all roses the same way but wasn't always possible because it's hard to pick a time where everything is in bloom at the same stage. I wanted this experiment to be a close representation of what a person will do in their home not someone with a floristry training. I follow simple steps as cutting the rose and putting it into water. Of course that following all floristry guidelines will only help you to prolong vase life but I wanted to make this realistic and easy to follow. I didn't use any flower food I simply made sure everything was clean and I changed the water every other day. Unfortunately not all roses were cut at the same stage I tried to pick the one perfect for cutting but for some roses wasn't too much choice and you can see at the end that this aspect will matter a lot. All roses were sat in the same room having the same light and no direct sun. Now let's look closely at the lineup. This is how each rose was looking on day one. Starting with something very unusual for me I have two dark red roses All My Lovings by Freyer and Ascot by Tantau. Moving into white roses I have Baby Iceberg by Cordes with this big stem. It has a cluster of flowers and another white is Claire Austin by David Austin. With an edge of white and pink I have Rose Eden by Mea. And now let's move on the pink roses. The first one is Eustacia Vibe by David Austin a very beautiful and fragrant rose. Then I have James Galway also by David Austin a two pink tone climber. Olivia Austin is another David Austin favorite. Marie Delany a climbing rose also by David Austin. Strawberry Hill it's another climbing rose by David Austin and I love this one for the fragrance. And another beautiful pink is Leonardo da Vinci by Meyand. Then I have Marie Curie also by Meyand. This is more of a pink orange blend. Next is Jean de Vivre by Cordes. It's a light pink and peachy orange very beautiful rose. Then I have Timeless Cream. This is more of a cream or soft yellow color and I think this is the only floristry rose so I have big expectations for this one. Next is Walnut on All Hall a creamy yellow climber by David Austin. Dunahue it's another David Austin yellowy peachy color. Then Chandos Beauty was in bloom so I had to include it. And the last one a pure yellow. This is Absolutely Fabulous by Carruth. On day one everything looked perfect. The real tests begin after day three but before that after day two we start to see the first casualties. Eustacia Vibe and Strawberry Hill. By day three I've lost Absolutely Fabulous, Marie Curie and Marie Delany. It was very disappointing to see all these David Austin gone and also the Marie Curie. This last one Marie Curie lasted on the plant for weeks last year so I'm surprised to see now it's one of the first to go. On day four I'm losing Claire Austin. In this case I'm very surprised that it lasted that long and Dunahue and James Galway. On day five I took only Jadu Vibre. Day six will be the day out for Baby Iceberg. One of the flowers from the cluster loses the petals so I am taking everything out and Walnut on All Hall and Olivia. On day seven I decided to keep everything. On day eight I will take out Ascot, Chandos Beauty and Timeless Cream. I'm really impressed so far by the red roses. They lasted very well. On day nine All My Loving is falling apart. At this point we are past one week and only three roses remain. As you can see the last three roses are not looking very fresh but they have lasted nine days in a vase at room temperature around 20 degrees, that's 68 Fahrenheit and they are Leonardo da Vinci, All My Loving and Eden. Judging by how well the petals are still holding onto each rose I will choose as a winner Rose Eden. I find it quite amazing because this one it's a climber but I managed to find a nice stem. It has thick petals very tight together and this helped the rose to resist so long. A few conclusions. I think that some of the roses would have lasted longer if I had picked them at an earlier stage. The second conclusion is that David Austin roses are better for garden display rather than cutting. An exception can be Olivia which lasted six days. The third conclusion is that Timeless Cream the florist rose lasted for a very long time, was holding the petals for eight days but after only a few days it didn't look very fresh anymore. If I were to choose only a few varieties that I want them for both the garden and flower arrangements I will choose rose as Scott, Leonardo da Vinci, Olivia, All My Loving, Timeless Cream and Eden of course. Some roses were stunning but short-lived like the majority of David Austin. Please let me know in the comments which rose do you have in your garden that will last very well in a vase. I'm curious to see what varieties you love. 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