Antique Rose

I have these antique roses for over 2 years never once bloom. Here come the third year with many blooms. The flower buds open in time for mother's day (USA) earlier in May this year. Both of them are climbing rose and are the type that have repeated blooms. The first wave finish about a month ago and this week I started seeing more buds form the second wave of flowers, hopefully will last until late Summer.
They are very fragrance so I planted both of them where we pass by frequently.


Zephirine Drouhin 1868


The pink can be intensely pretty when flower bud first open, but it fade to light pink with time.


Souvenir du Docteur Jamain 1865



Red color of SDJ turns darker with age. It could become purple plum color towards the end. When there are cold days in spring, it help flowers last longer but in Summer I doubt we will see many plum flowers.