None of the photos shown here are the HT 'New Iceberg'. They are all the floribunda/HM of the same name. I have the HT version and if I can save from a steady decline (it's a teriible rose here) I might be able to post a photo of it though it has not flowered for my once in three years. This was a very poor marketting move to name this rose, that struggles to live (must have the four copies of the 'I hate life gene'), 'Iceberg'. Apparently people can't tell the difference between the HT and the floribunda and so I can imagine at least some of the ratings that appear here might also be 'confused' and... if you throw enough mud, sooner or later some of it will start to stick.
I've added a reference that in Australia at least, this 2002 HT, is being sold as 'New Iceberg'. Modern Roses 12 list the registered name as ‘Iceberg’, with synonyms of 'Ice Queen', 'Korturek', and 'New Iceberg'.
When the consumer wants to purchase that beautiful floribunda (hybrid musk?) of 1958, he just may end up with the HT.
'Iceberg' (1958) is tremendously popular. In Australia, at least, I suspect more of this variety are sold each year than any other shrub rose. It defies reason and invites unnecessary confusion to release another rose under the same name.
Photos in the 'Iceberg' (2002) entry appear to be 'Iceberg' (1958).
Hi a bit unsure what has happened to this rose. Throughout the summer it has grown very well with multiple flowers blooming. Following buildingwork on my house i have noticed that a powderywhite residue has covered the leaves and also stems. Initially i thought this was merely a cover of dust However added with the change in weather (much colder) this has led to the roses growing subnormally to a mere fraction of the size. The buds on some have not fully opened or developed past tiny buds, and also have developed a reddish tinge, which on the opened roses is freckly. Out of panic i've cut the rose back, sprayed with fungicide and it now appears to be growing normally, but am slightly perplexed in case this happens again. Please tell me what has happened so i can avoid this occurring again.
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22 OCT 03 by
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Sounds as though your "Iceberg" suffered nothing more serious than an attack of powdery mildew as a result of the climate and your corrective action has resolved the problem. Preventative spraying with a good fungicide early in the flowering season will help prevent recurrence.
