The Mr. Lincoln rose is cherished as long-stem cutting variety for its fragrant large single blooms born atop very long canes. The photo above is of a bloom on the Mr. Lincoln Rose in our front yard. The canes on this rose bush are standing at over just over 7-feet tall right now. I believe that is about the maximum height for a Mr. Lincoln. I had to extend my tripod to its fullest height to get this photo; and with a breeze blowing the canes around, I had my doubts about whether I would get a good shot at all. This particular bloom is about 4.5 inches across and 4 inches tall. It is highly fragrant and full of color. I’d call it a big rose. There are currently two such blooms on this bush with three more buds yet to open. I can never bring myself to cut my roses, though. I like having them in the garden for everyone to enjoy. After the remaining three buds open, I suspect that this Mr. Lincoln will be done blooming for the season. It takes a lot of energy to put on such a stunning show. On a side note, Mr. Lincoln roses are described in horticultural literature as being a uniformly dark red, but mine always have a little tinge of magenta.
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A Taste of Morning 
What a beautiful rose and picture. I love how you can see the water droplets and how some of them are ready to fall off the leaves and flower.
Thank you, Bernice. I am quite fond of that rose.
Very pretty!
Thank you!
Very pretty.
Thank you, David. The roses have been quite something the past few weeks.
Hi Laurie… Lovely photos as always, I’m looking forward to plant new roses next year. I just wanted to let you know I nominated you for a Very Inspirational Blogger award. Love your blog! 🙂
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Congratulations on your award. Thank you for sharing it with me. I am glad that you enjoy my blog! I am glad to have now discovered yours!
Laurie
I can never bring myself to cut our garden roses – seems like sacriledge!
So nice to have someone who agrees : )
Mr. Lincoln is a favorite in our garden. You are right about the magenta tint. I saw a totally magenta bloom of this rose at the Birmingham Rose Show last year…. Great shot of this bloom.
Thank you for your comment and for the confirmation about the color!
This isn’t the rose that I was talking about today. It too is beautiful.
Beautiful–I believe my grandmother grew this rose!
She may have. “Mister Lincoln” was introduced in 1964 by Swim and Weeks and is a hybrid of Chrysler Imperial and Charles Mallerin (Meiland). I hope that you have fond memories of these roses!