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mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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Posted by rosyjennifer z 6/7 MD (My Page) on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 19:56
| It has been a long while since I've posted here - glad to see the forum is still vibrant and fun! Well, the mystery rose I found growing on my 1940's property still has not been ID'd.
Some facts:
shell pink with a slightly darker reverse
carmine in the bud
slight tea/rose/black pepper fragrance in the cooler months
maroon new growth
bush is about 5-6 feet tall 4-5 feet wide
blooms singly and in clusters of 3
blooms about 4 inches across
many blooms nod
about 22 petals
All you lovely people have suggested many roses through the years and I've ordered and compared just about all of them.
This rose is not:
Queen Elizabeth
Radiance
Mrs. E.G. Hill
Betty Uprichard
Mrs. Wakefield-Christie Miller
Lady Alice stanley
September Morn
It might be Lady Mary Fitzwilliam but the blasted squirrels are all 3 buds off my bitty band, so i'll have to protect her and wait for next year.
I'm going to try to post some older pics and an arrangement i just made from this year's last flowers.
Enjoy and thanks for any leads! |
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Here is a link that might be useful: older pics
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| Sorry - can't fix/enlarge photo and DD isn't home to help! : ) |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| I'm no expert but check out La France on HMF. Looks close to me. |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| I checked out La france on HMF and some pictures look very close. I always thought La F. had a lot of petals - more than my rose - but I read that it can have only 26. Maybe you have an ID. : ) Thanks. I'll put La F. on my spring order and post back. Thanks for your reply! |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| Out of the ones you are considering for possible IDs, I grow Radiance, Mrs. Wakefield-Christie Miller, Lady Alice Stanley, and La France. I don't think your rose is any of these ... I think it's the gold tinge to the bottom of the petals of your rose is a good clue. Neither Mrs. WC Miller or Lady Alice have this ... and their petal reverses are distinctly darker than the fronts. Your photos do show a rose with similarities to La France, but that tinge of gold is getting me again. I can't give you an answer right now, but we may be able to get closer to solving your mystery when my roses start to bloom. You're in Maryland, just a short drive from here ... when summer comes, let's arrange a visit if you'd like to do some comparisons in person. Connie |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| Its definitely not 'La France' which has much more matte foliage than your rose. 'La France' never displays any hint of peach, it is always a clear, cool pink, and heavily scented. Your rose is much more modern than that. |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| Hi and happy Valentine's Day! Connie, thanks for your reply! Yes, I agree, the slight yellow at the base (more apparent in cooler months)eliminated the roses on your list when I compared the plants. Thank you for the info on La France, trospero. I haven't grown this rose, but was going to order it in the spring for comparison. I'm still leaning toward Mrs. Wakefield Christie Miller, which is now under 4 feet of snow. I hope I didn't lose her and am able to keep the squirrels away from her buds long enough to see a bloom! : ) Of course, I keep dreaming that my rose is the long lost HT My Maryland (1908) which she closely resembles in a watercolor in the book The Old Rose Adventurer by Brent Dickerson... Thank you again for your responses! |
RE: mystery pink rose still no ID 5 years later...
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| The written description, especially the darker reverse, reminded me of Duet, the photo looks a bit like Peggy Lee. I can dig up a Peggy lee photo... |
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