Re: Re: Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk Rambler'

ZD is an old variety.  Antique Rose Emporium carries it and recommends it highly.  Wish I had room for one - they're lovely!
Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 6/5/2004 10:57:24 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk Rambler'

> Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin', supposedly smells of raspberries, while R. 'High

> Hopes' reportedly has a strong Strawberry fragrance.  From the link below,

> you'll see that ZD is an old variety, perhaps considered antique.  It wasn't

> a choice initially, but I needed to select a replacement quickly and asked

> about disease resistance, etc, considering it's not a new variety.  The

> sales person assured me it was highly resistant.  Well, according to NCSU,

> "prone to mildew, rust and blackspots", so we'll just have to wait and see.

> http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/roses/zephirinedrouhin.htm

> 

> High Hopes, on the other hand was a first choice, a relatively new rose

> Introduced: England in Hertfordshire 1992, disease resistant.

> http://www.nurserysite.com/clubs/peninsular/Roses/high-hopes.html

> http://www.galbraithsinc.com/index.asp?main=http://www.galbraithsinc.com/products.htm

> 

> Kitty

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:32 PM

> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk Rambler'

> 

> 

> > In a message dated 5/31/04 9:51:00 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:

> >

> > << We're trying a couple

> > of season long blooming climbers, only about 12 ft though, at the Display

> > Gardens, supposedly very fragrant. >>

> >

> > Kitty, what varieties are you trying?

> >     Ceres

> >

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