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Re: Rugosa

Two that come to mind are Topaz Jewel and Agnes.  Is it one of those?


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Thu, 6 Aug 1998 lowery@teamzeon.com wrote:

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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 08/06/98 12:00 PM
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> Oops!  My bad on the name of my yellow rugosa (and it DEFINITELY is a
> rugosa because of those ferocious thorns and species-typical leaves -- plus
> I stopped buying teas years ago) but now I'm stumped.  I thought I had it
> right.  Since I'm at work and cannot check on it now, I'll have to look
> later.
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> Anyhoo, it hasn't grow taller than about three feet but it has a spread of
> that much, too.  The blooms are a nice medium yellow, loose and blousey.
> They shatter easily and have very short stems -- not good for cutting as
> are most rugosas.  It has a faint fragrance, but nothing to write home
> about.  Any guesses as to which rugosa this is until I can get home?  I
> know it is a fairly common one as I bought it from Jackson & Perkins.
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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