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Re: evergreen rose?

From your description may be the rose described is Alberic Barbier. 
A very strong plant with limited rebloom and. Old hybrid from rosa
luciae and a tea.

kuwa wrote:
> 
> Hi, fellow rose-lovers! greetings from rainy Tokyo.  let me ask you
> experienced rosarian out there some weired question, The question is
> " have you ever heard of an evergreen rose?"actually, my neighbour
> has one  (I'm in zone 9 ) . The mysterious climber has been there
> for about  20 years, she has grown it from a cutting, given by a
> local.  The medium-sized ,fully-double  antique type flowers  open
> white from cream-yellow buds. The foliage is dark-green,glossy and
> pointed. The fragrance is light and sweet. The plant stays very well
> coverd
> throughout the winter, no bare cane is visible, as if it were middle
> of
> summer.  Am I hallucinating?  Thanks for listening, I'd welcome any
> info.  Regards and happy rose-growing!
> 
> Yuka
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