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RE: Old Rose Program

Hi Val,I agree with you, Austins I guess cant really be referred to as "old
roses",although I tend to think of them as such at times.My "Pretty Jessica"
blooms pretty well flat out.Its a great little rose.I guess I cant ask for
too much more!!
MIa

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> From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 1998 11:27
> To: rose-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: RE: Old Rose Program
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 11/03/98 08:27 AM
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> Mia,
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> actually, I don't know too much about old roses to give you a
> list of those
> that bloom throughout the season.  I was thinking more along the lines of
> sporadic blooming:  one main flush in the spring/early summer, and maybe
> one or two more spurts in the summer.  My Therese Bugnet did that
> this year
> and two others whose names escape me (William something-or-another and
> another lovely deep magenta cabbage-type rose that bloomed twice.)  I was
> rather hoping that someone else on this list knew of some that
> bloomed more
> than one time, too.  Maybe I'm whining too much, but I'd be more than
> satisfied with two flushes.  Otherwise, fall interest would be gladly
> welcomed in the form of changing leaves or bright hips.
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> Furthermore, what constitutes an "old rose"?  There are new roses with the
> old form (notably the Austin roses), so what can I safely refer to as an
> old rose?  I might be totally off base with my thinking!
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> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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