Re: Re: good and bad roses, scent and repeat

**Denise Leonard dal@equinox.shaysnet.com>**

Yes she is a rugosa hybrid.  I have one that I liked so much I bought
another.  One is at the back of a perennial border and the other is at the
back of a rose bed.  Although the foliage is crinkled, it is not that
typical rugosa foliage - a bit more refined.  The only problem i have with
them, as with all rugosas and alot of others, are the Japanese beetles.

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

On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 Jeaa1224@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/01/2001 8:37:26 PM Central Daylight Time,
> abayer@prairie.lakes.com writes:
>
> << The foliage is a little
>  plain-- kinda crinkled dark green leaves. >>
>
> Alicia:
>
> By any chance, is T. B. a rugosa? Sounds like it with the thorns and crinkly,
> or rugose, leaves. What a wonderful description of her...she's definitely on
> my list
> now.
>
> Have you tried Blanc Double de Coubert? She's a rugosa with white tissue
> paper-type delicate that blooms all summer (although my youngster's not
> producing lots yet) and I think has hips but I keep dead-heading them to keep
> her neat and tidy
> looking so not sure about that. Very attractive habit and pretty
> lightish-green foliage. I like her a lot.
>
> <<What's the most maddening is that the market remains one for HTs here since
> everybody wants a rose that looks like something from a florist's
> refrigerator.
> Come spring, I'm out shopping for new roses and just about everything is a
> HT.>>
>
> Garsh, considering your Z.4, I'm surprised to hear this. We still see H.T.'s
> but predominantly it's hardy shrub roses that are for sale in the Chicago
> area, at least at the nurseries and garden centers that I frequent, including
> Milaeger's up north of
> Milwaukee. I don't think they usually have such terrific habit but the range
> of flower colors is mind boggling. The Meidiland and - ack -what the other
> grower starting with an "M" that's French - anyway, those two produce very
> hardy roses, often on their own roots. Is anyone into own-root roses?
>
> BTW, what are some favorite mail order sources for everyone? And what do you
> like about them?
>
> Joanie
>
>
>
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