Re: Snapdragons and roses
- Subject: Re: Snapdragons and roses
- From: y* g*
- Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:23:57 +0300
Dear Gunnar,
The "wonderful bushy" rose with small pink flowers could be "The Fairy". I
have three in my garden here in Greece, which I bought locally. The are just
coming ito flower now. It's actually more of a rambler, has lots of small
thorns and is occasionally sold grafted as a weeping standard. By the way,
my snapdragons seed and have been in flower for ages now.
Yvonne Gregson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gunnar Dath" <golath@otenet.gr>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 9:58 PM
Subject: Snapdragons and roses
> Dear All,
> after being absent for some time joined the list again some time ago and
> enjoyed reading about other people's interest in snapdragons; I love them,
> too, and me too, I live in Greece. Here in the southern Peloponnese they
> seem to thrive after the winter. We had fewer torrential rainfalls than
> others in Greece, but good rain nonetheless. However they seldom or never
> self seed. My plants are sturdy and were planted out form seedlings I
> started two years ago.
>
> Now: I have seen two roses that I just w a n t ... I know that plants will
> grow better if you steal cuttings rather than ask for them ;=), and I know
> where to pinch a few shoots on plants where the damage won't be visible.
> Question: when is the right time to take cuttings? Can one take cuttings?
> One of the two is a wonderful bushy rose with small, pink flowers and the
> other is a wonderful, wonderful orange and pink climbing type. (I have
> noticed a few other cars -except mine- that have stopped on the road just
to
> have a look!)
>
> Greetings from Greece, currently a humid green-house,
> Gunnar
>
>
>
