Re : rose question
- Subject: Re : rose question
- From: G* C*
- Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 10:10:43 +0200
Ther's no scent in Ballerina. I have it in pot in half shade and is not
heavily flowering.
Chantal
Ermenonville
France, zone 7/8
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>De : "Michael D. Markovitch" <mmarkovi@worldnet.att.net>
>À : otterpt@macn.bc.ca, <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
>Objet : Re: rose question
>Date : Ven 7 sep 2001 6:15
>
>Dear Diane,
>
>I don't have Ballerina but the Vintage Gardens' Catalogue indicates 'no
>scent.' Because of Robin's note re the signature musk scent I looked up
>Ballerina in Botanica's Roses and it's classified as a modern shrub with
>parentage unknown; however, Peter Beals in Classic Roses has it listed as a
>hybrid musk. The Vintage Gardens' Catalogue indicates that they group some
>roses not strictly hybrid musks with the hybrid musks which may be the case
>with Ballerina.
>
>Janet Ter Veen
>
>At 07:59 PM 9/6/01 -0700, Otter Point wrote:
>>Please tell me - is Ballerina fragrant? Mine certainly
>>isn't.
>>Diane
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>> > >Dear Robin,
>> >
>> > Thank you for the correction re: Sally Holmes. Because
>>she does do well in
>> > some shade in my garden I forget she's not a hybrid
>>musk. One of her
>> > parents is Ballerina, a hybrid musk, and probably the
>>reason she does
>> > tolerate some shade.
>>------snip------
>>
>> > Janet Ter Veen
>
