Re: rose question
- Subject: Re: rose question
- From: O* P*
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:59:28 -0700
Thankyou, Janet. One of my books says Ballerina has a
faint musk smell, like sweet peas. But I have never
detected a scent. Did you know it is called Ballerina
because if left to grow as a naturally-formed shrub, it
forms a cascading shape like a ballerina's skirt?
Diane Pertson
> 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
> >
