RE: roses

Marya,  If you like yellow roses, you might try 'Sunsprite'.  It is an
excellent floribunda - very bright canary yellow with no fading and a
delicious fragrance.  I believe it is an old J&P rose.

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Marya Williams
Sent:	Saturday, January 11, 2003 7:22 PM
To:	perennials@hort.net
Subject:	Re: roses

Thanks, Marilyn. A valuable list I'll save.
Mmm, roses in January-- the PNW is looking better all the time!

My "Heritage" is 10 years old and still going strong, it's what's
convinced me to put in more of the Austins. Graham Thomas (and many other
yellow roses as well) end up a dull washed-out yellow or near white in
our hot summers and I eventually couldn't justify the space it took. I'm
glad I ordered Mary Rose already and will take another look for some of
the others. It's always good to have a viewpoint other than the
catalogue's!

                                                Marya
> Here are the David Austins:
>
> Cressida - peachy-apricot - medium bush, new to me this year - has
> one
> beautiful flower on it now
> Gertrude Jekyll - large bush, large singles, bright rosy pink,
> smells like a
> rose should smell
> Glamis Castle - small white in clusters - small bush - nothing but
> problems
> in my garden, I gave it away
> Graham Thomas -  huge, wants to be a climber - soft yellow gold,
> always the
> most admired by visitors
> Heritage - soft shell pink, very lovely but did poorly for me.  I've
> seen it
> in other gardens & admired it there
> Mary Rose (my favorite) -  medium bush, crayola pink in large
> clusters
> Othello - another huge one, wants to be a climber - nice medium dark
> red, in
> large clusters.  The best bloomer, still has flowers on it
> The Prince - very dark red, almost black - medium bush, new to me
> this year
> Tradescant - very dark red, almost black - small bush, small single
> flowers,
> nice in a container, but looks weak in the ground

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