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Diane Whitehead

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mystery rose
« on: June 13, 2014, 03:37:57 AM »
I can't recall ever seeing roses here on the Forum, but I hope that doesn't mean
no one grows them.

Back in the 70s, I bought a lot of roses from Eastern Canada.  One did not fit
the name it arrived with, so I took a photo and mailed it to the nursery owner.
Unfortunately, he had died and the nursery was closed.  I showed the photo to
everyone I knew who grew roses, but it remained an unknown, and I gave up
until today.

It grows in a shady border of camellias and eucryphias.  Good perfume.  The
unusual attribute that it shares with Mme Hardy is leafy sepals. I have also taken a
photo of Mme Hardy, so they can be compared.

 
« Last Edit: June 13, 2014, 03:40:20 AM by Diane Whitehead »
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Margaret

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Re: mystery rose
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2014, 07:41:00 AM »

I expect someone will know, but you could try looking in http://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/english/searchlist.asp?stype=name&byname=old%20roses

Maybe Centifolia though the colour is not quite right or La Ville de Bruxelle though the flower is a bit larger.

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Re: mystery rose
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2014, 08:30:25 AM »
Pat Toolan is a rosarian  ( among her other talents!)- she may be able to help.
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Re: mystery rose
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2014, 12:10:35 PM »
Just looked around on the Pickering Roses website, and thought your mystery rose looked very much like their photo of centifolia "Tour de Malakoff, though other photos of Tour de Malakoff seem to be darker.
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Re: mystery rose
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2014, 12:23:44 PM »
The old favourite 'Fantin Latour' came to mind - but it is a paler pink I think - suggesting two darker pink ones - Rosa centifolia 'Cristata' or 'Duchesse de Rohan'      ???
   
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