7b: Bud report 4/26
In Cass wrote:
Daniel, what is that gorgeous red on your first page? An Austin? Neat
picture.
That one is Austin's The Squire. It graces my front page because:
(a) It's Austin's best red bloom, despite the new releases;
(b) Austin rubbishes it and doesn't list it any more; and
(c) I'm bloody minded, and so are many Australian nurseries who still
carry it because they know it's the best!
My Squire has been in a pot all season and it is growing beautifully.
Until we had 4 weeks of solid rain last month it had no disease at all,
despite its poor reputation.
I'm a big fan.
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