"dave weil" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:40:39 GMT, "Theo Asir"
wrote:

Hey dave thats a georgeous
Old Bush you got there. Do
the blooms bear a close examination?

Do you mean Old Blush? I assume that you do...

Blush! (Pun intended) :-)
Actually I'm not that funny.


The blooms themselves are very nice for a day or two and then they
start getting all "blowsy". Right now, almost all ofthem are either
heavily open or dropping off...

I'm gonna attempt to grow it this year
here in Z5!!? So, since you live in Zone 6
was there any kill this year. I know you had
a hard winter too.

Wasn't much of a winter kill at all. However, are you sure that you
want to attempt this? After all, I'm stretching it by trying to grow
it in 6B as it's a Zone 7 rose. I have to wonder how it would do in
KC.

Well Felicia came through w/ no winter kill this year.
So did Jacques Cartier, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria &
Aloha. These were in very open locations. Old blush
will be well protected and I don't mind kill to the ground.

My St. Patrick does this trick every year,
only to come roaring back.


The yellow looks an awful lot like golden wings.

Golden Wings is too "rufflely".

But hard to be sure. Where did you get it?

I can't remember. I know that it's a J&P tagged rose though. I sure
wish I could remember what it is. Shame I'm too lazy to keep a
journal.

It gets ruffley in high heat but
in early spring cool weather thats how it looks.

On the other hand thinking a little more
Golden wings frequently sends out flowers that
are not single. Unlike yours.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City