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I got the Moore striper Shadow Dancer last fall. Little OR squirt,
won't stop blooming long enough to grow. Starts crimson/pink, fades to
pink/white.

That one was on my last Moore order form that I didn't send in. I have one
of those from Nor'East right now. Postage figured, everything. Strict
limit
of 5, it was tough but I'm satisfied I picked the very best roses.
To not grow. hahaha.
no, really, I'm going to send it n.

It's a good idea to let them age a bit. I buy some stuff that really
shouldn't get out of the garage but it was the only thing blooming. I
was systematic for a while with a list.

For the first couple years I considered mysefl a discerning rose grower I
wouldn't buy any rose rated lower than 8, period. Then I saw a Talisman
growing across from my mom's house in Alamogordo, and that pretty much took
care of that hangup. Mamie also grew The Countess, as she called it--Comtesse
Vandal, I believe-- and it was in the same genre, they looked similar. So I
could only find Climbing Talisman, which Roses of Yesterday and Today said
was a climbing sport which was actually better than the original, which the
'ratings' agree with. To this moment it's still one of my faves, such a
fantastic rose. Climbing Red Talisman, another sport, and which is not
Olympiad Red, is still a fantastic rose if you ever get a chance. Alluring is
the word and highly fragrant. Winter croaked it the third year, after it had
become wonderful.


Then I got a lotta stuff on the
list or saw it and took it off. I need to get some discipline. Cold
day. I did actually nuke a couple before they got out of their pots.
Long Tall Sally could be the third. Virused POS I think. Why get an
imitation Sally Holmes? What was I thinking?

Haven't ever seen a rebloomer white that can beat it, outside of Trier. Well,
besides Iceberg and I don't really think the two should be compared. I've
regularly changed fave white roses, this year it's Alba Semi-plena.
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~mstephen/raspspa03.jpg

Fourth year I think, but in any case it's over the top from here. And besides
it's a pretty honest view of the hapnin thing, in general. at this time
basically.

m



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