Distant Drums is a Buck rose. I've seen
a Heirloom hybrid Distant Thunder that
uses it as parent.

I've considered it. Unfortunately it is not
very vigorous unless grafted around here
and you know how I feel about grafted's.

On the other hand the color and scent are
quite unique. Part of the problem is I wouldn't
know where to put it. My Mongrel bed is all full up too.

Something about this rose has
bothered me for some time now.
At the Reiman garden in Iowa they have a
Distant Drums that does not appear grafted.
It is a large 6 ft bush with pinkish yellow blooms
with a slight old rose scent. Now this is not the
rose I have seen in nurseries. One of the two
has to be a forgery.

Knowing Bucks winnowing techniques it
seems incredible that the weak grafted variety
in nurseries survived. This is the only one of his
many roses that has to coddled this way.
Now I could be talking through my hat
but something does not smell right here.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City


"Shiva" wrote in message
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Theo Asir wrote:

They are wonderfull arn't they.
Prairie Harvest, Pearlie Mae and Winter Sunset are
absolutely covered in these delicate gold colored blooms.

In summer they would bleach so quickly
but not right now.

Theo, have you given Distant Drums a try? It has a Buck Rose parent.