A lot of people have said the same thing. I guess you just have to
believe. But in seriousness, my JFK grew over 12 feet high until I
transplanted it to the back yard with more sun. Now it stays a bit
shorter, but I have now got a case of Mosiac Virus that makes it put out
on half the stalks a gorgeous peach color. sorta like marilyn's .....
ben
Mark. Gooley wrote:
"dave weil" wrote:
"JimS." wrote:
My Grand Finale puts out much, much more than JFK.
I thought that JFK put out more than *anyone*.
Oh, you're talking about the rose.
Neeeever mind.
Just for the hell of it, someone should try crossing JFK
with Marilyn Monroe.
The American Rose Society gives JFK a low rating,
yet it's always available at big mass-market retailers.
Could be the same Kennedy mystique that ensures the
re-election of Senator Ted. The variety has been
ubiquitous since I was a boy in the Sixties, but I've
never seen it performing very well: never especially
floriferous, often rather sickly. The best thing going
for it is its scent, which is excellent, especially for a
hybrid tea of its era.
Mark., I had one, but it died