[re- the Francis Dubreuil rose]

On 27 Jun 2006 04:07:17 -0700, "elsie" wrote:
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Have you given it to your mum yet, for her 80th??
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PS Please keep us updated from time to time on it's progress

Yes- she got it June 18. She loved it. Had never heard of
Dubreuil though she has gardened most of her life.

It had just the hint of a bud- no swelling, but some reddish leaves
when she got it. Got a call last night that the rose had opened and
is now adorning their kitchen table. Darker and fuller than they
had expected from the picture.

Dad gets to do the 'heavy work' so he's preparing to take it in for
the winter. It *is* an own-root plant, though, so he's going to take
a cutting and leave it outside to see if it is really zone 4 or zone
7.

Jim