It's rough, Theo, I know. Mine is a young plant collected by a Heritage
Roses member in Santa Cruz, so it's only sent out 6 foot canes. Wait
till this summer...... I've seen pictures of FDY growing over rooftops
in Texas. The plant as Vintage Gardens is only 12 feet tall, gets no
summer water and is much more beautiful than mine because it's grown in
the shade.

Theo Asir wrote:

Helpmefind has the impossibly
accurate dimension of
Height of 8' 2" to 39' 4". Width of 4' 11".

So is yours the 39'4" variety.

I can only watch & salivate, my nose
squashed against the monitor in my
Zone 5 garden.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City


"Cass" wrote in message
...
It doesn't get any better than this, at least here. The overall
impression is mostly buff and yellow right now, with an interesting
range of buds from yellow to this lovely carmine pink. So if you like
it, here they a

http://home.earthlink.net/~cbernstei...oI/FDYMany.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~cbernstei...I/FDYrange.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~cbernstei...oI/FDYbuds.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~cbernstei...esAtoI/FDY.jpg