Climbing Dainty Bess, Own-root Altissimo and other delectations
 

Cass wrote in message . ..
In article , Radika Kesavan
wrote:

Starting with "rescuing" roses from Home Depot

So ... go back and get Dainty Bess! You needn't have to have *me* tell
*you* that, right?

I went back and resisted. I think my real calling in rosedom is
climbers, so I can resist, especially since I'm going to "substitute" a
mini and an HT for a rambler and a climbing bourbon.

Cass, Cass, Cass!

Every Dainty Bess I have ever seen is a climber. In fact, I did not
even KNOW that there was a non-climbing form of this rose! And I have
never seen a specimen of this rose bothered by any disease, at least
not out here. The climber is marked as a 1935 rose in the Sequoia
list. IIRC, the original rose was introduced in 1929 - no, just
checked, in 1925. Over 78 years - the venerability of that long a
survival alone ought to make you give the climbing DB a spot in your
garden g.

And, it is on the Divine Supplemental List of Sequoia!

HehHeheh. Did you detect the misdirection in my arithmetic?

Oh, you are a Wizard at this :-).

Now, to my great delight, I also see that Altissimo is happily
available on the Sequoia supplemental list as an own-root rose! We
talked about this elsewhere, you and I, about the possibility that teh
Altissimo I have as a budded specimen from a local source being
possibly a virus infected specimen so as to make it a rather slow
grower even after three years. So ... here we go ... I need to get my
act together on this as well.

And I have my eyes on a Moore miniature called Lavender Lace. I wonder
.... know anything about this one?

And how do you like your Magenta? IIRC, you grow this rose, right?

And so on ... the rose mood in which I am this year is definitely
mauve/violet/purple/magenta - in that area. Don't know why. But there
it is ...

--
Radika
Zone 9
California

Climbing Dainty Bess, Own-root Altissimo and other delectations
 

Radika joked:

Cass wrote in message
. ..
In article , Radika Kesavan
wrote:

Starting with "rescuing" roses from Home Depot

So ... go back and get Dainty Bess! You needn't have to have *me* tell
*you* that, right?

I went back and resisted.

Cass, Cass, Cass!

Oh, I can barely stand the pain. ;)

Every Dainty Bess I have ever seen is a climber. In fact, I did not
even KNOW that there was a non-climbing form of this rose!

I'm liking it better already. But singles suffer in the wind. Better to
have lots of petals: if a few are sacrificed, no big.

Now, to my great delight, I also see that Altissimo is happily
available on the Sequoia supplemental list as an own-root rose! We
talked about this elsewhere, you and I, about the possibility that teh
Altissimo I have as a budded specimen from a local source being
possibly a virus infected specimen so as to make it a rather slow
grower even after three years. So ... here we go ... I need to get my
act together on this as well.

It should be a big bruiser by now. I'm feeling particularly
bloodthirsty, watching bloodshed, evil and deception on the tube, so
I'll come down and tear it out with my bare hands, if you like.

And how do you like your Magenta? IIRC, you grow this rose, right?

To say I grow it is an exaggeration, I'm afraid. It grew well at first
and has never done well since....which either means it isn't getting
enough water or it's diseased. If I feel like it, I'll dig it up...but
considering how many new roses I have to bury, I just might let it die.
I've taken to playing God in the garden, carrying around my lightening
bolt. I pulled out Moonsprite with the other weeds on Saturday.