Well, I finally found it. Shiva's favourite rose.

I was browsing a nursery this wet morning, looking for a pink old-style
rose to replace Mayor of Casterbridge (which had died a very sudden
death in its prime, from rose wilt virus I suspect). I ended up getting
Gruss An Aachen.

And then, I found it. Granada. Nearly knocked me over backwards. I
hadn't seen that old 60s variety in any nursery since the 90s, although
some specialists still stock it. It was even flowering, so I could tell
the label was correct.

Well, I couldn't just leave it there. Shiva would never have forgiven
me :-)

I've brought it home and placed it in a big, self-watering pot. Given
we're only a few days off Autumn, it will be interesting to see how well
it does before winter.

How hungry does Granada get, Shiva? I've mixed a good amount of
Osmocote into the potting soil, and layered the top with this new
lucerne mulch I am trying. You can see the stuff he
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