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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
About the time I decided the dark green dull folage in my new Mr Lincoln's
was the crap, they started blooming. DAWG! I've never seen so many shape and stunning color changes in a rose bloom before. Keepers!! They're tiny red, then purple, then they get red and BIG. What a show! Still want something more fragrant. Wonder if food or anything else affects fragrance? -- Tom Line |
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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
red, then purple, then they get red and BIG. What a show! I'm glad someone has better luck than me with Mr. Lincoln! Scopata Fuori "Bad Cat!" |
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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
On 12 Jul 2003 00:53:49 -0400, Tom Line
wrote: About the time I decided the dark green dull folage in my new Mr Lincoln's was the crap, they started blooming. DAWG! I've never seen so many shape and stunning color changes in a rose bloom before. Keepers!! They're tiny red, then purple, then they get red and BIG. What a show! Mr. L. was among the first roses I grew and I will never forget my pride at being able to grow such perfect, long-stemmed red buds and lush red-to-purple blooms. It was a vigorous rose here, too. All in all, I can see why it is a good choice for a beginner, and just a great all around rose. My taste has since changed to the point that Mr. L. doesn't suit me--too tall a plant (like, 12-15 feet), too upright a habit, and blooms that just do not stay red very long or have a "nice" (eg high centered) form. But STILL-- it is one of the all around great roses. Congrats on how well yours is doing. About dark green foliage--have you seen that of the climber New Dawn? Small leaves, but wow! Dark dark green and so shiny! Still want something more fragrant. Honestly--are you sure that's Mr. L you have? I have never met one that was not fragrant. Wonder if food or anything else affects fragrance? As someone wise just wrote--time of day. Stronger in the morning, before the oils burn off. -- Tom Line |
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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
Shiva wrote:
On 12 Jul 2003 00:53:49 -0400, Tom Line wrote: About the time I decided the dark green dull folage in my new Mr Lincoln's was the crap, they started blooming. DAWG! I've never seen so many shape and stunning color changes in a rose bloom before. Keepers!! They're tiny red, then purple, then they get red and BIG. What a show! Mr. L. was among the first roses I grew and I will never forget my pride at being able to grow such perfect, long-stemmed red buds and lush red-to-purple blooms. It was a vigorous rose here, too. All in all, I can see why it is a good choice for a beginner, and just a great all around rose. My taste has since changed to the point that Mr. L. doesn't suit me--too tall a plant (like, 12-15 feet), too upright a habit, and blooms that just do not stay red very long or have a "nice" (eg high centered) form. But STILL-- it is one of the all around great roses. Congrats on how well yours is doing. My experience is similar. Mr. Lincoln was one of the first roses I put in and I really liked the color and fragrance (which was quite strong). Now, however, my tastes have changed (I'd say refined but that is debatable). I prefer the look of old roses, particularly bourbon and noisette forms as well as the simple elegance of single (i.e. five petaled) roses. I don't really care for the hybrid tea bloom. Sure, it's pretty but to my eye, there are much prettier flowers out there. I still have a few hybrid teas but Mr. Lincoln is gone and mostly forgotten. I'm in denial, however. I didn't shovel prune it, I just moved it during last summer's drought and forgot to water it... Don't let this discourage you if you like Mr. Lincoln. It is a lovely flower and if it is what you like, grow it. This is one of the greatest things about roses. The extent of flower variation is nothing short of amazing. Trying to get consensus on what the prettiest is would be like trying to get consensus on the best painter or author of all time. Tastes vary. Viva la difference. About dark green foliage--have you seen that of the climber New Dawn? Small leaves, but wow! Dark dark green and so shiny! My New Dawn cutting that I was given this spring is growing well, has had a single bloom and now has three small buds. -- Henry |
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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:49:57 -0400, Henry
wrote: My experience is similar. Mr. Lincoln was one of the first roses I put in and I really liked the color and fragrance (which was quite strong). Now, however, my tastes have changed (I'd say refined but that is debatable). Let's just say "diversified!" I hate that there are fashions in things like roses and philosophy. I think the notions of "in style" and "out of style" should be confined to the realm of apparel, where it is easier for me to soundly discount them. Sometimes people love things because they are fine or beautiful or somehow in and of themselves appealing, and sometimes it is because, well, they are the hippest things to like. I know you are in the former camp. For those in the latter camp, having an obscure pre-1860s rose with a French name is in and of itself a motivation. Tres chic, don't you know! And then there is the fiction that many OGRs are more disease resistant than moderns, so that the crowd who pooh poohs modern roses on principle may also hop on the very self righteous anti-chem crowd. So alluring. G I know I am a contrarian, but in my view while beauty, quality, and functionality are worthy things, status seeking in and of itself sucks. It is all about elevating one's self by denigrating others. The last refuge of the pathetically insecure. End of tirade. Gosh I feel better now. And no, Henry, I am not saying that you are of the latter pack. Just offering my usual innocuous observations on that lovely creature, Human Nature! I prefer the look of old roses, particularly bourbon and noisette forms as well as the simple elegance of single (i.e. five petaled) roses. I don't really care for the hybrid tea bloom. Sure, it's pretty but to my eye, there are much prettier flowers out there. It's all about what we like. I love the classic hybrid tea form best. Many ogr bloom forms look sloppy to me. They just don't give me that ... oooomph ...... wow...... thing. I do like some singles--Mutabilis and one that is so purple with golden stamens called something with Le and Sultane in it. Will find it later and post a link. I also love Austins--they do not look like ogrs to me, nor do they look like hts. I imagine Sonia Rykiel, a so-called Romantica rose, with its quartered bloom has an ogr form. I do like that rose, but more for the combo of the soft raspberry shade, strong fragrance AND the quartered form than for just the form. I still have a few hybrid teas but Mr. Lincoln is gone and mostly forgotten. I'm in denial, however. I didn't shovel prune it, I just moved it during last summer's drought and forgot to water it... Don't let this discourage you if you like Mr. Lincoln. It is a lovely flower and if it is what you like, grow it. This is one of the greatest things about roses. The extent of flower variation is nothing short of amazing. Trying to get consensus on what the prettiest is would be like trying to get consensus on the best painter or author of all time. Tastes vary. Viva la difference. Yep! There you go! We do agree. About dark green foliage--have you seen that of the climber New Dawn? Small leaves, but wow! Dark dark green and so shiny! My New Dawn cutting that I was given this spring is growing well, has had a single bloom and now has three small buds. You are gonna love those tiny dark green so-shiny leaves, Henry!! They appear impenetrable, which suggests disease resistance. Hell, mine still has leaves after the two-month deluge, so I guess it is. -- Henry |
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Mr Lincoln's WOW!
Shiva wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:49:57 -0400, Henry wrote: I prefer the look of old roses, particularly bourbon and noisette forms as well as the simple elegance of single (i.e. five petaled) roses. I don't really care for the hybrid tea bloom. Sure, it's pretty but to my eye, there are much prettier flowers out there. It's all about what we like. I love the classic hybrid tea form best. Many ogr bloom forms look sloppy to me. They just don't give me that .. oooomph ...... wow...... thing. And to me, it's just what I like. I do like some singles--Mutabilis and one that is so purple with golden stamens called something with Le and Sultane in it. Will find it later and post a link. La Belle Sultane? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=1968 My New Dawn cutting that I was given this spring is growing well, has had a single bloom and now has three small buds. You are gonna love those tiny dark green so-shiny leaves, Henry!! They appear impenetrable, which suggests disease resistance. Hell, mine still has leaves after the two-month deluge, so I guess it is. Yeah, I suspect I am and they are. -- Henry |
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