Newsletter  (Feb 2020)  Page(s) 17.  Includes photo(s).
 
[From "A Raise Eyebrow for Striped Roses", by Darrell g.h. Schramm, pp. 13-18]
Certainly the coloring of these roses seems delightfully capricious; thus, a certain rose was aptly named ‘Vick’s Caprice’. It was discovered growing in Mr. James Vick’s Rochester, New York, garden in 1889 and put on the market in 1891. Of a soft pink or lilac, striped and splashed with white and deep rose pink and sometimes darker pink flecks, but all very subtle, the high-centered flowers emerge prolifically from elegant buds, strongly scented on a three foot by two bush nearly without prickles. Not only is it a good seed producer, but also it is easy to grow from cuttings. Does this plant have a flaw? Perhaps a twofold one: it may ball in damp weather, and it can revert to the original Hybrid Perpetual ‘Archiduchesse Elizabeth d’Autriche’, a lovely and sumptuous rose in its own right. On the other hand, ‘Vick’s Caprice’ proves very hardy and reblooms well.

Book  (10 Sep 2009)  Page(s) 158.  
 
Vick's Caprice.   Hybrid perpetual.  Striped cream. Bloom size 5".  Repeat bloom reliable. Height 4'. Hardiness zone 5b-8. 
For repeat bloom and a powerful fragrance, ‘Vick’s Caprice’ is the most dependable of the heritage striped roses. It’s a hybrid perpetual of modest height still makes a quality bedding rose, and it will be more at home with other roses than in a mixed border. A mutation of the French rose ‘Archiduchesse Elisabeth d’Autriche’ discovered in New York State, ‘Vick’s Caprice’ varies tremendously in color (pink to purplish stripes) and effect (clear or muddy background). But with three crops of blooms in a season, the chances of getting a memorable week of ‘Vick’s Caprice’ is stronger than from the more widely available striped hybrid perpetual ‘Ferdinand Pichard’.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 613.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Vick’s Caprice’: Ancien - Hybride Remontant - tons roses, remontant. Très variés en raison de leurs origines complexes, les hybrides remontants étaient classés en 12 groupes. Celui-ci et son parent (‘Archiduchesse Elizabeth d’Autriche’) appartenaient au type de ‘La Reine’… leur rose lilacé se panache d’ordinaire de blanc et de carmin clair..

Book  (Nov 1994)  Page(s) 148.  
 
Vick's Caprice Hybrid Perpetual. Vick (U.S.) 1897. A sport from 'Archiduchesse (or Impératrice) Élisabeth d'Autriche' which occurred in Mr. Vick's garden at Rochester, New York. Description... soft old-rose-pink flowers striped and flecked variously with white or palest pink... Inclined to "ball', and also to revert to the original...

Book  (Dec 1993)  Page(s) 107.  
 
Vick's Caprice
Hybrid Perpetual
Vick (USA) 1891
A sport from 'Archiduchesse Élizabeth D'Austriche'
... deep pink lightly striped with paler pink and white... very fragrant, recurrent... frequently reverts [to its parent]... found in the garden of a Mr. Vick of Rochester, New York...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 624.  
 
Vick's Caprice Hybrid Perpetual, lilac-rose, striped white and carmine, 1891, 'Archiduchesse Elisabeth d'Autriche' sport; Vick. Description... A once-famous oddity...

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 126.  Includes photo(s).
 
Vick's Caprice
Hybrid Perpetual
Botanical grouping: Chinensis
'Archduchesse Elizabeth d'Autriche' sport
United States 1891
... striking and unusual blooms combining stripes of rose-pink, lilac-pink, white and carmine... few thorns... Little pruning required, except for the removal of dead wood...

Book  (Aug 1990)  Page(s) 82.  
 
Vick's Caprice
... found in the garden of a Mr. Vick in New York in 1891... grows best as a shrub... extremely vigorous, disease-resistant...

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 74.  Includes photo(s).

Website/Catalog  (1984)  Page(s) 18.  
 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses
Vicks Caprice (1891)
It is hard to describe the basic color of the bloom, but medium pink-rose with a lilac cast may suffice. The basic coat is then splashed and striped with white. A favorite with the garden set, this rose is very crisp, fresh looking, and fragrant.