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On Page 122 of Herb Swim's book, Roses-From Dreams to Reality, while talking about Katherine Loker he says, "Its importance, as I see it, is its role as one of the parents of Jack Christensen's GOLD MEDAL." Considering that both Herb and Jack worked for Armstrong Nurseries I am wondering if the listed parentage is corrected?
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John,
All of the references listed with 'Gold Medal' show the parentage listed on the rose page. I checked Swim's book and saw the reference you referred to in your post. I think it's necessary to find a source where the rose was registered or Christensen listed the parentage to determine whether or not the parentage should be changed.
Smiles,
Lyn
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I doubt we'll ever know for certain but I found Herb's comment to be interesting. I grow Kathern Loker and would not argue if someone wanted to say it was a parent of Gold Medal.Below is a picture of Kathern Loker. Considering it is a good pollen parent and Yellow Pages, which finishes with a pink tinge on the petals, is listed as the seed parent, I could see where Kathern Loker could be the pollen parent. It's just something to think about.
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Mmmm... I kind of doubt it. The seedling is probably Shirley Langhorn, which I think is where GM gets its very linear nature and want to color bleach. Also, the lineage GM brought seems to suggest against KL as a parent.
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John........
Here's a link to Jack Christensen's website where he lists the parentage of his roses. The parentage question could really be about other roses listed further back in the geneology, but I think this site confirms the parentage of 'Gold Medal'.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jchristensen/list.html
Smiles,
Lyn
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Thanks for the link. I'm well aware of the published parentage, my only doubt came in with Herb's comment. Jack has produced a long line of beautiful roses including my personal favorite of his, Lanvin which has Katherine Loker listed as one of it's parents. It's amazing how similar the two pictures on his site of Lanvin and Gold Medal are, although in real life they are not that similar. I also love his rose Midas Touch but then it's hard not to like all of his roses.
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31 JAN 12 by
Seil
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What a great color! And I love phototropic roses! Will this beauty be available?
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Thanks Seil for the nice comment. It truly is a beautiful color but needs the right combination of sunlight and temperature to be at its best.
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You are welcome to add these other gardens.
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John,
Thank you for all that you do to make Help Me Find the great site that it is. I appreciate all of your beautiful photos & wish all of the hybridizers would follow your lead & upload their rose creations.
Thank you,
Roselvr
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HelpMeFind is the premier rose site on the internet. I feel lucky to have such a wonderful resource available and I'm happy to support them in any way I can.
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John, your check is in the mail ;)
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I think I speak for hybridizers and rosarians everywhere when I say HMF is an invaluable resource never available before and we all appreciate your dedication and time helping everyone who loves roses.
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#6 of 8 posted
2 DEC 11 by
TLMKozak
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I am very interested in your roses. How would I find a way to purchase some? I really liked "Robyn". I am delighted I found you on HMF. This has been an invaluable resource for me over the years since I found it!
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Thank you for your comment. I hope you enjoy your roses.
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2 DEC 11 by
TLMKozak
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I would like to find your roses for purchase in my zone 5 garden.
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Thanks for your kind comments. We are all lucky to have a site as nice as HMF to use and enjoy. I hope more people will post pictures of their roses. It's so nice to see so many different roses.
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Love the new pics you posted of you & Robyn, nice touch! Oh, by the way, I am now the proud owner of Hopie Girl. It jumped in my cart :)
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Dear Mr Sheldon,
A friend of my young son sadly lost his grandfather to leukaemia yesterday. His name was Ray and I thought it might be a good idea to present the family with a small tree or shrub to plant in memory. In my research I came across your rose variety "Grandpa Ray". It sounds just the thing I am looking for.
I wondered if perhaps it was now commercially available or if it was possible to obtain in Europe? We live in the Malaga region of Southern Spain.
Regard,
Rita White
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