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'Rosa banksiae var. alboplena Rehder synonym' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 89-021
most recent 5 NOV 15 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 4 NOV 15 by scvirginia
The description page gives the average diameter as being 5". I wonder if that can be correct? A French reference says the diameter is 2.5cm, which is just under 1".

Virginia
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 4 NOV 15 by Kim Rupert
It would seem a "." was missed when entering the bloom size. ".5" " rather than 5".
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 5 NOV 15 by scvirginia
I wondered if that could be what happened, but it's been a little while since I saw a Banksia bloom up close, so couldn't remember if the blooms were that small.

I was pretty sure 5" was much too big, though!

Thanks,
Virginia
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Discussion id : 44-568
most recent 10 MAY 10 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 10 MAY 10 by pem
Bank's roses are the lead article in the Dave's Garden online post for May 10, 2010. Comments include reports of light purple (Texas) and pink (Florida) flowers. Would someone who knows more please look into this? The Florida grower has white flowers as well. The Texan? I would love to know more about this.
Thank you very much to each person who has something to add.
Pem Kahler
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Discussion id : 43-667
most recent 2 APR 10 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 2 APR 10 by quokka70
I think the hardiness should be "6b and warmer" rather than "6b through 9b".
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 2 APR 10 by HMF Admin
When do not have specific hardiness information we assign a default range.
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Discussion id : 35-385
most recent 7 APR 09 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 7 APR 09 by Jeff Britt
I have two comments about this rose.

One, it is a house swallower. Left unchecked in a warm climate, this rose will cover an entire house in short order. It seems to have no real size constraints. I bet it could cover an acre in time. Or more!

Two, in San Francisco, this will show some rebloom in autumn if you prune it right after flowering in the spring. It doesn't do it every year and the second flowering is very light, but it does rebloom in some circumstances in a cool, mild climate like San Francisco.
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