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George Thomson, one of Australia's most highly-regarded contemporary rose-breeders, died a few days ago. Among his other achievements, he recognised that his rose 'Mrs Mary Thomson' (Dapple Dawn x Ophelia) had a dwarfing gene, and used it to shrink Austin roses to a manageable size in our hot climates. Many of his crosses used heritage roses.
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Thank you Margaret. If you can let us know the date of his departure, we will add it to his page. There is a great quote from George in the Jurlique website that I noted this morning: “From the day you pollinate the flower until the day that you put the variety on the market, it takes about 10 years. You could die and eight years later you’re still bringing out new roses. Isn’t that wonderful?”
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I was just looking at his 'Botanica' the other day, and thinking it would go nicely in a bed with 'Dr. Hogg'.
Nobody seems to like 'Botanica' but it's really quite a nice little rose.
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