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"St. David's" rose References
Newsletter  (May 2015)  Page(s) 15. Vol 36, No. 3.  Includes photo(s).
 
Peter Holmes, President Bermuda Rose Society.
"St. David's" was found growing on St. David's Island. It is obviously a China, either a seedling or a sport. DNA analysis showed "St David's" and the China 'Fabvier' to be very similar, but not identical.
Book  (2011)  
 
p75. Gregg Lowery. At the far northern end of the islands, you can scramble through the narrow streets of the village of St. David's, where roses spill down tall retaining walls. More than one of them will be the little red China rose named for the town.

p77. Liesbeth Cooper. DNA Results on Bermuda Mystery Roses.
"St. David's". Although it is very closely related to 'Fabvier', it is not the same rose.
Book  (2006)  Page(s) 81.  
 
"St. David's" ['Fabvier']. Ch. Rapid rebloom. Moderate fragrance. Habit [diagram] 2. Unknown Breeder. Found. [Provenance: Manners; Bermuda]. Purplish red flowers with short petals surrounding a white eye and yellow stamens; This is a superb bloomer. We believe this to be the same as 'Fabvier'.
Book  (15 Oct 2001)  Page(s) 100.  
 
Marijke Peterich. The Preservation of Old Garden Roses in Bermuda.
"[Bermuda] St. David's". This rose was found growing on St. David's Island. It is obviously a China, either a seedling or a sport. It grows in compact form up to four ft (1.2 m). The foliage is dark green, the small leaves finely serrated, with tiny prickles on the underside of the leaf stalks. Opening almost flat, the bright crimson semi-double flowers are smudged with white in the centre around the prominent yellow stamens. It closely resembles 'Fabvier'.
Book  (1984)  Page(s) 48.  Includes photo(s).
 
"St. David's". This rose is obviously a China, either a seedling or a sport. It grows in a very compact form up to a height of 4 ft. The foliage is dark green and the flowers are semi-double, dark red with a white centre and distinctive stamens, about 2" across. Blooms constantly.
Book  (1980)  Page(s) 129.  
 
Peter Harkness. Roses in Bermuda.
"St. David's", the local name for what appears to be a semi-double 'Agrippina' sport.
Magazine  (1965)  Page(s) 34. vol 14, No. 1.  
 
Elizabeth Ball. Roses in Bermuda.
I have.... an unknown China which fits the description of 'Fabvier' (1832) but for me is not as double; it has a sweet fragrance.
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