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'Vick's Caprice' rose Reviews & Comments
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18 DEC 20 by
Lesky
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Conard & Jones Co. (West Grove, Pa.); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
p. 27 New Floral Guide--Spring, 1901
"New Striped Rose...VICK'S CAPRICE
"A fine striped Rose of remarkable beauty. The flowers are large and elegantly formed, quitefull and double. Color deep, clear pink, with wide stripes of pure white, very handsome and attractive. It is a good strong grower, entirely hardy, good regular bloomer, quite out of the usual, and always much admired."
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Many thanks Lesky. Reference added. Thank you for doing the typing - it makes it so much easier to add.
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#2 of 2 posted
18 DEC 20 by
Lesky
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You're welcome! Thanks for your work on the website. Obviously a labor of love!
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3 MAY 20 by
Lesky
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Found 2 references with descriptions; 1 in 'Right Rose, Right Place,' and 1 by Vick in 'Vick's Illustrated,' (1891). I am not sure what procedure to follow to post these.
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Type, or copy and paste, the exact text here, just as you have done in your comment. We will then copy and paste it into the rose’s references. We will need the publication name, the date and page number please.
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#2 of 3 posted
3 MAY 20 by
Lesky
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Schneider, Paul. "Right Rose, Right Place: 359 Perfect Choices for Beds, Borders, Hedges and Screens, Containers, Fences, Trellises and More." Gwen Steege and Fern Marshall Bradley (eds.), North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2009. p.158:
“VICK’S CAPRICE:
CLASS: Hybrid perpetual
BLOOM COLOR: Striped cream
BLOOM SIZE: 5”
REPEAT BLOOM: Reliable
HEIGHT: 4’
HARDINESS: Zones 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’.”
Vick, James. "Vick’s Illustrated Magazine," Vol. 14 (January, 189), Rochester, NY: Vick Publishing Company.
p. 264:
“A new striped rose was shown at this exhibition which originated in California. It is a sport from Papa Gontier, and is named, ‘Rainbow.’ ’The flower is noteworthy as showing a new shade of pink, lighting into yellow at the base of petals, and streaked with broad bands of crimson.’ It is some comfort to know that, after all, it will have to play second fiddle to Vick’s Caprice.“
p. 294:
“Vick’s Caprice, a young rose of two season’s growth, was the first to bloom this season, the flowers being a good size and very numerous; the stripe being distinct and handsome; but I must acknowledge I was somewhat disappointed, as its colors were not as brilliant as I expected—that being my fault, I pronounce the Caprice a novel and valuable acquisition to our H.P. roses.“
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Many thanks Lesky. That is just wonderful. References added.
I do have to say the Vick’s publication was utterly confusing to me. The name changed so many times over the years and even though we currently have
Vick’s Floral Guide. and
Vick’s Monthly Magazine files, I was reduced to temporarily opening a new publication file called
Vick’s.
and noting therein the variable names.
But even then the front cover illustration for 1891 clearly said Vick’s Illustrated Monthly Magazine.
We need an American to fix Vicks.
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19 MAR 16 by
Hardy
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Although this rose isn't perfect here - it rusts a little - I'd be reluctant to part with it, if only because of its sepals. They aren't beautifully elaborate like some OGRs have, but they're routinely huge, and occasionally have up to five leaflets on them. I find it a welcome alternative to the boring little sepals most chinensis rebloomers have. Note to breeders: not a bad seed producer, either.
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28 APR 07 by
Anonymous-102978
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I would like to share that this rose is quite hardy for a Hybrid Perpetual and comes through my zone 4b winters with little, if any, winter damage. As a bonus, the canes are nearly thornless, the flowers fragrant, and here it is very healthy. It is a very lovely rose. (see my photos i posted).
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3 DEC 11 by
 BrianH
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I'm glad to know about its hardiness. I've moved to PA from CA and look forward to having this excellent rose in my zone 5 garden. Also, it was the easiest rose to strike from cuttings I've ever seen... Always nearly 100% success with little effort from dormant cuttings. Also, first flush of bloom on 8 inches of growth after 2 months. A real doer.
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