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13 DEC 11 by
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Hi Kim,
Interesting picture.
How easily does this one pass on thornlessness?
Is its ploidy known??
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Hi George, happy Holidays! Legacy is the pollen parent of Lynnie and Indian Love Call, plus several of Ralph Moore's thornless hybrids. I believe it is presumed tetraploid, though when crossed with a triploid, it created a triploid (Torch of Liberty and Lynnie). It passes on thornless character quite easily as well as great health. Once you're familiar with Legacy's "look", you can see it wherever you encounter it. Gorgeous rose which makes beautiful offspring.
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#2 of 5 posted
13 DEC 11 by
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Your writings about this line of Basye roses is fascinating, it is inspirational, happy hols to you too!
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Thank you sir! Much appreciated, both the kind words and the holiday wishes! As I am Northern Hemisphere and you're Southern, I often wonder what Christmas must be like in summer! That would be quite culture shock to me. lol!
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#4 of 5 posted
13 DEC 11 by
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On the coast of Eastern Australia here (Sydney), we "enjoy" a very "unstable" summer here, we get to experience all of our four seasons in one during this time of the year, even in one day!!! LOL.... Rose growers here have been known to relocate to grow their roses in much drier and more climate-predictable regions inland, also the land there is heaps cheaper to be sure. Those very few commercial growers who actually dare to grow their roses here curse the climate...LOL. Goodness knows how they can afford the land here, let alone grow roses for commercial production in such a challenging fungal climate....a double whammy... :0)
Me... well I wouldn't have it any other way, roses or no roses, LOL!
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In SA, as in the rest of Aus, we send Christmas cards with snow & robins. Community carol-singing is held out of doors, often with fireworks (if it isn't a fireban day). We have the full deal - hot Christmas lunch with ham & turkey, followed by pudding, even if it's 100F / 37C in the shade. But Boxing Day is often at the beach, eating prawns (shrimps to you). It's the season for cherries, and flowering jacarandas.
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