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Has anyone considered 'Jean Lafitte' as a possible identity for this rose? It was found in two locations in CA which are several hundred miles apart, so it likely is not a chance seedling.
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What I can see from Jean Lafitte photos, it looks more like Tolstoi (aka similar to Constance Spry or mm Caroline Testout size-shape wise), just paler pink/peach. Also habit seems to be similar, large flexible canes, and then the rather short blooming laterals.
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22 JAN 16 by
StefanDC
The images and description of your rose here do not closely resemble the plant that we have in the U.S. under this name; photos from other parts of Europe generally appear to agree with our version as well. Yours looks somewhat more tea-like in foliage, maybe even tea-bourbon, and the flowers of our 'Aennchen von Tharau' do not ball or proliferate like yours do. Have you considered that your rose might actually be misidentified? I would not be entirely shocked if it were actually 'Climbing Souvenir de la Malmaison', or something very similar.
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2 years later and I am also in doubt if I have a correct rose. I have checked the nurseries here in Europe and it seems that photos vary quite a bit. :/
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.....where she could climb its way to full sun You might just have 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens Climbing.' 1922, and not 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens' 1910.
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Oh crap, posted photos to the wrong page :) Yes ofc I have a climbing one, just did not pay attention when uploading :) Will repost at the correct one. :)
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I am really surprised actually, about how well Mrs. Herbert Stevens does here. When I bought her ~10 years ago, I had my doubts about it, after all she is an old hybrid tea and I am in wet and cool seaside Dutch climate. She did get quite a bit of frost damage in the winter of 2010 (?) when we had temps dropping bellow -15C, but overall the damage was less than I expected, nearby Kordes roses suffered more (I lost Laguna then for example).
Also, I replanted Mrs. Herbert Stevens later on, in a bad spot in a shade, where she could climb its way to full sun - and she is doing surprisingly well, no bad foliage issues, good rebloom for an old rose, and tbh I do regret that placement, since she is one of the best white roses I have owned. I do notice the peach shading btw, as in the descriptions, so it can be climate related, then it fades to pure white. Much more delicate and graceful than Iceberg.
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