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Nice bright colour, but doesn't seem to have much scent. It's pleasant, but only of moderate strength (at least on the bush I have, at this stage).
Mine came from a cutting that Margaret sent a while back.
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I jus thought of something about this rose. It has a delicious scent. It flowers on and off for most of the year. It's short.
Why did I plant it in a low terracotta pot? It would be ideally suited for a raised bed, at least 60cm high. That way it would be conveniently sniffable.
My two bushes are still at a size where they are easy to move, so I will have to think of a new location for them.
I may also try propagating more of them. It really is a nice little thing with a lot going for it.
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I agree it would be good in a raised bed. I love it raspberry lifesavers scent.
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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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This rose does not seem to be in commerce in Australia, and only shows up as being in my garden and one other. It's not quite ''in my garden'' yet, as I have two plants grown from cuttings and they are still in pots.
Does anyone know if this cultivar handles pruning well? Is it possible to limit its growth? Or is it better to just let it run rampant?
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It's on Ross Roses' catalogue but they don't list on hmf.
Mine was slowed down by competition with established trees, so I can't answer your question: but most ramblers I grew did what they wanted to.
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I suppose I could try it with one, as an experiment, and let the other go feral as a backup. :)
Incidentally, it seems to have a very low thorn count so far, which is a nice trait if it persists.
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I found it in Ross's ''complete'' PDF, on page 6 . It's listed as ''In collection'', which IIRC means they have access to a plant (or plants) at the old T4R nursery, but have not actually propagated from it yet. But good to know anyway.
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No, it usually means they have a stock plant but if you want one you'll have to ask for it to be budded. My previous plant came from them originally, and cuttings went to you (and to Sue Z in SE SA).
Of course you know with spring-flowerers that pruning time is after flowering.
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Hmm. I was thinking pruning in late winter would be perfect. ;)
The Morticia Addams style: prune off the blooms and keep the thorns on sticks.
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