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'The 777 Rose' Reviews & Comments
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6 JUN
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* Posted by unregistered site guest: Pending HMF administrative review. *
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According to Tom Carruth, this rose came from his third year of breeding work at Week's Roses. It is a cross of Stephen’s Big Purple x Purple Tiger.
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Thank you nsdjohn. We've added the parentage but it is always good for us to quote a reference
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Shouldn't this rose be classified as a grandiflora - and not HT :-)
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Hi Niels...
I have added the information in the American Rose Society Modern Roses 12 database to the rose page. They have the rose listed as a hybrid tea. Since the rose was never registered and the breeder is not listed this may or may not be the correct classification of the rose. (Note: I removed the ARS fields on the rose page because the rose was never registered.)
The breeder of the rose, which in this case is unknown, usually determines the classification of the rose.
If you have a REFERENCE we can use to get more information about the rose, we'll be happy to add it to the rose page. A lot of our information comes from the rose community, so if you do not have a REFERENCE, could you post any information you know about the rose and it's habit in a COMMENT and we can add that information to the rose page? We'll also add a NOTE to have other site users go to the COMMENTS on the rose page to see where we got the information.
Thank you for your participation and support on/for HMF.
Smiles,
Lyn
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Thank you Lyn. I don't have much information to ad. On Boings website it says: The 777 is the first airplane to have a rose named after it. The deep purple-red rose with a citrus-like fragrance was developed by Olympia, Wash., Western Independent Nurseries.
In Jean Marions press release from W.I.N.in 2001 in member comments - it says that The 777 Rose, an exclusive rose developed and grown by renown rose supplier Weeks Roses - so Weeks roses must know more? In the same press release it also says: As a Grandiflora, this strong vigorous plant supports up to ten stunning flowers on each long stem. It is an excellent long lasting cut flower with magnificent fragrance .. thus my comment about the classification of this rose. W.I.N seems to have changed the classification from HT to grandiflora.
The rose forms a narrow. upright shrub, with slightly arching canes with a height of 4 - 6 feet (120-180 cm ) tall.
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Thank you, Niels. I've culled as much information as I could from the MEMBER COMMENTS and brought that information forward to the rose page. If you see something I missed, feel free to send me a PM.
I also emailed the contact information for the Independent Nursery Group and the email bounced. A Google search did not reveal a website. If you can find some contact information for this group, you may be able to find more vendors for the rose.
Smiles,
Lyn
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22 JAN 10 by
 Cliff
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I've had several inquiries about The 777 Rose and want to let those interested know that we're planning to make it commercially available again within the next year. We may in fact have a few (very few) plants ready for shipping by late spring (2010), and will hopefully have a larger number by fall and into 2011. So don't give up hope on this one.
Cliff
EuroDesert Roses
www.eurodeseroses.com
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