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Discussion id : 70-934
most recent 8 APR 13 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 7 APR 13 by Tomartyr
I was in Wellington during the weekend and enjoyed my first ever visit to the impressive Lady Norwood Rose Garden. They have a bed of 'Sunrose' in bloom (correctly labelled as such), but the label names the breeder as Poulsen. I think this is most likely a simple mistake when the label was made.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 8 APR 13 by Patricia Routley
Might be some confusion with Poulsen's 1954 'Sundance', 22 petals 2 1/2 inches, blooms yellow changing to pink.
McGredy's 1972 'The Sun' has 15 petals of 3 1/2 inches.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 8 APR 13 by Tomartyr
Quite likely, but the confusion is in the labelling, because there's no doubting that the rose in question is McGredy's The Sun/Sunrose. I didn't have a camera with me unfortunately.
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Discussion id : 70-793
most recent 4 APR 13 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 2 APR 13 by Tomartyr
'The Sun' is growing in both Dunedin Botanic Garden and Henry Edginton Rose Garden, Queen's Park, Invercargill, labelled as 'Sunrose'. Georgina Campbell has confirmed that 'The Sun' and 'Sunrose' are the same cultivar and would have arrived in NZ when Samuel McGredy IV moved from Ireland to New Zealand. The rose would have been grown on and released commercially in NZ in 1974, hence the discrepancy between the dates of introduction.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 4 APR 13 by Patricia Routley
Thank you Tomartyr. Synonym and introduction date added.
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