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'Precious Dream' rose Reviews & Comments
Discussion id : 171-890
most recent 12 APR HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 12 APR by Paul Barden
Reports of this rose being "nearly thornless" are far from accurate. It's a Hybrid Bracteata and it has a fair amount of straight, needle-like thorns that can be a handling hazard. It has a very light fragrance that only some people can detect. It requires a bit of imagination to declare it "fragrant'.
That said, it is an exceptionally good rose and grows with abandon with minimal care, yet rarely exceeds a 2.5 foot rounded, mannerly shrub. But you have to be a fan of this particular coral hue to appreciate it. Mr. Moore was particularly fond of coral colors and it appears often in his work. (Its does fade quite a bit by the time it's done)
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 12 APR by Robert Neil Rippetoe
Absolutely!
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Discussion id : 61-672
most recent 14 FEB 12 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 2 FEB 12 by StrawChicago heavy clay zone 5
Precious Dream has sharp thorns. Someone posted a pic. of its thorns in the Rose Forum.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 2 FEB 12 by Nastarana
You are growing one of Moore's Hybrie Bracteatas in Chicago?

I had no idea they were hardy past Zone 7. Do you leave them outside all winter?
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Reply #3 of 2 posted 14 FEB 12 by StrawChicago heavy clay zone 5
I don't grow it. Burlington has it for $7.50 but I took it off from my buy-list when I found it has thorns. Roses hardy to 6b are OK here if I plant them deep, water them in the winter, and plant them next to the house with a mound of dirt on top.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 2 FEB 12 by Landperson
what Rose forum?
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Discussion id : 21-651
most recent 28 SEP 07 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 27 SEP 07 by Rob Byrnes
Does Precious Dream set hips at all?
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 28 SEP 07 by Robert Neil Rippetoe
'Precious Dream' sets fertile hips in some seasons. I have grown out several OP seedlings.
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 28 SEP 07 by Rob Byrnes
Ok! One of the Hybrid Bracteata.sets hips and germinates. Thank you Robert. Have you had anything decent show up in your seedlings from Precious Dream?
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Reply #3 of 5 posted 28 SEP 07 by Robert Neil Rippetoe
Most the the OP precious Dream seedlings lacked vigor. They were mostly cream colored. A couple were orange but were weak. I didn't keep any. I'd probably use Precious Dream for pollen keeping in mind that there is likely a propensity for blackspot in some of the offspring, being descendants of 'Orangeade'.
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 28 SEP 07 by Rob Byrnes
Cream and orange would be desirable for me but I'm sorry to hear that seedlings lacked vigor. I'll take your advice and use PD as a pollen parent but will have to use something very disease resistant as the pod parent. Thanks again Robert.
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Reply #5 of 5 posted 28 SEP 07 by Robert Neil Rippetoe
I used PD as pollen parent this season on a limited basis. I did get hip set. Sometimes the blossoms don't produce much pollen as they are too double.
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