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'Rosenwunder von Schloss Hexenagger' rose Reviews & Comments
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9 APR 14 by
Grntrz5
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Just barely made it the winter of 2013, there is 5 inches of green cane on 5-6 canes of 12.
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23 MAY 12 by
Grntrz5
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Not very good at repeating in hot weather, the fall rebloom is not very strong either, it gets blackspot and has a light fragrance that lingers with the faded blooms. The color looks like watermelon candy.
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8 MAY 12 by
Grntrz5
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This rose was developed at, and named for Schloss Hexenagger in Bavarian Germany. The castle holds many arts and crafts festivals and musical events. Hexenagger means 'kitchen witch' or 'old witch'. Their website is: http://www.hexenagger.de/
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#1 of 2 posted
10 MAY 12 by
 jedmar
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Hexenagger is now part of the town Altmannstein in Bavaria. The name apparently goes back to the first owners of the castle, the Hexenaggers, or Hächsenakker. First mention in 982 as Haescenakker. Acker means field, so it would be "Haescen's field". Whether Haescen was originally an Alemannic name and later became equated with Hexen (= witches) is unclear. Witches' field could have been a place where witches were burnt at stake, but that practice was a later invention, starting from the 13th century.
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#2 of 2 posted
10 MAY 12 by
Grntrz5
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Jedmar, thank you for going back further than recent history! I knew there was more to the name, the information I found came from the castle's website, and some other current pages. I thought they named the rose after all the festivals, making a connection to fairy tales.
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