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Discussion id : 172-951
most recent 3 days ago HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 3 days ago by Kim W Florida 10b Humid
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Discussion id : 170-767
most recent 18 FEB HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 18 FEB by mazoué christiane
Hello, someone suggested that it could be a rosebush from Mr Vibert the elder? would that be possible?
Thank you
Christiane
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Discussion id : 168-292
most recent 29 AUG HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 29 AUG by Bug_girl
From The Quest for the Rose, by Phillips & Rix, pg. 20:
"BELLE AMOUR An Alba. Leaves are uncharacteristic. Found by Nancy Lindsay on the wall of an old convent at Elboeuf in Normandy, introduced 1950. Height to 180 cm (6 ft). Myrrh scented."
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 29 AUG by jedmar
Reference added, thank you!
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Discussion id : 124-107
most recent 30 NOV 20 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 29 NOV 20 by Jukka K
I find the rampant, lanky growth habit, the all thorny canes, and the flower colour and medicinal (myrrh) scent of this rose strikingly similar to Austin’s famous Constance Spry. I wonder if it has occurred to others that Constance Spry’s true parent might be Belle Amour rather than Belle Isis...? Apart from the myrhh scent, CS has no resemblance to the Belle Isis growing in my garden. BI is a rather dainty, small bush and susceptible to black spot.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 30 NOV 20 by Palustris
Quite by chance I purchase 'Belle Amour' and 'Constance Spry' at the same time a couple of decades ago. Planting them side by side in the nursery, I came to the same conclusion as you: 'Belle Amour' must be the true parent of 'Constance Spry.' Naturally, it was never a popular speculation with fellow rose growers, so I have kept quiet about my observation until now. I am happy someone has come to the same conclusion.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 30 NOV 20 by Jukka K
Interesting. The two are so similar that I even find it quite likely that CS is self-pollinated BA.
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