|
|
"Heysen's Semi-Single" rose Reviews & Comments
-
-
Initial post
13 OCT 16 by
 Margaret Furness
|
One of three unknowns in the garden of 'The Cedars', which belonged to a well-loved Australian painter and early conservationist, Sir Hans Heysen. He swapped plants with the diva Dame Nellie Melba, who was a neighbour of Alistair Clark, but there is no historical evidence to call them Clark roses.
Last summer this rose repeat-flowered; we will watch what it does this year. The parent plant is growing in shade, and is lanky.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#1 of 8 posted
13 OCT 16 by
Give me caffeine
|
That's rather appealing.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#3 of 8 posted
15 DEC 16 by
Patricia Routley
|
Margaret - you mentioned elsewhere today.... if "Heysen's Semisingle" is Bishop Darlington.....
A characteristic in the file is that "Heysen's Semisingle" does not set hips.
There is a hip photo in the 'Bishop Darlington' file and so I have discounted this possibility on the main page.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#4 of 8 posted
15 DEC 16 by
Margaret Furness
|
I think some of the info in the early references was based on the parent plant, which was growing in shade and with competition from trees, and may be incorrect. For example, I was told it didn't repeat. It certainly did in my garden last year, but I need to keep watching to see if that was just an aberration. Will also watch to see if it sets hips.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#5 of 8 posted
15 DEC 16 by
Patricia Routley
|
The more information you have on foundling pages, the more people may be able to help.
We have three choices:
blooms in flushes throughout the season
spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom
occasional repeat later in the season
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#6 of 8 posted
31 OCT 19 by
HubertG
|
'Gustave Régis' did not set hips either. I don't know how this rose compares to the photos of 'Gustave Régis' here. It seems to match quite well to the Betten illustration but the foliage in the English photos seems to be rounder. Not sure about the other photos.
I must admit Heysen's rose does have a bit of a Gigantea feel to it.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#7 of 8 posted
31 OCT 19 by
Margaret Furness
|
The constriction at the top of the receptacle should help. I can't see that area all that well in the photos of Bishop Darlington. I will keep watching HS for hips.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#8 of 8 posted
31 OCT 19 by
HubertG
|
Or maybe Halstead's 'Vanity'?? That was a Tea x Hybrid Tea, so probably triploid and possibly didn't set hips.
|
REPLY
|
Reply
#2 of 8 posted
14 OCT 16 by
Patricia Routley
|
Thanks for the various details on the latest Australian foundlings, Margaret. We hope more people will contribute information as they note it.
|
REPLY
|
|
