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'Mary Sumner' rose Reviews & Comments
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Does anyone know where in I can buy Rosa Mary Sumner or get a cutting? A very good friend us a Sumner and direct descendant of Mary Sumner. Many thanks for any help.
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In the ‘Mary Sumner’ page, see BUY FROM (top right) and select United Kingdom as the country,
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#2 of 4 posted
8 APR 21 by
Coneygar
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Thank you. As you can tell I am new to this.
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A pleasure Coneygar. Try to spend a little time just exploring HelpMeFind. You are in for a treat.
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#4 of 4 posted
9 APR 21 by
Coneygar
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Thanks again Patricia and looking forward to exploring this new world. Meanwhile back to planting my new garden.
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News item in The Otago Daily Times (New Zealand), 23 June 2011:
Cuttings of the rare orange rose 'Mary Sumner' transplanted from the Dunedin Botanic Garden to a Hastings garden last year are doing well.
The floribunda rose was bred in 1976 by Sam McGredy IV, who came to live in New Zealand in 1972, and a search by Hastings heritage rose enthusiast Georgina Campbell found the Dunedin Botanic Garden's bushes to be the only ones of their kind in a public garden.
Mrs Campbell said the cuttings would be planted in the McGredy Rose Garden shortly.
"There will be spares to share with some friends as well, to ensure they are in a few more safe places."
In 2013, the garden would be part of the World Federation of Roses international conference day trip and it was hoped that by then 'Mary Sumner' would be flowering well, she said.
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The Random House Book of Roses by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix lists Mary Sumner as follows:
"Mary Sumner (Macstra) A floribunda raised by McGredy. Growth tall. Parentage: (Orangeade x Margot Fonteyn) x [Elizabeth of Glamis x (Little Darling x Goldilocks)].
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The photo makes it evident where Brown Velvet got its outrageously long peduncles, lol. I am glad I finally found this because I swore I knew Orangeade was an ancestor of Brown Velvet. It was driving me nuts...
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#1 of 4 posted
19 OCT 10 by
 Cass
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Thanks, Michael. I don't have my copy with me. In the "looking a gift horse in the mouth" theme, do you have a page number?
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Sure thing! Its 192 for the pic and 193 for the text.
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#3 of 4 posted
19 OCT 10 by
Cass
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Np, its my pleasure. I wish I could do more for ya all lately. Life has been kicking my butt lately :)
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