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Tue, Jul 8, 14 at 23:57
| Many years ago, I had been travelling along a country road and stopped to admire the arkansana species roses growing in the ditch along a friend's property. It was August and the weather hot and dry and I knew such was bad timing to be digging a rose, anyways I potted the thing up and wasn't surprised when it proceeded to completely die back. Though, in the spring, a strong shoot had appeared at the base of the plant above the soil line, then I waited in anticipation as it soon produced buds. The surprise came when instead of having blooms with four or five petals as observed upon the plant I had dug, I was greeted with these fragrant double little beauties, I had a sport! Yes, there are other double arkansana sports out there, some of which have been named, though it was nice to have this special one of my own. The plant is short and spreading and blooms for an extended period of time on old and new wood. Terrance |
This post was edited by twrosz on Tue, Jul 8, 14 at 23:58
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| New growth producing large numbers of buds. |
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- Posted by jasminerose4u 9b (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 0:39
| It likes to bloom as if it’s showing its gratitude being rescued. The foliage is nice too. Congrats! Does it have much of a scent? Oh, my goodness. Are you in zone three? This rose really is a survivor. |
This post was edited by jasminerose4u on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 0:47
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| jasminerose4u, yes this rose has a very nice fragrance, somewhat rather like a rugosa rose, though because of its low growth habit, you'd need to get down on your knees to take a whiff. There are many species roses and hybrids that thrive in zone 3, some even perform better here in our moderate summer temperatures, winter is what separates the rock hardy from the tender. |
This post was edited by twrosz on Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 1:42
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| Congratulations Terrance! Take a look at the link below for John Allen, a previously discovered double Arkansana. There is also R. Arkansana "Woodrow", a double form which I have grown, lost and would love to grow again. You can see it at this address, also on Help Me Find-Roses. Kim Woodrow http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.43075&tab=1 |
Here is a link that might be useful: John Allen
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- Posted by thegardenat902 Zone 5 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 13:20
| What a beautiful rose and look at all those buds! How wonderful! Congrats! |
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