Ingrid

Sigh....not quite cold enough for them here.

Belle sans Flatterie is a breathtaking rose. Mine is doing well.

Diane

Carol -- we have similar tastes in Gallicas, but my two striped ones are different from yours. I don't have room for more for me, but let me know if I should be on the lookout for suckers of 'Tricolore de Flandre' or 'Georges Vibert' for you.

:-)

~Christopher

Christopher, maybe we can do a swap sometime. I just moved Rosa Mundi, slicing off extras and giving them away. Camaieux is still somewhat small, but I'll bet that next year, I could swap both of my striped gallicas!

Carol

:-)

~Christopher

I already have a piece of my 'Cardinal de Richelieu' in a pot for her -- a stem that broke off last Autumn and which I stuck in the ground next to the parent plant not only survived the Winter but had just barely started rooting. I have the pot sitting in bright shade for now while it's starting to leaf out, but I think it'll be plant-able by Autumn. I plan on trying to root pieces of a few others that I got from Vintage and don't seem to be available elsewhere after the first round of blooms have finished.

:-)

~Christopher

Ingrid

I have heard from relatives who live there that gallica and other roses can be seen in the roadside hedges. My father found two escaped ramblers growing along the highway at Siletz Bay: one was' Alberic Barbier' and the other we took to the expert at Bramble and Thorn who thought it might be 'Albertine'. My father and I both disagreed with that ID; I think from studying photos that it might be 'Alida Lovett'. The mystery rambler had none of the coppery tones that one usually associates with 'Albertine', being a medium pink with blueish undertones.

I take it that the small nursery Bramble and Thorn is closed now? It seems to be off the internet.

Ingrid, I'm glad you enjoyed Camaieux.

Christopher, I'll make some cuttings and check back when they've rooted. If you have room in your garden (or there's room in your friend's), I can send them. I'd LOVE cuttings of your striped lovelies! This forum just might manage to keep OGRs alive for generations. :-)

Carol

Paul, yet another delicious purple gallica from your breeding program? If it is ever released into commerce, I may need to elbow some more room in my garden.

Carol

Paul

Paul, that purple is gorgeous! If I had room, I would grow every Gallica I could find. I love everything about them.

Carol, Camaieux has long been on my list- I love striped and spotted roses. And I never ever get tired of seeing Tuscany Superb!

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I want to grow Tuscany Superb. It is in my wish list for fall/spring.

Can't wait for my Rosa Mundi to open but she is about a week away too.

Labrea, thank you for the Burlington/Brooklyn Botanical/Canary Island Gallica info!

Carol

Just a few weeks ago, I realized that it's growing in the "old rose" section of the rose garden at Avery Park in Corvallis. I hadn't noticed it before because it was covered up by a pile of fallen cedar boughs. Now that some of the mess has been cleared, it's growing back, and looks as though it never missed a beat. It's clearly a tough cookie.

And if you want to roll your 'r' just a bit, I won't call you frenchified...

I have serious Gallica envy, but not to the point where I'm gonna move somewhere where I'd need to shovel snow.

I was surprised that RU had 'Cardinal Richelieu' on their sale list, but I guess his China ancestry makes him capable of managing without as much prolonged cold? I'd have ordered him in a heartbeat, if I'd thought he'd do well without however many chill hours he presumably needs.

Come to think of it, one of those Florida nurseries had 'James Mason' in stock. I wonder what's up with that?

And you should roll the r, very French ;-)

I think 'Belle Isis' is pronounced ice-iss (rhymes with hiss), or am I way off? Love the fragrance on this one.

And lastly, the two beautiful, dark blooms on my baby 'Rook'. No pronunciation help need on this aptly named rose :)

-Chris

Lovely photos Chris, btw.

Beautiful photos (and helpful pronunciations), everyone. Love this class of roses!

Carol