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| I have young cutting-grown plants of this to put out in fall and can't find out much about it. Can anyone tell me about habit, eventual dimensions, cultural requirements, color, and so on? Thanks, Melissa |
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| I've never grown it, because it's hard to find, but I've observed it in Heirloom Roses' test-garden. It gets quite tall, but stays narrow. The flowers and scent are really lovely, in that delicate Alba way. It reblooms in the fall! |
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| It's a gorgeous thing! I wanted it immediately after seeing an absolutely huge one in the study plot at the Huntington back in the 1990s. Kind of between a vase and fan shape. Loaded with flowers, simply a stunning sight to behold. Beautiful, very healthy foliage. Does well in Southern California heat. I've only seen it growing in partial shade, so I don't know how well it would do in full sun (my albas seem to like partial shade). My PBP has been almost completely swallowed up by some very aggressive trees over the years--total shade she doesn't like so much, so I am going to move her to where she can get at least some sun! Not often in stock in the specialty rose mail order nurseries (I think 2012/2013 was the final season Pickering carried it). However, a wonderful nursery in Oragon known more for other plants (such as clematis), Joy Creek, often has Pompon Blanc Parfait in stock. I just checked and their online catalog showed 18 in stock as of this morning. Link is below. I haven't bought any roses from Joy Creek before, but I have purchased a variety of other plants. Plants arrived in excellent condition and were shipped quickly/packed well. Customer service was superb. Here's a link also to the "r" page of the online catalog: They have a bunch of other roses........;) Fyi, the codes in a plant's item number reveals the size of the container it is in: Melissa |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pompon Blanc Parfait at Joy Creek Nursery
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- Posted by melissa_thefarm NItaly (My Page) on Wed, Sep 11, 13 at 0:41
| Just what I wanted to know, folks. zjw727 and Melissa, thank you very much! The link was useful as well. Melissa |
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- Posted by garden2garden z8 FL (My Page) on Wed, Sep 11, 13 at 16:26
| Melissa, I don't have any firsthand knowledge of this rose but I've been thinking about it since I read about it in "100 Old Roses for the American Garden". I know you're in Italy, but I'm sure you will enjoy reading what Clair Martin had to say about it. I googled it and was surprised to see a copy of the whole page from the book, hope you can link to it ok. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pompon Blanc Parfait
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| FYI, Joy Creek IS a fantastic little place- that's exactly who I tried to order Pompon Blanc Parfait from. It was out of stock at the time, and then my plans changed. They are wonderful to deal with and the roses are well-priced. |
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