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| Antique Rose Family, Many of us are quite saddened at the closing of Vintage, and are worried about seeing rose cultivars fall into obscurity. With respect for this, I am at a crossroads. I have a band of the Alba/Ayeshire rose 'Aennchen Von Tharau on order from Vintage due to be delivered the week of September 30th. In looking around, I cannot seem to find another commercial outlet for this rose. So, I need some advice from you all much more experienced rosarians. I have contacted High Country Roses and began a conversation with them about sending them propagation materials for AvT so that they may grow and sell it. I selected them due to their zoning in Denver, CO. However, I am conflicted about how to send them these materials. As I understand it, Albas are notoriously difficult to propagate. Seeing as my plant may not even make it here in sunny Texas, I am pondering having AvT sent to High Country as a band so they may propagate it. I feel like this would be a much more successful method than sending cuttings. With that being said, I would like to know if you all would consider this a good plan? Or would you go about it a different way? Thanks for your time! Josh |
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| If you're seriously concerned it won't live where you are, providing them the plant for production is the best, most altruistic course. Why sacrifice something which very likely isn't going to flower for you and may not even survive? Perhaps you can work into the deal, you supply them this one for production, they return the favor by sending you a plant of it at a more appropriate weather time? Or, provide you with something else which may grow better there? Kim |
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| Hard call, Josh. My first guess would be to accept the plant & grow it out for the next couple of years to a size that will allow you to share cuttings. But, as you mention, albas in TX--may be iffy. One thing for sure, get your plants listed on HelpMeFind so there is a record for all to access increasingly rare varieties. (I haven't done it yet, either, though I will as my last Vintage babies mature to share cuttings) When Kim & Jeri weigh in you'll have a better idea, no doubt. Kim mentioned similar concern for I Zingari. I don't know who got that last Vintage plant offered, but hopefully they will be able to keep it growing & offer cuttings eventually, since it is apparently lost to commerce for now. |
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| Thanks, bluegirl. I received cuttings of I Zingari from out of left field. Unfortunately, Express Mail required five days and two attempts to get them from San Diego to LA, where Priority Mail only required less than 24 hours to get cuttings from me (LA) to Burling (Visalia) and less than 48 hours from Sebastopol to me (twice!). I've budded everything budable, and struck the rest as cuttings. My fingers are crossed in hopes something makes it. Kim |
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| Good luck! I'm practicing budding on Ragged Robin, which grows well here, & will try with Champney's & Pink Favorite, too--they are simple to root & very vigorous plants. I've been shipping first class & I swear it works as well or faster than priority. Had a recent package go across half the country in 2 days for a fraction of the cost--go figure. |
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| IF you pack it right, you can send a medium sized box for the same price as the small one, as long as you don't use Flat Rate. I love sending the $12.35 Flat Rate, medium size box for $5.60! I save all the bubble wrap, styrofoam and air pillow packs to reuse. I'll bundle it all up and take it to the post office to weigh on the self service machine. If it ships for less than Flat Rate, I'll use the standard Priority Box. If it costs Flat Rate or more, I use Flat Rate. Timing can be hit and miss. I had a Priority box go from Los Angeles to The Netherlands in THREE days, two years ago. The same size box, for MORE postage for the same weight, one year later, took almost a week. For something non perishable like seeds, I always use First Class. Why pay for supposedly greater speed if it isn't necessary? Kim |
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