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| For a long time, we thought this cemetery rose was 'Devoniensis.' It became obvious that it was not, when it and an actual 'Devoniensis' were planted together, in the Sacramento City Cemetery. So, we know what it is not, but not what it is -- and it is now Study Named "Jesse Hildreth" for the young man whose grave it companions. We think it must be fairly closely related to 'Devoniensis,' but . . . We know that it is an almost-continuous-bloomer when it has water, and that it is resistant to both powdery mildew and rust. We know it is a rose of great beauty. "Jesse Hildreth" now has his own HelpMeFind page, so I have uploaded a whole raft of photos to that page for folks to study. You might want to take a look! Jeri |
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| Be still my heart; this rose is so beautiful. It reminds me a little of Westside Road Cream Tea, except Jesse is even more beautiful. Thank goodness you have a plant, Jeri, since the original one seems ill-fated. It's difficult to believe a rose this wonderful isn't better-known. Your long-haired Dalmatian is extra-cute! Ingrid |
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| Thanks Ingrid. We think "Jesse" is an extraordinary rose, and we are very very glad that there are at least a few plants propagated from it. Oh, and our "kids" thank you for the compliment. :-) Jeri |
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| Sumptuous, gorgeous. Wonderful photos. Sad about the original--it is nice to think of that rose keeping Jesse company. I'm surprised that there is room for new graves in such an old cemetery. |
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| I love it! What a beautiful rose and from your pictures, it doesn't appear to "brown" when it ages (a pet peeve of mine when it comes to light colored roses). I agree with Ingrid about your fur-babies. I had never seen long-haired dalmations until yours, and i just adore them now! They look similar to an English Setter with their long spotted hair (I have an English Setter/Lab mix...who took more after the lab parent. But it seems that whenever any dog breeds with a lab, the puppies look like labs...talk about dominant genes!) Tammy |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 22:11
| Jeri Can Jesse Hildreth handle some shade? (okay a lot of shade til it gets taller) I have a 6 foot neighbors fence line that we are north of and would love to start considering what to fill our side with |
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| Beats me Kippy. It's surely in full sun in the old cemetery, and it's in a prime full-sun spot here. I suspect it's the same tradeoff as most roses: Not enough plants distributed, and not enough observation time. Yet. Of the plants we have here, one will go to Malcolm Manners for the display garden, in FL. Our own plant isn't yet big enough to give up cuttings, and likely won't be for another year or two. Jeri |
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