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Rhapsody in Blue would be great in San Fran. It hates heat, so you're in just about the perfect climate for it. I have fog here in my coastal canyon in SoCal, that it loves. Stormy Weather would also be nice, as would Purple Splash (if she likes stripes). All do well in your clime, and none of the three gets any significant mildew. That's a six foot wrought iron fence in this pic of Rhapsody in Blue:


I forgot to mention Blue Bayou. It was about 6 feet when I cut it way back a few days ago. Its blooms are a beautiful bluish lavender, but they shrivel in our hot dry summer heat. I'll bet it would do better in your climate. But it is gorgeous in spring and fall for us. Diane



Lux, Banksiae "Snowflake" is the name the nurseries have applied to plain old Fortuniana. When you find Snowflake at places like Home Depot and Lowe's, you get Fortuniana.
You should also look at Banksiae lutescens, the single yellow Banksiae. Both doubles are flowering and nearing their end here. Lutescens has already flowered and is pushing new flower clusters as it did last year. Not a "repeat", but a continuation of the first flush. It has a scent I can detect which neither double form possesses. When I collect a jar of anthers for pollen, their dried scent is a very strong clove. Kim



Not much even there, but there's an entry on HMF, and some lovely photos.
Here's the link to the page...
Here is a link that might be useful: HMF Love Me Tender



Velvet Fragrance because Kim said it was his favorite red and another Medallion because I am finding out that Medallion has little variations and I am looking for the one I used to have. The one on the left is Duchesse de Rohan. I am finally giving away all of my Charles Lawson and that leaves a big area open.

Love Northland Rosariums roses. Can hardly wait for California Dreamin' and St. Patrick. Carol's hubby is bringing them to my home! Fantastic roses and rose growers! :) P.S. St. Patrick is already sold out so folks who really want this rose might check for next year! I ordered mine early in the season.
Deb from Spokane.


Diane thank you for the comment. When looking at roses on the web they always show just the perfect blossom and you don't get a feel for the whole bush in all stages. I am in zone 5. Do you have any suggestions for a rose that would bloom all summer? I certainly don't want ratty looking as these will be prominent next to our main door into the house.


You can only upload one photo per post from your hard drive, Molly. For multiples, you need to use a Photobucket, Flickr or some other on line photo hosting account. From most of those, you can upload many photos per post. I use Flickr because it is easier for this, my blog and the Rose Hybridizers Association forum. But, many others use other photo sites with success. Kim





terryjean
What do you mean by High BS Pressure? Do you just mean that you have a lot of pressure to treat the roses or are you referring to a method by with which you treat the roses?
Hi Terryjean
wondering...do/does Denver's Dream and/or Hot Tamale have thorns?
Thanks!