An old favorite & a new favorite

gnabonnand

15 years ago

Pink Gruss an Aachen today:

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Marie Pavie today:

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Randy

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jbfoodie
15 years ago
Randy, your Marie Pavie is really amazing. I saw your other post with her pictures and was blown away. Mine is from ARE and I wish now I had waited to get her from Vintage. Truly, this is a different rose!

Joanne
oldblush
15 years ago
Those are some wonderful pictures Randy! Wow, that Vintage version of Marie Pavie is really petal packed, much more than Chamblee's version.
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duchesse_nalabama
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Lovely roses, Randy. I'll bet they make you smile, just thinking about how floriferous and healthy they are in your yard. Thanks for sharing.
organicgardendreams
15 years ago
Hi Randy, I enjoyed looking at your very pretty photos. I love the second one of Pink Gruss an Aachen!

After seeing these photos, I put Marie Pavie on my wish list, but of course the Vintage version, only. I think, it is so much more appealing, because of the higher petal count than "the other" Marie Pavie out there. I really like the soft pink tint in the center of the rose. Just lovely!

Thanks for posting these pictures!
jackie_o
15 years ago
Beautiful Randall. Does Marie Pavie have a nice scent?
gnabonnand
Original Author
15 years ago
Joanne, I agree, the Vintage 'Marie Pavie' is different. It's a charmer.

Hamp, it does have more petals, so far. And the petals have nice substance in comparison to my other 'Marie Pavie'. My other Marie Pavie also very rarely showed the little tinge of blush in the center. I assume it may not be that way when it heats up, but it sure is great now in the cooler spring.

Thank you, Gean Ann.

Organic, I think you'll be glad you put it on your list.

Yes, it certainly does, Jackie, and it's fairly strong & consistent to my nose. That's a huge benefit of this rose.

Randy
Krista_5NY
15 years ago
Lovely blooms, I like the Marie Pavie.
zeffyrose
15 years ago
Two lovely roses-----and great pictures.

Florence
patricianat
15 years ago
How gorgeous! How gorgeous. I love all of them. You know I love Marie and more than just her bloom, it's that wonderful parfum and then Gruss in pink. Oh, it's just more than I can stand.

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