Baretta Street Amber
zjw727
11 years ago
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jerijen
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Comments (19)Here's a picture I took of Pierre de St. Cyr at the Huntington last year in January during Great Rosarians. Sorry about the blur, but the sun was going down and my point and shoot camera doesn't like low light conditions. The plant was rather big and tall (above my head and I'm 5'4"). It doesn't seem to fit the description given by Vintage of their plant as being short and compact. Either it grows very differently in northern and southern California, or these aren't the same roses. Vintages PdSC came from Pickering. I don't know where the Huntington got theirs. The one at the Huntington had already dropped some of its leaves, but it still appeared to be on the bushy side. The leaves it had looked healthy.. Also, check out the references on HMF. In The Horticulturist And Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste, 1850, the flowers are described as dark purplish crimson, yet in The Rose Garden (First Ed. 1848), they are described as pale glossy pink. The same rose showing color variation, or different roses in commerce? Melissa...See MoreFragrance! Which roses do you HAVE to have?
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Comments (19)I think you may be correct. The leaves on my plant have the finer serrations as per your Grandmother's Hat. Also the color is right for that one. Wow! Great detective work! I got my "Baretta St. Bourbon" from Rose Petals....See MoreOpinions on good street trees? Bay Area
Comments (19)An update for my street trees situation! I decided on the Chinese fringe tree, and had a site visit from the city of San Jose..... And they said I can plant three small canopy trees like this, but also, I have to redo my cement driveway approach, grind three parts of sidewalk, and replace 48 square feet of sidewalk, by march- or I get a bill from the city for $1500. Also they are fining the neighbors in both sides for planting without a permit, non approved trees- one has to take out a mature hedge, the other has to take out some cherries. Both have to fix their sidewalks and driveways and replace the trees also. I guess that's what I get for going the legal route ! Next time I will just ask for forgiveness rather than permission. There goes my kids piano lessons for the rest of the year, into the flipping sidewalk that was here when we bought the place and passed a stringent FHA inspection. Thanks city of San Jose!'...See Moremountainrose
11 years agojerijen
11 years agoHere you are -- "Baretta St. Amber."
If I am not mistaken, the rose behind Fred here (at a bit of a distance) IS "Baretta St. Amber." This is one of the first roses planted there, IIRC, back in 1994.
It's gorgeous, and was in good bloom in October.
Jeri
zjw727
11 years agojerijen
11 years ago
jannorcal
11 years agomendocino_rose
11 years agozjw727
11 years agoThe bud opened this morning! I thought it had balled...and I admit, I did have to help it open. It has a lovely, light fresh scent, and it shows a green center. I can't wait to see the mature bush in Sacramento!!! Really though, this band is TINY, and only has three leaves...
nastarana
11 years agorosefolly
11 years agozjw727
10 years agoRE: Baretta Street Amber...Wow, this has been REALLY slow to grow, but it bloomed this week, and these little flowers are so beautiful! Very interesting to compare my TINY little plant with the much larger mature specimen in the Sacramento Cemetery. The color of the flowers here is very different- you can see that it's a creamy pink. (the darker ones in back are Buff Beauty). When I'm home from work tonight, I'll see of the other bud that I left has opened.
Poorbutroserich Susan Nashville
10 years agomendocino_rose
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