Rats. I was trying to capture it and it fell into a tangle of clematis, in which I could not find it. These clematis are growing on my wooden trellis -- I wonder if the borer will lay some eggs and little borers will be born to destroy my trellis... or our wood siding nearby... sigh! The insect has long antennae and several spots which, since they are on both sides, look almost like stripes. I think it has six legs.

Yes, it is definitely not Alnwick. Maybe Ambridge tho I think it's a long shot. ..I have 3 Ambridge but they are own root and 2yo. This mystery rose I'm pretty sure is a graft, but doesn't bear resemblance to the Ambridge I have . I am wondering if it is Gentle Hermione? ? http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=49093 Whatever it is, I wish I knew. It is certainly not getting the love it deserves in the South. It is extremely healthy, floriforous, and would be great landscape rose. Plus, I would get a few more, and sing its praise. Adrianne

The second was purchased potted with the label “pink rose.” It was in pretty bad shape, but is springing back to life very quickly. Wants to bloom its heart out. Blooms are bubblegum to pastel pink, only one to a stem so far. About 3’ high. Nice scent. Any ideas? The pictures are rather faded, as the blooms are several days old, but hopefully will be good enough. Also, the blooms are normally larger than this, But they seem to directly correspond to the amount of water received. I let the pot dry out while these buds were maturing.

That's a thought, Plantoloverkat. RVR carries some Penzance roses, I believe, like Edith Bellenden and maybe those you listed. Kelly's rose just doesn't look thorny enough to me, more like in the medium to medium-high obnoxious range when mature. I think EB may be a bit less thorny than other R rubiginosas, but I don't know if it is a match for Kelly's rose since I've never grown it. Do you know if all Penzance roses are well-armed or are some less so? I've only grown thorny buggas like the original species. Ouch! Adding: I just popped over to HMF out of curiosity. An experienced member called Rosaplant in Poland posted a photo of an EB flower cluster with a glimpse of cane behind the flowers. The cane/thorns look like they might be similar. What do you think Kelly? Kelly, does your rose's foliage have any scent? Are the flowers clustered or mainly single per stem? I hear Kim's pain above. I think the experienced employees at RVR no longer work there, and Janet Inada is probably looking longingly at retirement. She must be exhausted trying to juggle everything that running an independent rare rose nursery requires! It's kind of her to keep RVR going, but I'm not sure how long we can ask it of her. Carol