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Looking for climbing 'Mrs.B.R. Cant'

13 years ago

A while ago someone posted here a photo of her

" Mrs. B.R. Cant" that had canes which were climbing several feet above the main part of the bush. I'd like to know if she would consider sending me some hardwood cuttings from the climbing canes this winter, (after I mailed her money for postage.) I would be grateful beyond speech if she could do this.

Aside from desiring to grow this climbing pink Tea for myself, my other objective is to root cuttings and grow a plant or two to give to a local public rose garden that I volunteer at, that has an Old Rose section, In this way I'd hope that more people could enjoy seeing the climbing form of "Mrs. B.R. Cant".

my hope is that this beautiful pink Tea rose in its climbing form may eventually be introduced to commerce. In any given year large flowered remontant pink O.G.R. climbers are not abundant in commerce, though there are a few available in every season.

Most of the roses in my garden are Tea roses and I love them for their rapid re-bloom through a very long bloom season that lasts most of the year, and their evergreen foliage.

An American of the name of Hjort, introduced the climbing form of "Mrs. B.R. Cant" in 1960, and I wonder where oh where has that lovely cl. rose gone to?

Luxrosa

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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
13 years ago
I would imagine the climbing form of this rose would be absolutely beautiful. I can really visualize it. I hope you succeed in your worthwhile quest. I can't think of any comparable climber for warm climates that is available to us now.

Ingrid
jaxondel
13 years ago
'Mrs BR Cant' can be a very vigorous grower if she's happily situated.

By any chance, is the rose pictured in the link below the one that you reference in your post? If so, that's merely a well grown 'Mrs BR Cant'. Take cuttings from those towering canes, root them, and you'll have a standard, run of the mill 'Mrs BR Cant'. And a standard, run of the mill 'Mrs BR Cant' is a very good thing indeed.

In my experience this Tea, in a rather strange and unique way, is VERY responsive to the ministrations of the gardener. Pamper her, feed her, give her all the water she wants and she'll reward you with exuberant growth and bloom. Has anyone else had this experience with her?

Here is a link that might be useful: 'Mrs BR Cant'
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Oh, Deb, how terrible for you AND Mrs BR! Oh, I would feel awful. You definitely need some comfort and consolation! jbcarr, that's a good thought for gardeners with BIG rose bushes. With weather the way it is, you never know when a big wind will come up and to have a big bush staked in advance is probably a good idea. A couple of pieces of rebar would work, ya think? Mine aren't big yet but when they are, I hope I remember this. Sherry
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I've grown both and would choose 'Mrs. B.R. Cant' in a heartbeat because of her uniquely enchanting fragrance. (No other rose I know of smells like MBRC, except, surprisingly, a climbing tea, "Florence Bower's Pink Tea", a found rose.) She has fairly stout stems and well-formed flowers and I frequently cut her blooms for indoors. "Angel's Camp" was a martyr to powdery mildew here and met its demise from a malady that looked a lot like fire blight a few springs ago (first and only time I have seen that on a rose). Though nice enough, its scent and flowers didn't make me swoon the way those of MBRC do and I never really felt impelled to bring them into the house.
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This rose is named after the wife of Mr. Benjamin Revett Cant 1828-1904. The Cant name in rose growing goes back probably four generations back from Benjamin Cant and they started out life as ordinary seedsmen in say 1728 (ish) but became interested in rose as more were brought back from China and other countries. Benjamin's wife was named Elizabeth. There are descendants of the Cant family still operating Cant's Roses in Colchester, England, but no more named Cant descendants. My children descend from Olive Cant who always had lots of roses in her garden. There are descendants of Benjamin's son Harry still living in Australia. This rose is still available in England directly from Cants Roses, Colchester, England and it is also in USA and Australia, where it flourishes as a native. Another interesting fact about Benjamin R. Cant is that he was an entrepreneur, and opened the first dual Ice skating and roller skating rinks in England, putting on skating shows, even bringing an elephant into one of the rinks as part of an act. He started to lose money when he appointed a manager to run the empire, and when others in Britain began to copy him. He just avoided bankruptcy by selling nearly everything he had but the road he made to get to the complex is still there. He spent many years developing Mrs. B.R.Cant, getting the rose just right, and I hope that my care of my children's ancestor gives justice to his efforts, flair and sense of fun. The rose is in centres in most countries - just don't give up looking. An interesting note is that in both World wars, a fair amount of thei Cant land growing roses, was dug up to grow vegetables for the war effort.
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Teas try to grow year 'round. I have blooms in Nov/Dec then January hits hard. When temperatures drop below about 25F, new growth blackens and foliage browns. The foliage doesn't drop cleanly, it clings to the branches and I snip it off (a big job on a big plant!). I don't fertilize teas after July 4 per Ann P's advice and this cuts down on late basals. So the short answer to your question is... you will need to groom MBC to get bare sticks or look at tattered brown foliage until March.
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sherryocala
13 years ago
Luxrosa, recently I was wondering if mine might venture up into my trees because she can throw some long canes from which she can throw more long canes. She just seems to be able to go on and on. Mine was stretching way out horizontally which made me wonder if I gave her support, would she keep going up? I kinda think she would. Of course, mine is on fortuniana rootstock so she might have more figure than an own-root. But as jaxondel said, maybe getting a "regular" Mrs BR would be the next best thing.

Sherry
kenfl1
13 years ago
I agree with the idea of the regular MBRC being fine. I put mine against a pergola last year because i felt it was getting out of control. It has nearly doubled in size since then and tops our at 9-10 feet in height. its not as bushy as I would love for it to be, where it might really hide the side of the pergola, but in height and amount of flowers, she's second to none. At this moment, (I counted today) I have over 30 buds. Looks like the next few weeks are going to be a bit of a show.

-Ken

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