On second thought I would recommend a different venue. If you want black spot resistant roses try either some of the Bucks noted for bs resistance or check out Palatine roses' website for the new disease resistant Kordes roses. If you are new to roses, I would recommend Palatine because they deliver huge bare roots that will do well in their first year. Then check out Chamblee's for Buck's - those will be one gallon potted plants and will need time to mature but how soon they mature also depends on the variety. I rooted a Folksinger cutting last winter and by the end of the growing season it was 4' tall. On the other hand, I got Quietness as a rooted seedling beforehand and it is still about 2'. I know that the mature height of Quietness is about 5'. Earth Song is said to be blackspot free, great bloomer and fragrant but I have no idea how fast it will mature - I just got it from Chamblee's. But again, to those who just start with roses I recommend to get great quality grafted plants to have satisfaction of growing roses relatively fast. You could also check out Pickering nurseries, they also list a large number of disease resistant roses. http://www.pickeringnurseries.com/ I would suggest a rose you didn't mention and that is Compassion - healthy, fragrant, good repeat and gorgeous. It is a climber but I grow it as a large shrub. Here is a link that might be useful: Palatine roses

Hippeastrum commonly have six anthers,the male flower part,which has the pollen in and on it. These anthers are attached to slender tubes which are called Filaments. Collectively, these two male parts, anthers and filaments, are called stamen. Your flower is unusual,in that it has nine anthers. The missing female flower parts are collectively known as the pistil.The pistil has The stigma,the style and the ovary as its collective members. The ovules are at the end of each style(tube)and will become seeds,if pollen gets to them,on the stigma,down through the style and into the ovary. I grow large numbers of Pasadena,which is almost as double as your beautiful new double.It commonly does not have female flower parts.Sometimes it produces a flower with less doubleness and the flowere will be a "perfect"flower,that is having both female and male parts.Rarely, it will produce a bloom which is single petaled,and it will be fully fertile. If you see one of my posts which don't have all these names of flower parts,when they are needed,it will be because I have forgotten them again,and am tired of having to get out the reference book. Since you have an offset,it is promising that you may someday have a female fertile flower,because of the larger number of bulbs. Del

Hi Christopher!! So nice to see you over on this side of the forums!! : ) I haven't been over to the C & S lately, but i did just repot the "Fang" that you sent to me and it is doing great. I will post a pic here for you to see. My house is nice and quiet today, so i decided to repot a few things that needed attending to. I saved this jade tree that looks like it is trying to become a Bonsai with some help. I did manage to have all of the leaves finally grow back after i found it on clearance at a cute little nursery. Maybe ill post it here for you to see. Then over at C & S. I also found a beautiful varigated Jade there as well.. Glad to hear you Somoan Fluff is doing well!! WHoo hoo! Hey Kevin, Glad to hear you are doing well.. Tks for the email! Thank you for the kind comments!!! You have an awesome place out there in Utah. Palms, Plumeria and snow capped mountains in the background.. That is pretty cool!!! Hi Wendy, I do find myself walking into the greenhouse quite often... I really do enjoy all of the fragrance that does hit me when i walk inside... The sad news is i will probably have to take everything out of the greenhouse in a few weeks because once the temps start to rise, i cant control how hot it gets inside. I just have to close it down for the summer. It can reach up and over 120* inside there.. Yikes!!! "Sauna over at Laura's house.." LOL... Hi Jen!!! I couldn't wait until you came home to see this Maverick!!! IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you so much for picking this up last year.. It finally opened last week and i will say that she sure is stunning!! The fragrance is a sweet (Jasmine) type smell.. I just love this one!!! Yes, six petals too! I can't wait to hear of your visit in CA! Welcome home!!! We missed you!!! Hey K, Thank you so much!!! Funny you should mention the railing...My hubby wants to leave a space so he can see the pool if he is sitting on the top deck. I did leave a small opening, but then as the nights get longer.. The trees seem to move closer together and they somehow seem to be more evenly placed on the top deck!! He hasn't noticed yet, but im sure he will..LOL.. You are right about rootpruning. The large five gallon trees will need pruning next spring and the smaller ones have been pruned this season. I just did a few this afternoon and i also did cut the San Miguel from the bottle . I will post so Clara and others can see how i cut this one. I was actually nervous, because this special cutting came from Bud and i dont wannt anything to happen to this one. They mean so much when they come from friends.. I am just amazed how attached i am to these special trees. Gatorade bottle do work great. I also use the water bottles from the planes.. I have plenty of them when working and people wonder why i walk around with a trash bag full of water bottles!!! LOL... If they only knew!!! : ) Kandhi, You are so sweet to say such nice things... Thank you so much!!! I really don't spend that much time outside as i would like. I do work full time and when i am working, i can be gone for four days at a time. I usually mess around when i have my free time and on my off days.. That is probably why my kids use to say that i would check on the trees as soon as i came in the front door after work!! : ) If you want me to help you locate ingredients for the Gritty Mix, let me know.. I will be more than happy to help you! What city do you live in? I looked for your address, but i can't find it. As far as watering and fertilizing... I water my trees n the summer when they are dry. That can be every other day, or every three days. It just depends on the tree and the mix.. I have alot of trees in the Gritty Mix and they have to be watered more than the others in a standard fast draining mix. Which i don't mind at all. i actually love this Gritty Mix. It is my favorite!!! They do hold up well when i am traveling tho. I make sure all of my trees are watered well before i leave (in the summer) and then i water first thing when i get home. I use Foliage Pro and Pro TeKt for my fertilizing. Love this product. It has everything that our trees need with the essential nutrients too! I like to use 1 tsp per gallon during the summer and i reduce the amount to 1/4 to 1/2 in the winter. I feed them once a week and water in between feedings. If you use the Pro TeKt, add this to your water first, then add the fertilizer.. I hope this helps you!!! I am so glad that your Psycho is starting to show some activity!!! That is great news!!! Popa tree in CA is one proud parent!! : ) Ill post some pics in a few.. i need to upload them! See you all soon! Thanks again to all of you!! you really brighten my day!!! : ) Laura

Being one of the resident nerds/pernickety pants around here, I may know the answer. I believe that "Elizbeth Thornton" is a Jim Little variety named for her, but Elizabeth Thornton Rainbow is an ET seedling she named. But I could be wrong, so one of the other nerds will have to speak up :)