Mari, I'm sorry about your luck with Alchemyst--I just stumbled on him one day and had my wits about me so I purchased him. Still workiing on something to grow him on. I just got Madame Dore whom I was desperate enough to get as a special propagation when the heavens opened up and there she was, on the list. Cannot wait for her to groooow! Duchesse, I agree,she is such a runty little bush but the occaisional flower is a small miracle.She may be Spanish being one of Pedro Dot's creations.I have 3 of his now and each is so unique. la

I'm not sure what "it" it is that Kim says above that Vintage does not have available, but I think he may be referring to 'Gruss an Aachen' and/or 'Climbing Gruss an Aachen'. If so, I wish to offer a correction: According to the Vintage website (as of abt 3 minutes ago), both of those varieties are presently available. A second band of their 'Climbing GaA' arrived on my doorstep yesterday. If you're seeking only white roses, though, 'Gruss an Aachen' is probably not the rose for you. There is 'Weisse (White) GaA' (exceedingly rare) and 'Pink GaA' (plus 'Minna', a still darker pink sport). Regular old 'GaA' and it's climbing sport, however, are usually pale pink, not white. In my garden it tends to be more decidedly pink when temps are mild. It's a truly wonderful rose, nevertheless . . . 'French Lace' with its pefectly formed small cream-colored blooms is a long-time favorite of mine. Unfortunately its bloom production shuts down when summer temps soar. So far during this hellish spring it's hardly bloomed at all.

Hi, I would love to try some of your FLRS if you still have some left. Check out my trade list or I can send SASBE. Thanks so much for the offer. Denise

Carol: Khalid in Pakistan grows Augusta Luise since 2014 & he posted lots of pics. in Organic rose forum. It blooms well for him at 115 F, he mentioned that it likes high-calcium fluffy soil & alkaline pH. He fertilized it with wood ash & chicken manure in a pot with loamy and fluffy soil. Leaves of Augusta Luise is glossy dark green, but smaller in size. Glossy dark green means it prefers alkaline pH, and smaller leaves mean it likes fluffier soil. For Augusta Luise: SKIP GARDEN LIME (22% calcium and 12% magnesium). Pelletized lime without magnesium is a better choice. Garden Lime has 12% magnesium which is "sticky glue" and makes my clay dense (my black-gumbo clay was tested exceedingly high in magnesium, and multiflora-rootstock hates my clay). Garden lime makes "concrete" out of any soil. We have 3 days of rain & high humidity and the bag of Garden Lime dust (inside 2 plastic bags) turned into sticky-putty .. that would kill any cluster-root like it killed Felicia. The pale and dull leaves own-roots absolutely hate Garden Lime. The tiny-leaves own-roots also hate Garden Lime. These prefer gypsum (fast calcium released by its 18% sulfur). Note below pale & small leaves of St. Cecilia in my dense high magnesium clay: Below is with acidic rain: Below same St. Cecilia, without sulfur in acidic rain (gypsum and sulfate of potash also has 18% to 21% sulfur). Note the pale leaves in high magnesium clay get worse WITHOUT rain: The glossy & dark-green & large leaves can handle Garden lime and my thick & dense clay better, such as Betty White: