The following was stated: "It does not travel through the soil, and only kills what it actually touches." It can leave the roots, travel through the soil, and be picked up by the roots of nearby plants. A 2006 key paper concerning transfer of Round-Up from leaves to roots, into the soil, and then being picked up by the roots of another plant is in the "Optional Link URL" box below. That paper was cited by 20 more recent scientific papers which include a 2007 one: http://www.springerlink.com/content/q0941n83w14wq825/ This is part of the conclusion section of the 2007 paper: "Second, due to translocation glyphosate can end up to deeper layers or root zone quite rapidly compared to leaching. The environmental impact of translocation depends on the depth of the root zone that is determined by the dominant weed species and the hydraulic conditions of the field site. Rapid release via roots into the rhizosphere or root channels may result in fairly high concentrations of glyphosate. This can cause various negative effects in non-glyphosate resistant plants through root uptake (Rodrigues et al. 1982; Guldner et al. 2005; Neumann et al. 2006)." Here is a link that might be useful: 2006 key paper

Sunnyside, I like that chant very much. It does take some will to turn from loss to the beauty in life. I am still mourning the loss of my parents though not all the time, and my dog, and it helps me to know they would unquestionably want the fear to burn away and the rose to open. I'm sorry to hear of your loss, and your husband's illness, smcmullen. Linda

From some of the info asked for and answered on the registration form, you can see how more than just the flower goes into identifying a named cultivar, so does the manner in which it grows, the leave shape, size and texture, the resistance to diseases and pests. These days with so many 'look-a-like' Brugmansia, you need to have total descriptions of the total plant to be able to tell them apart. Once you read the descriptions of a Brugmansia that have been registered for it, you should never have any doubt whether or not the Brug you have is the actual one whose name you have for it. Hybridizer First Name: Susie Last Name: French Country: USA Seedling Parent (Required when the cultivar has been raised from seed resulting from a cross made by someone else.) First Name: Ruth Ann Last Name: Tiedjens Country: Canada This Brugmansia is a three species cultivar and is a: Versuarea (includes all hybrid combinations of B. versicolor, B. suaveolens and B. aurea) Flower .... Shape: Trumpet Size: Length from the base of the calyx to the end of the flower\-35 cm average Width:across the mouth/skirt excluding the tendril\-14cm average Colour: Visibone color Chart Spring/Summer: \# 240,47,47 Fall/cool weather: \#255,122,152 Color change after opening: Opens white, then turns pale pink ( sometimes mottles pink and white) , but by the end of itÂs first night of opening it is the colors stated above. Form: single flower Position: nodding Tendril length: 7.5 cm average Tendril position when flower fully open (best in early morning): Reflexed Day 2....Coiled\-tightly day 4\-5 Calyx:\- one slit \- when the flower is open, not or hardly exposing the narrow basal most part of corolla tube Anthers: not attached to each other Leaves:\-midgreen and eliptic, \-mostly smooth edged with a few having ruffled edges. \-leaf texture is smooth with very little pubesence and is of intermediate texture. Plant Height: intermediate Reason for Registering and introducing this hybrid: \-grows well and easily \-resists natural pests and diseases \-pleasant fragrance and good lasting length of flowers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here are additional pictures of the mystery rose # 1 that I said looks like root stock rose. Image link: