You're welcome! It's not odd that cooler zones will report more fragrance from many than warmer areas. Those in the cooler places are probably smelling them when the oils and alcohols are most volatile and smell the most. We in the warmer areas often miss out because they evaporate faster as the heat increases. Also, as aridity increases, the scents burn out faster. The various components of each rose's fragrance evaporate at different rates, so one may smell very Damask at first, quickly morphing into orris or citrus, finishing a completely different scent before losing any detectable trace for the day. Any user can access the Advanced Search, but Premium Membership permits you to specify multiple traits and types, where basic membership only provides Advanced Search using one criteria. Kim

Our local rose garden (Stanley Park) has a big bed of Zaide. Don't know where they got them. They're spectacular- big, robust, beautiful plants. We're a cool wet zone 8 here.

Non Soff, Elles sont dispersées un peu partout! Un collectionneur luxembourgeois cherche à les rassembler à Calmus au Grand-Duché: Claude Vion. Le mieux est de chercher par obtenteur sur Help me find, noter les noms, puis les chercher dans les catalogues chez: Lens à Oudenburg Schmitz à Malmédy Eve en France Schultheis en Allemagne Beales en Angleterre Avec ces cinq-là (qui livrent tous via poste) il y a moyen d'en avoir déjà ququ-uns. Pete.

Carol, I so much appreciate your kind words. Just today, as I was gazing out my living room window, I saw two ground squirrels near the top of Wild Edric dining on some blooms. I fear their will may be stronger than mine, although Wild Edric still has at least ten unopened buds, and I plan to bring them inside after they open a bit. Double cages didn't deter them from eating my newly planted roses and I see this as a sign of the times. Happily my ceanothus and mimulus both have some blooms and those are untouched, and I'm very hopeful that through trial and error I'll find more pretty plants that I can enjoy in peace. I have some varieties of salvia on order, and we shall see how that goes. I'm so glad that you and your sister still have some cherished roses!