i've grown this one for several years and agree with you that the flowers look like mini-roses early on. mine is at the edge of a wooded area and will be getting more sun after i finally clear out some of the under and over growth. she is a charmer and, if i recall correctly, is actually named for the daughter of a local nursery man in my area. it is either this shrub or perhaps another. could be the one i had named 'ashley eden' which was lost to drought some years back.

That is the way to go - trim white edges on the leaf. Neil Lipson wrote an article in AV Magazine a couple years ago - specifically recommending doing it. 'Ann" white edges are very white - no chlorophyll there and they are very prone to rot. I also picked a leaf at Albuquerque convention - BJ Ohme was selling them - and I got a couple plants out of it. SLOW. I would put a top of the leaf down too if I only have one - and it is not too variegated. It will probably give only one baby, at best 2. I got a leaf of Cajun's Christy - Belinda Tibodeaux named it after her beloved daughter she lost couple years. We had an AV auction at the Council meeting on Saturday. I am going to put the tip down too. I found a pic of it http://www.iwallace.com/avsa2017/56_395.jpg

my local version of QAL is the white carrot known to the indians ... and its pretty easy to crush a leaf and smell the carrot ... let us know ... ken

I am with Sheila on this one. I’ve been a member of other forums where a member died, and relatives were always gracious if the inquiry was respectful and sincere. Each time, they were pleased that the deceased was so well liked in a online community and relayed some details they wanted the forum to know about the deceased. I had found Merlena’s home and cell numbers and tried to call them. The home just kept ringing, the cell was answered by a man who did not know her. So I have no further leads. But had she answered I would have just said I was BenT on the rose forum and a bunch of us hadn’t heard from her and were hoping she and her garden were well. That’s all.