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8 years ago

Yaaay! I just discovered one of my minis that I thought was dead is coming baaaack!! I'm so happy! It's TWILIGHT SKIES, a cute little plum-purply colored thing that you can't find anywhere anymore! Here's a pic from a couple yrs ago:

And... I went shopping today to see what bagged bareroots are out there. Lowe's had some interesting ones, mostly non-patented ones. Most I already have. But I grabbed that darn MOONLIGHT MAGIC one more time. Let's see if this one will survive past the onset of spring! And at Home Depot, I was pretty disappointed. Hoped they'd have some newer Coiner roses. But didn't come home totally empty handed. One rose I was hoping to replace one day, but haven't seen in awhile.. SUNNY DELIGHT. I'm actually glad there wasn't anything else to tempt me. And WalMart still doesn't have theirs in yet. For now I'm really happy!!

Here's a pic of my old SUNNY DELIGHT that I had a few yrs ago. Love the form on it!:

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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR

8 years ago

This headline seemed perfect for the news horses walked by in front of my home and left a blessing in four piles that I (and DH) went and scooped up and onto front yard roses!

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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
8 years ago
Glad your mini rose bush is coming back Beth! :-) Nice plum color!

Sunny Delight is looking good too!
Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
8 years ago
That's great that your mini is coming back. Love the edge on Sunny Delight.
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rosecanadian
8 years ago
Oh that's excellent news!!! Looks like a beautiful little rose. Looks like a miniature Paradise. Beauty!

Sunny Delight has an amazing color and form - looks like it has St. Patrick in its lineage because of the greenish tinge. Although HMF doesn't know is parentage.

Carol :)
bethnorcal9
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8 years ago
Yeah, I see there's very little info on SUNNY DELIGHT. I'm going to take a guess that it's a Coiner-bred rose tho, seeing as how that's the company HD usually buys their bareroots from. And I seem to remember I got the potted one from HD as well. I'm just really stoked to have been able to replace it. The funny thing is, I was just thinking about it a week or so ago, wondering if I might ever find it available anywhere again. I just hope this one doesn't die on me this time.
rosecanadian
8 years ago
Good luck!!! You're an awesome rosarian - you can do it!!

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mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9
8 years ago
Yea! Congrats on the "re-birth" of your mini rose. It is so pretty!
the_bustopher z6 MO
8 years ago
Both of these two appear to have nice flowers. That Sunny Delight looks interesting. If I see it I might grab one although I don't know where it would go. Thanks for the look. As to Moonlight Magic, the two of them that I have have been rather underwhelming. They are very susceptible to late freeze damage.

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