I'm looking forward to growing more and will post pictures as they mature. I am buying from different sources and rooting some I come upon. I have found Antique Rose Emporium to send lovely own root plants that are quite large and well rooted, upon planting they take off. I made a trip to Rouge Valley Roses to pick up my order and was allowed to wander through the amazing number of varieties they grow. They were very helpful and I was surprised at the maturity of the band plants, many of them boxed in bloom. The scent of their gardens is amazing. They are NOT a retail nursery and I felt fortunate to be able to pick my roses up and got five more varieties that caught my eyes and nose. I have quite a bit of shade with my mixed pine, cedar and oak forest that I am growing. Thank you for all of your suggestions.

I took a cutting 20 years ago of a rose growing at Lake Quinault in Washington state.. Photos of the flowers is attached. Can someone id its variety? The rose has just little prickle and has a very, very light lemony scent. The bush stands about four feet tall, and was planted 19 years ago, after the start rooted and could be planted out. Sure hopes this helps and thank you for helping me puzzle this out. Mary

No clue about the rose, except that I have been surprised at how different White Meidiland is from Alba Meidiland in the bloom form, given that Alba means "white". I just had to comment on how adorable your daughter looks on her first day of Kindergarten! It was hard at first to look beyond her precious face to notice the rose in the background, even for an admitted "rose nut". Cynthia

Hi, Mary. I used to live and garden in MN, too. (Minneapolis) First, I'd like to say that your R spinosissima is lovely! I currently grow Stanwell Perpetual,. MN is where I learned to appreciate him and all his tough and beautiful siblings and cousins. I love how Scot's Roses sail through harsh winters and then produce showers of bloom come springtime. A more welcome sight I can't imagine. I love their lacey foliage and their sweet, delicate blossoms that are a little wild. And I love their history. I'm thinking that your R spinosissima might be a named variety or it might not. There are many, slightly different double blush to double pinks dotted across the lands where R spinosissima varieties are grown and cultivated. Settlers traveled with seeds or seedlings which would produce roses varying from the original plants as well as cutting grown clones. It might be helpful to Google "Peter Boyd roses." You'll find literature written by a R spinosissima expert. Boyd said this about doubles: ." The first coloured variants of R. spinosissima were found in the wild and described in the 17th century but no double forms were available from nurseries until the early 19th century. Joseph Sabine (1822) described their early history." I tried to insert the Boyd quote as a link so you can read the rest of the article. I would be absolutely thrilled to see more of your found and gifted roses, and I look forward to reading what you learn about your very special heirlooms! Carol Addition: Oh! I see Comtesse also linked to Boyd in her comment above. Two great minds! :-)