Fisherman's Friend rose from Palatine
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Comments (12)I grow Fisherman's Friend, also in a large pot on an obelisk, so I can control it's reach a bit since it's close to the entrance to the garage. I love it. Huge smelly blooms that stay on the plant for a long time. It's situated sorta under the eaves at the front of my porch overhang and that apparently protected it enough that it was the only rose that didn't get damaged by the Big Easter Chill of 2007. It bloomed when nothing else did, a nice flush. No sooner did I deadhead that flush then it started setting buds for the next flush--which is almost at it's peak right now--and sent up 2 large basals. I bought it as a memorial to my father, but it has earned it's place in it's own right. To be fair, a few of the first flush's blooms had vegetative centers, but the rest were gorgeous. It's a keeper here. Yes, mean thorns, and hard to train if the canes are not really new. Barbara...See MoreAny Coastal CA gardeners growing Fisherman's Friend?
Comments (14)And from my personal experience, I'd agree with rating the Squire more highly. It's a more awkward plant, but has better disease-resistance,and a better bloom. The Squire can be a terrific exhibition rose. FF actually can, if the plant and the blooms behave. (We won Most Fragrant with it at a long-ago National Convention.) But in a home garden, to be honest, I wouldn't keep either of 'em, and I no longer do. Jeri...See MoreReverence for Roses, Palatine - Hurrah for mail-order rose nurseries!
Comments (42)Perma: Yes, an antique rose is much more than just a rose. It's history, it's romance, it's beauty, it's fragrance, it's science, it's life, it's culture, it's poetry, it's magic. It's a reason to get out of bed in the morning--to look around excitedly to see what bloomed. Like you this is basically my only indulgence. I've been frugal by necessity for decades. This is really the only thing I've done for myself and I don't feel guilty for spending the money. What's stopping me now is I have no sunny space left to put them and I am really pushing it on shade tolerance with many of them already. Ingrid: I agree. I think the future will be worse than those forecasts. Jin: Yes, with money just about anything in the garden is possible. I could spend thousands easily in the garden. Every year! I want to fix my paths and get some flowering plants that are shade tolerant. Maybe a bunch of encore azaleas for starters. I'm eventually going to have to shift my focus to shade gardening because for every square foot of sun I have about 200 square feet in shade. I really wish I could get as worked up over shade plants as I am for antique roses. As an aside, my crape myrtles are all blooming now and they are really beautiful but they do not make my heart go pitter patter like my roses do....See MorePalatine Roses bare root mail order for fall 2019 and spring 2020
Comments (99)SOLD OUT roses (3pm PDT 9/13/2019): Augusta Louise, Barock, Baronne Prévost, Belle Sans Flatterie, Biedermeier Garden, Black Caviar, Bullata, Butterfly, Chartreuse de Parme, Chloris, Cornelia, Dainty Bess, Double Delight, Duchesse de Montebello, Edgar Degas,Elfi von Dassanowsky, Emma Haftl, Great Maidens Blush, Grimm Brother Fairy Tale, Gros Choux d'Hollande, Kazanlik, Larissa, Mme Pierre Oger, Moonstone, Mothersday, Our Anniversary, Queen of Denmark, Reine de Violettes, Rosa gallica 'Officinalis, Rosa Mundi, Rosanna, Rose du Maître d'École, Sidonie, Skyrocket, Sunbeam Veranda, Westerland, and Yolande d'Aragon. Helen...See Moreoursteelers 8B PNW
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