It looks a lot like 'Fruhlingsgold' which is a hybrid spinosissima. While there is also a resemblance to 'Dumka', the more recent release date and (seemingly) limited availability of it makes me think it's less likely to be found as a "mystery rose." 'Fruhlingsgold' has been around a long time, and is (comparatively) more common. :-) ~Christopher Here is a link that might be useful: 'Fruhlingsgold'

Olga, Thanks again for the photos and the inspiration. I have a question that concerns siting. I planted my young R. hugonis close to a willow in a fairly moist, cool spot (by the standards of my garden). I have other roses in this area: once-blooming old roses, Hybrid Musks, and others, and their growth ranges from surviving to thriving. The R. hugonis did okay until last fall/winter when something dug underneath it. I refilled the hole but the plant is almost dead and isn't picking up again. So I'll have to get a new plant; I just wanted to know whether the conditions--relatively cool, moist, shady--are good for the rose? I would never plant a Tea rose there, for examply, but the Gallicas and 'Louise Odier' nearby look very good. Thanks! Melissa

HUMMMMM~~~ I can get rooted starts from one called York and Lancaster, It is a changing type rose. I looked it up on HMF, the first picture that showed up was gorgeous, couple other nice ones, some not so great. Beautiful and quite different from my pink. But I don't want it, no place left to put roses, hard to take. I can trade for the whites if they come back. No trade necessary. I'm not a quid pro quo type. Saw you have an impressive trade list. I'm kind of burned out on any more seeds or plants, have a few coming mail order, that will be enough for this year. Neat your home is 122 years old, must have a large lot to go with it. Maintenance on any age of a house is always a problem for me. Thought about moving to MN several years ago, glad I didn't, couldn't take the winter struggling and driving with no DH. I could have survived if I'd had to. My sister lives in Buffalo, about 50 mi NW of the cities. How far are you from there? I am a rose rustler so when I find an old rose I get a start. The kid in me is, too. It depends on where they are whether I'll rustle or not. In town here I usually ask, the pink one I took cuttings and lots of photos because people were helping me. The prop owner who lived about 2 blocks away, got wind of it because somebody saw me. Felt guilty but knew if I'd asked he would have said no. Earlier I had asked for 2 kinds of lilies, he said yes, but his wife was suspicious of me. I said I only wanted 6 or so and preferred to wait until fall, hard to dig there, tried to be polite. Next time I went by, looked like he had taken Roundup to the whole mess. I don't know what became of the mother plant; it's gone, and there were suckers. I would have been happy to give them as many starts as they wanted, like I mean root them myself but my track record is not 100%. So it goes. Today I went out to take some pepsi bottles off my delphs. I checked that "Harison" and see I missed some. Tried to get a photo, no patience for good photography today, so didn't get a very good shot but will post what I did get. I could pick the rest of those off. Then I went around to the back to check on the white one. Looks better than last year, lots of green on some canes but may have suffered dieback on some, still pretty young to put out tougher canes. So I won't know for awhile. Apologize for the mess, cleaned up some last fall, got the front bed tidied up yesterday but need to clear a lot out along where these roses are and more in front. So it looks hopeful at least. I will wait to see how much leafs out, then I'll know more, and we can go from there. The yellow one didn't put out any suckers until year 3, don't know what to expect of this one. The pink one threw out suckers within a couple of months from the time I set it out in spring a few years ago. Funny the way they are.

Hi Bev, Found the following- Carex buchananii - own, (it survives Zone 5 in the right spot and people comment on it's look!) Francoa sonchifolia 20 very small seeds from England 2008 (not hardy here in Zone 5) Ornamental Millet from 2005  own Saxifraga x Ardensii ÂPurple Robe Own, saved this summer - seems to be dust like seed (a very small amt.) What do you think? IÂll email you about a trade?