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30 AUG 08 by
 jedmar
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Wow! ours is still much smaller, but I agree, it has great blooms, is vigorous and disease resistant. I am looking forward to ours attaing such dimensions..
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30 AUG 08 by
Chris51
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Thanks for the post. I don't know where you're situated, but here on the mild west coast of Canada this would be a medium to large example. One person at our local Rose Society has an old plant that reaches the top of his house (he says that's 30 ft.) In California these dimensions are also routine, but i've heard that people from your Midwest consider it a good size shrub in the 7-10 ft. range. Good luck with it, it consistently gives us a lot of satisfaction, not to mention vases full of cut blooms! Happy gardening!
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30 AUG 08 by
jedmar
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Actaually, we are in Switzerland, zone 7B. By the way, what are the violet blooms in the background (we have combined Royal Sunset with Midnight Blue).
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31 AUG 08 by
Chris51
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I'll admit to being surprised that you're not in North America because Royal Sunset is one of those roses that is rarely seen outside of NA (or featured in European Rose Books, etc.) As to the purple climber on the far side of the door, it's a clematis--Warsaw Nike. I have about 15 clematis in our small urban yard and the Nike is one of the best. No wilt, extremely vigorous, lots of flowers that tend to begin towards the end of the first flush of the Royal Sunset. I am working to intertwine them more as the years go by, because they work beautifully together.
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31 AUG 08 by
jedmar
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Thank you. Indeed, we have 'Royal Sunset' from USA. I can well imagine that the combination with 'Warszawska Nike' will be spectacular. We have it, too, but at a different palce in the garden.
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#5 of 6 posted
31 AUG 08 by
Chris51
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Hi there again. Just a quick question....what is the "Midnight Blue" that you companion with the Sunset?
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#6 of 6 posted
1 SEP 08 by
jedmar
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It is the shrub by Carruth, sister seedling of 'Ebb Tide'.
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