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'Niphetos' rose Reviews & Comments
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Initial post 6 MAR 20 by rbehs
Just a note on the provenance of my Niphetos, the plant of which I have posted a number of pictures. I purchased it from Roses Unlimited in South Carolina. After somebody on an antique rose forum questioned if it was actually Mrs. Herbert Stevens, I contacted Roses Unlimited, and they said their plant came from a mother plant from Vintage Roses, which used to sell both Mrs. HS and Niphetos, and distinguished between them in their catalog. I haven't grown Mrs. HS to compare, but my plant does seem to match the old pictures of Niphetos, although I'm not an expert at identification. I have it growing outside, but I am in a very mild climate, and it is still not a vigorous shrub.
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Reply #1 of 6 posted 6 MAR 20 by Patricia Routley
Do you have any side-on photos of your plant’s thorns?
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Reply #2 of 6 posted 7 MAR 20 by rbehs
It was hard to focus on them, but here are two of the thorns.
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Reply #3 of 6 posted 7 MAR 20 by rbehs
Hmmm I guess I would not describe them as thick and hooked.
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Reply #4 of 6 posted 7 MAR 20 by HubertG
Your rose doesn't look to be 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens' to me.
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Reply #5 of 6 posted 7 MAR 20 by Patricia Routley
rbehs, probably the provenance of your plant is Peter Beales-1; Vintage-2; (see todays PLANT REFERENCES). Your excellent thorn photos may throw into doubt any ‘Niphetos’ which came from Peter Beales in the UK.
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Reply #6 of 6 posted 8 MAR 20 by rbehs
Thank you--very interesting. I noticed that some of the old references also mention hardiness, so I wonder what the story is with this non-hardy version currently in commerce.
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