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The ARE website states Always Dream is the "sister" of Always Hope (see References). The parentage of Always Hope is known and in the Database so I have added that information to Always Dream's rose page.
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Hello everyone,
I'm looking to identify a plant that was somewhere between 'Compassion' and Kordes' Rosenseli but with a better formed flower than both which was colourfast, darker than 'Compassion' and held upright in groups of up to 3. It may have just been a tall, slender HT plant but really the standout feature was its fragrance which to sniff was medium 'rose' but 1-2 blooms in the vase easily spread it throughout the house - like a powerful fruity wall, of warm strawberries with maybe touches of vanilla and lime. Not at all spicy. Any ideas?
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Sorry Marlorena, I don't have a photo. If I did then it would be simple for me to find it with the help of HMF members. After looking for several years I even conversed with a judge from the RNRS and have searched right through the 'Rosebook' pages online and about 40 of my illustrated books and encyclopaedias all with no success.
The plant was growing in a friend's garden in South Norfolk, England, UK back in 2014. The property was bulldozed before I realised that my sister-in-law had been given permission to take cuttings and transfer the root mass - otherwise it could have ended up in my collection. Sadly, the owners of the property have since passed away. At the time I just assumed it would be easy for me to buy another plant of it from a local nursery but not so and I don't think I've seen it in online shops in the UK, Europe or anywhere. What I can tell you is that its fragrance (when in a vase) was more sensational and fruitier than 'Fragrant Cloud' and many others - though the colour of the blooms was a shade lighter than FC but more of a duller coral pink-orange - non-fading but in a line-up of coral pink HTs you might not single it out.. However, it had an excellent spiralled and reflexed form, a high centre and never flattened out or showed its middle. It lasted 5-8 days in the vase.
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In that case, I doubt anyone will be able to help you. It's often a tall order even with a photo.
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I agree but it's the fragrance (when left in a vase) that puts my mystery rose in another league and not the appearance of the sparse and leggy plant or its blooms though they were good (see description above and on the 'Rosenresli' and 'Norma Major' pages) and that's why there must be someone out there who knows.
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