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'Annie's Song' rose References
Book (2005) Includes photo(s). Front cover photo ‘Annie’s Song’ in Beijing.
p3-2 Front cover: ‘Annie’s Song’ (syn. Anne McDonald); Spriggs, in the Beijing Botanical Garden. Photograph: Laurie Newman.
p60-1 Mr. Harry A. W. McGee. The third talk on Wednesday was given by former Australian banker Ian Spriggs of Melbourne. He has edited the Australian Rose Annual for seven years and has grown roses for forty. Of the several roses he has hybridized, the best known is ‘Annie’s Song’ – a tribute to the late John Denver……
p108-4 Jean M. Newman. The following roses are particularly attractive when cut young and the petals allowed to develop and unfurl: ‘Annie’s Song’ and ….
Website/Catalog (2005) Page(s) 17. ‘Annie’s Song’. rose pink flushed cream. Med
Book (2003) Page(s) 50. David Ruston. Ted Treloar was to take at face value a seedling rose called ‘Annie’s Song’ and release it.
Book (2002) Page(s) 73. Mrs. Rosalie Parsons, Victoria. ‘Annie’s Song’ – tall growing, very healthy bush with big clusters. The lovely colour varies from pink, orange and yellow to pink and cream depending on the feeding, the better colour seems to come with less nutrients. Normally a good bunch from my four plants is consistently available, but these last seven weeks of late spring rain has slowed its production. A great Australian rose bred by Ian Spriggs.
Book (2001) Page(s) 145. Includes photo(s). ‘Annie’s Song’ (Spriggs). Transparency: John Phillips.
Book (2000) Page(s) 2. ‘Annie’s Song’. Floribunda. 1991. Australia. Double, slightly fragrant, large flowers, cut flowers, recurrent. 1.2m x 1.0m. pink orange blend.
Book (2000) Page(s) 85. Includes photo(s). ‘Annie’s Song’ = Floribunda – rose orangé, remontant… see ref Botanica's Roses, The Encyclopedia of Roses
Book (1999) Page(s) 40. Includes photo(s). ‘Annie’s Song’ – 1991, ‘Granada’ x ‘Kordes Perfecta’ Cluster Flowered Bush rose. Semi-double to double; slightly fragrant, soft pink to orange-yellow flowers in clusters, fully recurrent. Smooth , dark green foliage. Compact growth. Flower: 30 petals, 80mm, 6 to 10. Bush: 1.1m x 0.9m.
Book (1999) Page(s) 85. Includes photo(s). ‘Annie’s Song’. Modern, Cluster-flowered floribunda. Orange-pink. Repeat flowering. ‘Annie’s Song’ is a short growing rose with shapely flowers that are cream and are heavily margined with pink on the outer petals. It is similar in colouring to ‘Handel’ but the pink is much deeper and it is more free-flowering. The flowers, which have 30 tough petals each, are good as cut flowers. Reaching 3 ft (1m in height). It has large, profuse, very disease resistant foliage on thorny stems. Zones 5-10. Spriggs, Australia, 1990. ‘Granada x ‘Kordes Perfecta’.
Book (1999) Page(s) 9. ‘Annie’s Song’. Sprigg, Australia, 1990. Floribunda. Pink. [available from] Golden Vale, Reliable, Spring Park, Thomas.
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