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'Blushing Lucy' Origin A. H. Williams, UK 1938. A very fragrant enchanting rambler, semi-double pink flowers with a paler eye offset by glossy foliage. A Vigorous and later bloomer which the breeder named after his wife Lucy. A. H. Williams was the grandson of Bishop William Williams, the first Bishop of Waiapu. 'Blushing Lucy' was propagated by Ken Nobbs for the historical connections and for the beauty of the rose. My plant was grown and given to me by Anne Grant of Wellington. Size 1.8m x 2.5m
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‘Crimson Conquest’ Origin. Chaplin Bros., USA, 1931. Breeding: ‘Red Letter Day’ sport. Hybrid Tea with unknown parentage. Medium sized, semi-single, rich crimson flowers are borne in clusters with dark green lush foliage on a healthy plant. Growth upright and angular. An excellent and under-rated climber which perpetuates a famous old Tea rose now extinct. I have planted it where it can arch freely over the bank near our pond. Summer flowering. Size 4.5 x 2.5m.
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'Easlea’s Golden Rambler'. Origin Easlea, UK 1932. Perhaps better described as a once-flowering climber. The foliage which distinguishes it from other roses is rich-green and glossy, distinctly corrugated by deep veins. large lovely flowers filled with petals of rich butter-yellow touched with red in the bud. These are borne singly and in clusters early in the season. With good fragrance, vigorous and extremely healthy growth, Easlea’s is an aristocrat of yellow climbers for fences, trellises and pergolas. Size 3 x 2.5m.
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‘Francesca’. Origin Pemberton, UK 1928. Breeding ‘Danae’ x ‘Sunburst’. A tall growing Hybrid Musk with an inclination to climb. Apricot yellow buds open to rather loosely shaped flowers of the same colour. Very useful as its strong yellow colour is rare among shrub climbers. I have it growing through a Prunus ‘Accolade’ to about 2.2 metres. On an elegant gazebo at Tasman Bay Nursery in Nelson, Nigel and Judy Pratt have planted an inspired and stunning combination of ‘Francesca’ with another Hybrid Musk, ‘Pax’. Continuous flowering. Size: 2 x 2m.
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Lady Roberts origin F. Cant, UK 1902. Breeding: Sport of Anna Olivier. An outstanding rose with dark green foliage and long buds opening to full, nodding, fragrant blooms in a lovely colour blend of rich apricot with a deeper base of reddish copper. This very healthy rose was discovered at Akaroa by Jessie Mould, One of the very many very old bushes to be found on Banks Peninsula. One huge, particularly fine specimen grows at Governors Bay in the garden of Heather Benbow. Continual flowering
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p88 photo. ‘Mary Wallace’.
p114. ‘Mary Wallace’. ….One of the few climbers in a neutral pink tone, a pink without purple or salmon shadings. Summer flowering, these attractive, semi-double flowers grow on a strong growing plant with glossy foliage. Well scented.
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R. banksia purezza. Breeding: R. banksia alba plena x ‘Tom Thumb’. This is a lovely double, white continuous flowering hybrid, about which I can find out little. It comes from Italy possibly hybridised by Mansuino but as the Italians have little rose history and do not keep records this is not for sure. It flowers magnificently in Dr. Fineschi’s private rose garden at Cavriglea, which is the largest private rose garden in the world. I have it growing and flowering on a warm brick chimney and treasure it greatly. Size 6 x 3m.
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p15. [Chapter on Boursaults]. R. indica major, an old stock rose closely connected to R. chinensis which arrived in the West from China around the same time as ‘Old Blush’, may be closely connected to the Boursaults. It has been known in Australia by many names including ‘Boursault’, ‘Blushing Bride’ and ‘Maiden’s Blush’.
p48. R. indica major. Origin. An old stock rose. A very early flowering and extremely healthy rose which holds its leaves well. It is pendulous and has very double blush flowers with deeper centres and a good scent. A large scrambling plant for growing over a bank or as a sprawling bush in a wilder garden. In a warm situation it will flower in early October but not for a great length of time. Size: 3.5 x 3.5m.
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p42. 'Cathayensis'. Also known as R. multiflora cathayensis. Origin From China 1907. A short flowering season but well worth growing for its amazing display if you have a warm position. The scented flowers which are single, pink and quite large almost obscure the leaves when in full bloom. I have 'Cathayensis' smothering an old stump. Size 4.5 x 3m.
p74. Photo Cathayensis.
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Souvenir de Mme. Léonie Viennot. Origin Bernaix, France 1897. An outstandingly healthy rose which enjoys warmth. In warm areas it will produce flowers through the winter. Fragrant, shapely buds of coral-red opening to blooms of a clear yellow, heavily flushed with coppery-pink and coppery-red. Losing colour with age but still looking attractive, a joyful sight particularly when there are few other flowers about. Be wary with this vigorous rose not to prune too hard as it flowers on the older wood. This would be why neglected plants through the country are seen to be flowering so freely. Recurrent flowering and good foliage. Size 3.5 x 2.5m.
