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'Chiquita' rose Reviews & Comments
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20 APR 23 by
 Johno
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Note the additional synonym: Little Girl.
Brooks Catalogue 1938, Page 3
"Something Entirely New — CHIQUITA (LITTLE GIRL) — the Baby Rose You Have Always Wanted •
CHIQUITA. (Little Girl) Miniature. [Moore, 1937.] (All rights reserved.) Some¬ thing different in baby Roses—a Rose that flower lovers have wanted for years. One florist, when shown this Rose, exclaimed, "Florists have waited twenty years for that Rose!" In general the type is climbing Cecile Brunner but the form is better and the buds are somewhat smaller. But such a combination of colors! The outside of the petals are deep orange-yellow at the base, passing to orange-copper-pink on the outer edge. The open flower is an entrancing' combination of coppery-orange and salmon-pink with yellow at the base. And such fragrance!—it compares favorably with expensive imported perfumes— dainty, yet intense and penetrating. It is perfect material for corsages—it holds up marvelously well, the colors and fragrance intensifying with age. The plant is of medium climbing habit, the foliage is good and it produces the exquisite little flowers in clusters right through the season from spring to fall. What more could we ask of a Rose. To grow it and know it is to love and cherish it as you do no other Rose. $1.00 each".
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American Rose Magazine 5(7): 141-143 (Jan-Feb 1944)
Everblooming Ramblers
Stephen F. Hamblin, Lexington, Mass.
Chiquita (Moore, 1937) is another California seedling of complex parentage. It was produced by crossing Sierra Snowstorm with Miss Barbara. It is a Rambler with Cécile Brunner flowers of orange tint, quite like Phyllis Bide in effect. It is a strong grower and continuous bloomer in California, but it is tender in cold climates. Of the trio, Phyllis Bide seems hardiest and best for northern states. A very similar variety is Carolyn Dean (R. S. Moore, 1941), which is also a hybrid of Miss Barbara x Sierra Snowstorm, and is thus a sister of Chiquita. It has single orange-flame flowers in clusters,—a Phyllis Bide with single flowers. But this variety is also for mild climates, for very cold winters slow it down to a weak grower.
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Thanks. The references for 'Chiquita' and 'Carolyn Dean' have been added.
I am unable to find anything on 'Miss Barbara'.
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