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'Primrose Queen' rose Reviews & Comments
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1915 W. E. Lippiattt
p23. Primrose Queen (Lippiatt, 1911) China Tea. A strong and rapid growing [illegible] particularly valuable for early and late flowering, blooming right into Winter. A pale monthly rose, colour bright primrose yellow throughout; flowers [illegible] and cup-shaped, foliage large and strong for its class; very valuable for [illegible]..ting.
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Are there any references to the name 'Lemonade', for the rose 'Primrose Queen'.
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13 SEP 12 by
Max. E
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Is this rose extinct?
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I've added the only references I can find. It could still be out there, but.......
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if you click on gardens at the head of its page, two are listed. Whether that's current I don't know.
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Thanks Margaret. Cliff has now closed his nursery so that leaves the one U.S. source.
(and I note from previous comments on 'Primrose Queen' that Cliff didn't believe his rose was the china, but a hybrid tea.)
I can't help wondering about the Australian foundling "Jane Cranston" which was similar to 'Rival de Paestum'.
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Thank you. I see the current journal hasn't reached you yet- there are a couple of photos of "Jane Cranston" in it. Very like Isabella Sprunt.
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This Primrose Queen is supposed to be a China rose, which is a sport of Arethusa. I believe that this picture is of a hybrid tea test rose from J&P that was never introduced. The photo is obviously not a China.
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21 NOV 11 by
 jedmar
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Yes it seems so. We have moved the photo to the HT.
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22 NOV 11 by
Tessie
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You might want to talk to Cliff Orent about this. He had a Primrose Queen in his collection (Morongo Valley, CA). I asked Cliff about it earlier this year, during one of my visits, because I was curious if it was really a sport of Arethusa (as I noted that was how it appeared on HMF, with a picture of a flower). He didn't believe it was the same rose. His was a hybrid tea obtained from Johnny Becnel (sp?), and likely bred by Mr. Becnel. I think I made some notes of the conversation and will look for them.
Melissa
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