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Margaret, thanks so much for putting Sunlit on this site even though it is pinker! I have two in a pot and love the Clark roses and mine is more pink apricot and from own root and will take awhile to get your size plant. Loved your comments about searching for old roses and because you are near Renmark and David Ruston you have such a lovely garden of thousands to enjoy. I am a Heritage Rose Society member and was in Adelaide with Peter Beales years ago at the Conference and have not seen anyone in years. I have a collection of Clarks here in New Zealand and am trying to find as many as I can and for this comment area I encourage everyone to find and grow them. They are brasher in colors but fine plants with lots of Gigantea heritage and worth the trouble. Most are disease free and have a long blooming period. If there is more gigantea then of course not. Thanks Margaret for your wonderful pictures. Barbara
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Thank you! Just for that, I've added a pic of Lady Huntingfield, taken this morning; she is completely over the top at present. Cicely Lascelles is trying to outdo Mme Gregoire Staechelin. I have a dozen Clarks, all repeat-flowering except Golden Vision. If you visit Oz again, try to get to the Alister Clark memorial garden at Bulla (very near Melbourne's airport), which has an excellent range, with good labelling. Andy Govanstone's book on the ladies Alister Clark named his roses for, is due out next May; should be interesting and entertaining, judging by a talk he gives about them.
Margaret,
I am new to this reply option and see it goes right below your response and I hope this is right! How amazing aboout Mme Gregoire Staechelin as that is my favorite rose and it is blooming right now but not Lady Huntngfield.I have made a note about the book of Mr. Govanstone's as I did not know about it! Thanks. I have the book about Alister that Garrett did and know about the Bulla garden but have not travelled in years so it may be awhile before I see it. I think your email address is at the bottom of this and I may reply with it too just to keep you directly, as I think we have many likes in common. I have Cicely and she is new and was transplanted and had buds but no flowers yet. A cow ate the other one! So I had to start again!
Thanks for the pic of Lady Huntingfield as that is a lovely color and I so love the Clarks but many here in New Zealand just do not know of their beauty. It is lovely to meet you through this site. My best, Barbara
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