Rose Listing Omission
Colonial White
When I opened the file on Colonial White, I realized, that it refers to Sombreuil. Indeed, a lot of "Colonial Whites" sold in Germany are Sombreuils in fact. However I believe, I do have a "real" Colonial White". When I got it at a fair specializing in historical roses, I got the following information: Wichuriana Rambler (putatively Cross btw. Mm. Hardy and some Wichuriana hybrid), - Breeder: Captain C. Thomas between 1920 and 1930 (not proven) - often mistaken for Sombreui climbing (climbing tea hybrid), but foliage, buds and inheritance very different. Sombreuil buds often show reddish edges of the outside petals - repeat flowering - shade tolerant - foliage semiglossy, medium green, moderatedly dense - flowers large, offwhite, 7-8 cm in diameter, pompon shaped with buttoney, more than 60 petals, - scent: intense, aple like - growth: moderatedly vigorous, reaches 250-400 cm - hardy - disease susceptibility: somewhat sensitive to fungal disease, like most historical roses
I got three plants early this year - two got spots, where they have to struggle a litte, so I am not surprised, that they only grew 3 feet high this year, but they floweres already (fotos to follow, look like Sombreuil though, except for the red hue on the buds, and very much like Alberic Barbier too - except for the foliage being very different ... I will take a foto of the buds too, when the next ones come up) ... the third rose however is growing strongly and flowering enormously, however, when the first flower opened, it was deep magenta-violet!!!!! When I took a twig to Lützow, they thought it was Veilchenblau. In only 2 months, the rose grew well 5 feet tall and is covered with blossoms, size, shape and habitus of the plant are multifloralike ... Do you have a space, where members can post "I have no clue, which rose this could be" and maybe get help from you or other members? I have a few more of this sort - one English Rose, that is not, what it was labeled as and a pink one, that could be historical too and two roses I found in old semi-wild gardens and "adopted". Best Regards Esther
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