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Initial post 12 SEP 15 by Simon Voorwinde
* Height needs updating. In Tasmania, Australia, a grafted plant of mine has reached 2m tall and 4m wide unpruned in its 4th spring.

* Excellent seed parent. Flowers easy to prep. Seeds set well and germinate freely. Seeds are large and easy to handle. Not much good as a pollen parent.

* Cuttings strike easily and own-root growth is as good as grafted growth.

* Without doubt the best of all the modern roses I've kept if you can overlook the flowers tending to brown on the edge of their petals; an opportunity for breeders to fix.
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 12 SEP 15 by Patricia Routley
Updated. Thanks Simon. Good to see your name.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 16 JAN 16 by Simon Voorwinde
This is today. All one plant. Looks to have wich. breeding and given the seed parent is a climber, you can clearly see where it gets its habit from. I am sure that if I were to prune it hard, deadhead it, and give it a summer trim, that I could bully it into a more compact shape, but prefer it au naturel.
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