(2009)  Page(s) 145.  Includes photo(s).
 
Own moss roses...'Ida' Pirjo Rautio. Small, dark leaflets with pronounced serration. Semi-double bloom is of a dark red rare with moss roses. White center and golden-yellow stamens fit well to the ensemble. Hips are pear-shaped.

(2009)  Page(s) 145.  Includes photo(s).
 
Own moss roses....'Ilpo Simula' Pairjo Rautio, named after my brother. Upright, 130 cm tall shrub, suckers a lot. medium sized, semi-double, clear carmine-red bloom. White center and golden-yellow stamens emphasize the clear colour. Strong spicy fragrance. Round, red hips decorate the shrub in autumn.

(2009)  Page(s) 128-129.  Includes photo(s).
 
Translation from Finnish:
'Minette', mustialanruusu
Vibert, France 1819
'Minette' is different than other Alba-Roses. Many experts do not consider it an Alba at all. Some nurseries list it as a Rosa francofurtana. The breeder himself classed it among Centifolias!.
The rose got its Finnish name from the Mustiala Agricultural School in Tammela, where at the turn of the 20th century a rose named Rosa hybrida amoena was added to its nursery. Later Mustianruusu has been transgerred as suckers from old gardens. 'Minette' is rare in Central Europe. In Finland, own root seedlings are fortunately available today.
The Finnish Rose Society chose Mustialanruusu as the rose of the year for 2005.
'Minette' was one of the three roses preserved in the overgrown garden of Simola [garden and nursery of the late author]. I was a little amazed about the rose taste of the previous owner ladies, as delicate pink flowered roses were growing in every corner. Even the birs built their nests in the rose bushes. Only later did I find out how precies the old rose in question was.
Support frames for Clematis were attached to the west wall of the house. After the death of the Clematis, Mustialanruusu that was next to the frame started to grow in the frame. To my surprise, my new climbing rose grew to decorate almost three meters. Its crowns did not freeze due to the warmth of the wall. In fact I would not have thought of moving Minette to the wall.
Normally Mustialanruusu is s 100-150 cm tall shrub with few prickles, whose top parts might freeze in winter. In order to increase flowering it is worth pruning a little in spring. Foliage is light green, large and rounded. In dry summers, long-lasting bloom is at its best in July, but in rainy weather the buds may rot. The blooms are medium-sized, once-blooming, pink, passing to white, and pleasantly fragrant. Following warm summers, it forms large, round, orange-coloured hips. Seeds have not germinated.

(2009)  Page(s) 144-145.  Includes photo(s).
 
Own moss roses....'Nuit d'Été', 'Kesäyö' Pirjo Rautio
'Kesäyö' is my oldest moss rose. It is a seedling of 'Nuits de Young', the bloom being lighter than its parent. It grows to a 130 cm tall, broad shrub, which suckers a lot. Semi-double, fragrant bloom is initially carmine-red, later violet-red, stamens are a wonderful yellow. Hips are large and rounded. 'Nuit d'Été' is sold in nurseries.