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I have a suggestion. I know it's late in the game but I've thought for some time it would be great if we had a system for rating cultivars for their ability to self clean.
I find this a very important criteria for selecting varieties for garden performance.
Of course the opposite is true for cut flower types.
Thanks for all you do. Robert
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Interesting... can you elaborate a bit more.
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I'm suggesting adding self cleaning as a selection criteria.
Varieties used for cut flowers do not self clean because we want extended petal retention and we don't want them to shatter once brought indoors which creates a mess. This a desirable feature because of how they are used.
On the other hand garden varieties should self clean within a resonable amont of time and before the blossoms start to look too old and faded. Otherwise they get that faded tissue paper look that can last for months unless they are purposely pruned or manually deadheaded.
Self cleaning is a highly desired quality for roses being bred now for low maintenance in the garden.
As someone who breeds roses I find it's something I have to consider when choosing parents, making crosses, and then selecting which seedlings to move forward and to what purpose.
Thank you, Robert
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Do you see classifying self-cleaning as a yes or no or a need to specify a degree ?
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Specification of degrees is what I had in mind.
It's not an all or nothing proposition. Some self clean quite well. Others only partially clean and some not at all.
Thanks, Robert
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So have just defined the degrees, None; Partial,\; and Very well (/Complete) ?
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Yes, I had thought it might be another selection criteria.
My last sugestion was "heat tolerance" which was added.
Thank you.
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Sorry for the incomplete reply - are those 3 designations appropriate ?
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I like the current choices.
Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent
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Okay, thank you. We'll see what we can do.
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Just to be clear, a variety might rate excellent as a cut flower and poor for self cleaning.
This would be expected.
Garden varieties would generally rate good or excellent for self cleaning and fair or poor as cut flowers.
HMF keeps getting better and better.
Thank you. Robert
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#11 of 12 posted
28 APR 17 by
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Thank you Robert.
Unfortunately we've been a bit hampered with modernizing HMF software but we're getting there.
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I'm sure Alex Sutton would be very pleased, and proud. ;-)
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I'm growing a few of the thornless Yves-seedlings that you bred. VERY HAPPY with the fragrance, form, and esp. winter-survival. Nothing can kill your thornless roses, be it dry winter or cold winter. Your Bohemian Rhapsody provides excellent hardiness genes to its offspring.
I love Romantica and French Meilland roses due to its heat-tolerance, and fragrance, but many died through my zone 5a winter: Firefighter (Red n' fragrant), Liv Tyler, and Frederic Mistral ... these are big as own-roots, but their roots are surface & spreading, rather than deep-stick like Mirandy (survive many winters). So they died in zone 5a winter, except for your deep-rooted & thornless Yves-seedlings. .
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This is a HelpMeFind.com site user email from: JeffreyI have seen some of the roses you've bred using Banksias. I just received R. banksiae lutescens (and HOW should I spell that?) and note that it produces hips.Have you worked with this? I want to include it in my program. The purported violets scent is interesting, and I love big climbers. My thought is to pair this with some of the Austins in my collection. Heather Austin, Abraham Darby... maybe Mary Rose.Answer from Robert,The banksias are extremely difficult to work with. You'll find most of the hips you observe on banksia will be either empty of seed or will contain one seed, usually not fertile.If you obtain 'Riverbanks', you will save yourself much time and frustration. It is an easy seed parent and works well with modern roses. Any seedlings you obtain could then be crossed back to Lila Banks to try to intensify the banksia character.Of course you are welcome to experiment but as banksia only blossoms once a year, it can be difficult to work with.Thanks for your inquiry. Robert
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I live in France, and would like to buy 'Audrey'sRose' . Is it available in Europe? I work for a French Flower show and am a writer writing books on roses and plants. the last one is called "the quest for the Black Rose" . thank you
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Hello, I know Audrey's Rose is being propagated on a limited basis by Ashdown Roses. They have some contacts in Europe that might be able to obtain this rose for you. Please check with Paul Zimmerman at Ashdown Roses.
Audrey's Rose is not an overly vigorous variety and would be best budded unless you can give it the best of everything. It's also short growing at about 2'. It reblooms very well. The blossoms are not large though they are very fragrant.
Best Wishes, Robert
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Thanks for your interest Sophie. It is both a privilege and a pleasure to breed and hybridize roses. Don't expect too much from 'Audrey's Rose'. She was my first effort. I am doing more interesting things now but I had to name this rose for my Wife.
Life can be short and some things we want to be certain of!
You have a beautiful name. My family too was French. The original spelling was "Ribbeau".
Merci, Robert
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14 MAY 06 by
Bonavent
So you have French strings... I know quite well the Meillands since I wrote a book on their family . I suppose you know them. What are your main aims in breeding ? I suppose you must have special dreams.. Two years ago I wrote this book on black roses and happenened to look into lives of breeders such as Edward Legrice or Sean Mc Cann and so many others. Always such interesting stories and lovely people. I hope your dreams will come true. Audrey is the name of a friend's baby just born, and I would have liked to offer her a rose tree. see! how is life! Because of this child I step onto your works... Sorry for my poor English... Best wishes Anne-Sophie |
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Thanks for the input Robert, nothing like hearing from the breeder directly ! While we are on the subject of this rose, can you provide more specific information about the parentage and would you care to share the origin of its name ?
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