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Grows here in upstate NY with little dieback. Normally zone 5a, but the previous 2 winters had polar vortex, and lost roses zoned 4. This one handled them with no problem.
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The plant that Wayside/Parks sells as Paul's Himalayan Musk isn't correct. It's a large, vigorous climber with single (5 petals) small white flowers. Looks kind of like Darlow's Enigma on steroids. Just wanted to give Wayside/Parks consumers the heads-up that they will be receiving the wrong rose.
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I was wondering why you no longer list Pickering Nursery among your list of retailers?
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Pickering is here - use the Nursery name search.
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Hi Cliff, I was wondering what you think of the hp "her majesty"? Is she worth growing? Thanks. Carrie
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9 FEB 07 by
 Cliff
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I like 'Her Majesty,' Carrie. Do you grow many HPs? The reason I ask is that I grow a fairly good number of HPs and if I had to limit myself to just a few, I don't know that it would rise to the top of my list. In my climate, the blooms are produced on rather short and very stiff stems and the blooms themselves tend to be fairly rigid in form. It's a very thorny plant. I assume you've seen my photos on the 'Her Majesty' page here on HMF. Where is your garden? According to the HMF information on this variety, it prefers warmer climates and is susceptible to powdery mildew, so these are factors you might need to consider. It's difficult to answer your question without knowing more about your situation, Carrie, but for me 'Her Majesty' is definitely worth growing.
Cliff
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Hi Cliff, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'm in zone 5, NY. Not what anybody would classify as a warmer climate. I missed that bit on the HMF page, and didn't see any zones on here or the Vintage site. The part that did concern me was on the Vintage site where they stated they had heard it wasn't a strong grower. You know, I'm thinking I might just try her, see how she does here.
BTW, out of curiosity, if you had to limit yourself to, lets say, 10 HP's, which ones would make it to the top of your list? Thanks again. Carrie
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11 FEB 07 by
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Carrie,
Our climates are quite different, and I'd strongly suggest that you try to obtain input from your local rose society or that you contact one of the American Rose Society Consulting Rosarians in your area. A list can be found on the ARS website. I always find it difficult, if not impossible, to come up with lists of favorites, but some of those that have done particularly well for me are the "found" HP, Grandmother's Hat, as well as John Hopper, Vick's Caprice, Général Cavaignac and Baron de Bonstetten. However, I've only had the majority of my HPs for a few years and this past year was lost due to my move, so I wouldn't read a lot into these choices and I should be able to give a more informed response after another season or two.
Cliff
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