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Please help! We are desperately searching for one of these Ralph Moore miniature “Pink Poodle” roses, either to purchase a plant or cutting. This rose has extremely sentimental significance to my wife and a loved one lost and I’m trying to help her replace this little rose.
If you have any this rose in your garden and we can arrange to purchase a cutting, or if you know any possible leads on purchasing one of these, please, please let me know.
We’re in Houston — please let me know if you can help.
Thank you!
- Darren
http://paulbardenroses.com/minis/pinkpoodle.html
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I am sorry for your loss.
Yes, I have Pink Poodle. But I am on the coast of California and am a hobbyist not a professional. Most likely
burlingtonroses@aol.com
will have it as she worked for Mr. Moore until they closed the nursery. She is a professional who grows and legally sells his roses. I believe Pink Poodle is still under patent.
Let me know if she does not have it and I will try to send you a clipping. Send me your email address.
Gwen
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26 MAY 15 by
dxk0021
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Thanks Gwen --
I've been in touch with Burling Leong and unfortunately she doesn't have it.
My email address is found030303@hotmail.com -- I look forward to hearing from you
Thanks!
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HI, Here it is at the end of February and I still have 20 feet of climbers (including Aloha) to finish pruning. It will be at least another three weeks before I can get your cuttings. My husband is going to finish pruning those last 20 feet for me today but he will not know what to do about your cuttings. Is three more weeks too late? Also, how do you want the cuttings prepared and shipped? Gwen Powell
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Tom Carruth and Weeks Roses gave everyone this rose last January at the Descanso Gardens lecture. I planted it then. It started blooming in April and hasn't stopped. It is in a partial shade location in poor soil. But nothing stops it! At the time we received the rose it was by number but Tom said it would be one of the AARS winners for 2007. Sure enough Strike it Rich really is a winner in the yard.
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17 SEP 07 by
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I planted Strike it Rich this spring so it hasn't lived through a winter in Colorado Springs (zone 5) yet but it's been one of my best. Wonderful, prolific, golden, yellow blooms with a tinge of pink at times that look good throughout the various stages from bud to full blown. It's been free of disease, in a bushy form, and the leaves are beautiful, too. Does anyone know how it does throughout a winter, especially in Colorado?
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4/28/07 We were at Descanso Gardens walking through the David Austin section of the rose garden. It was exciting to note that Winchester Catheral had a stem of lavendar colored flowers. I followed the stem to assure myself that it was not a sport. It was truely a mutation with all lavendar colored flowers from one point up the stem. Lower down were the regular white flowers. I spoke with one of the volunteers and she said that it occured often on that rose and one other in the garden. Mr. Austin toured the garden one time while the mutation was blooming. It would make a lovely addition to a collection.
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10 JUN 07 by
DianaB
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How exciting - I collect lavendar roses - and Austin's are my favorite. Did it have a scent? Are they doing anything with the mutation (graft?)
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No, I talked to one of the volunteers at Descanso. She said they had no plans to propagate the mutation. I think has to do with patent issues. But, I noticed on the pictures at this site that many others posted pictures with pink or lavendar flowers as well. I think the rose just does that. I am thinking about putting it in next fall bareroot and seeing what I get. If I get colored flowers, I will try to root those branches. Yes the roses is scented. The colored flowers have the same lovely aroma and shape as the rest of the plant.
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11 JUN 07 by
DianaB
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I think you should send an email to David Austin Roses - his group answered me a ways back when I had a question. Perhaps they'll name it after you in some cool quirky British way ...like "Powell's Observation" . If you manage to graft out a mutated lavendar section and it is stable let me know. Thanks DianaB
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