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Max. E 
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25 FEB 12 by
Max. E
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Is this plant extinct or is it still alive and or in commerce somewhere? Would be very useful to be introduced into commerce or cuttings sent to breeders. Could be useful for rose breeding for very cold hardy repeating roses without the use of china and multiflora, which contract RRD.
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To the best of my knowledge the rose is extinct. The last known plant was located at Robert Erskine's homestead as recently as 2000. I haven't tried searching the land location where it was originally found. Possibly it has survived.
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26 FEB 12 by
Max. E
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That's so sad, the best things are always lost it seems.
If you ever find possibly one still alive or another wild one like it in the area where it was found, please let me know, I'd be willing to buy cuttings and I'm sure others in Canada and here in the USA would love it as well to use in breeding if not to preserve Walter's work. A repeat blooming arkansana could help produce repeat blooming roses derived from north american natives that are immune to RRD.
Thank you very much for your quick response!
- Max
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14 NOV 14 by
Hardy
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There was reblooming arkansana floating around several years ago, which may be Maypole. It was sold in limited quantities by the White Rabbit nursery, but they're no longer around. A few people are still growing it, so (whether it's Maypole or not) there is yet hope of getting 3-4 flushes out of arkansana.
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On September 20, 2015 my sister and I visited the quarter section where the 'Maypole' rose was found. The whole quarter had been cleared and was treeless. We walked to the back fence line where there were a few poplars and collected some cuttings from the arkansana growing there. There was no indication they had double blossoms or even that they bloomed at all in the tall grass. Hopefully a couple will root.
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13 SEP 12 by
Max. E
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Is this rose extinct?
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I've added the only references I can find. It could still be out there, but.......
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if you click on gardens at the head of its page, two are listed. Whether that's current I don't know.
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Thanks Margaret. Cliff has now closed his nursery so that leaves the one U.S. source.
(and I note from previous comments on 'Primrose Queen' that Cliff didn't believe his rose was the china, but a hybrid tea.)
I can't help wondering about the Australian foundling "Jane Cranston" which was similar to 'Rival de Paestum'.
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Thank you. I see the current journal hasn't reached you yet- there are a couple of photos of "Jane Cranston" in it. Very like Isabella Sprunt.
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