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Nastarana 
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Aaargh! RVR sent me Dr. Huey as a “mystery” rose.
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I hope the rest of what you received was what you did order.
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Nope! I bought one called Heideroslein, which is supposed to be light pink, and it just popped a first bloom which is red!
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I hope RVV will send you the correct one. It is very pretty in the pix here. I don't understand why HMF has the color as "yellow blend".
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will this ever be imported to the US? It's incredibly beautiful.
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Possibly, if you are open to making a deal with your local, ahem, alternative businessperson.
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? underground rose dealer.
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Is this rose really only once-blooming?
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5 days ago by
jedmar
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No, cannot be, as we can see from the dates on the photos posted
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That would likely depend on the climate. When I grew it in CA, zone 9, it was reliably remontant in spring and fall, with a resting period during the hottest weather. I don't mind that. I don't like to see beautiful flowers fried in triple digit heat. At a higher latitude and shorter growing season, I tend to doubt it but I don't know for sure.
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I absolutely love this rose - but I am so surprised by its habit and height. We are only at year three and it's seven feet tall and very vertical/narrow. The shape is so different from any other rose I've ever had, which makes it very fun to have in the garden.
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11 days ago by
Nastarana
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I have two of PPBP on their own roots and both are very slow growers, much slower than my other albas. I am in zone 5, with rather heavy, damp clay. Soil and climate have not inhibited my other albas, which tend to take off and go as soon as their roots touch soil. I am supposing that PPBP is likely another 19thC alba/Damask hybrid, but I doubt anyone knows for sure.
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That's interesting. I'm almost zone 9, and I happened to place this rose in one of my warmest microclimates in the garden. I don't remember why I made this choice, but it sounds like that was a happy accident, as it does seem to love the heat. My other albas are all in a much cooler, shadier location.
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