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Can anyone compare Mon Cheri to Dick Clark? They seem to look rather similar to me from the photos. Maybe different growth habits? I really don't want to purchase nearly identical roses, though from the descriptions, I would assume Dick Clark smells better. I also like a rose that makes a decent looking bush without the blooms.
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Dick Clark has deep magenta overtones while Mon Cheri has true red coloration shading to coral. If you have room, get both. Mon Cheri is compact but stunning and very fragrant where I live in So Calif. My own Dick Clark has not bloomed yet so I will reserve judgement as to its growing habits in comparison to Mon Cheri but I believe it will be taller. The colors are quite different and both are beautiful. Good luck with you choices.
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19 FEB 11 by
Penelope
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Thanks for your reply. Being as you are a much more experienced rosarian than I, I took your advice and purchased both, in spite of the earful I'm sure to get from my husband ;-) I just couldn't resist those perfect photos of Dick Clark, and as I am rather partial to grandifloras, he was first into my cart. Mon Cheri went right behind him, since you testified to a nice fragrance. I was in love with Mon Cheri's blooms the first time I saw them on here. I just hope that she's not too leggy. Can't wait to see what April brings!
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Mon Cheri has bigger blooms, but Dick Clark has more of them, and less disease problems.
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I think the primary difference is in their cons in that Mon Cheri can get mildew in climates not prone to it, and Dick Clark can become tall/floppy.
I would personally recommend Miss Congeniality over either of them, unless one is dead set on more of a gradient than just the colored edging. Miss Congeniality is a well-behaved plant with nice form and some scent.
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Does anyone know if it is possible to make a private purchase from NIRP growers? They are located in France and are listed as a wholesaler.
Thanks to all who respond
Linda (Rose Addict)
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Linda
Realize this is an old answer, but if you are in the USA and want to purchase from Europe you must follow importation laws. Which can be done but are lengthy and expensive.
So it is not impossible. Check the USDA website if you want to go further.
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is there a way to loop the photos so that instead of seeing thumbnail size photos and having to click on each photo, you could instead click on "photos" and then see one image after the next? If not, I suggest that the next time you are tinkering with the website you might consider this. As each photo is displayed, you could have an option that says "next photo" and we'd be able to view them one after the other.
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1 JAN 11 by
 Jay-Jay
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There are cost and technical issues involved. I'll use an analogy to illustrate.
Suppose you were shopping for a car and you visited a dealership with 500 cars on their back lot. It's unlikely they would be amiable to driving each car one by one out front for you to inspect. It would make much more sense for them to pull out a book with a snapshot and a little bit of information on each. You could then point out the ones you were interested in and skip those of no interest.
The analogy is not as abstract as you may think. There is a cost for every page HMF downloads to you as well as the additional burden of our host computer to prepare that page. As HelpMeFind is a user community funded website we are restricted by a rather tight budget and we must minimize costs where ever possible.
Serving you a web page with a photo you have no interest in is a waste of resources and a situation we would like to avoid as much as possible. Given the volume and variety of photos we have, we would rather have you choose the ones you're interested in and given our approach amounts to a single extra click we feel the trade off is worth it.
We do have plans to modernize the photo display to have photos "pop up" over the displayed page. We plan to implement that feature as time and funding permits.
Thank you for your suggestion. It's important HMF's site guests let us know what they like and dislike about our website.
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I appreciate your taking the time to respond. However, a simple "it is costly for us to display each photo and therefore the cost is prohibitive at this time. We are working on a alternative solution to further enhance your viewing experience" would have sufficed.
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Often when we answer a question here it is for the benefit of all our site guests. This request is a popular one that comes up from time to time and I thought it was worth the time and effort to explain in a bit more detail this time.
I apologize if it appears condescending as that was certainly not my intention but having reread it I can see where it could be interpreted as such.
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Thanks so much for the analogy and detailed response to the request for an update on the functions of the photos tab. I've wished for a way to flip through the photos quickly one after another myself but know there's a lot more involved behind the scenes to make this happen, as the HMF Admin response verified. I'm glad the question was posed, and the response shed some light on the complexity of bringing about something as "simple" (!) as this. Thanks!
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You are welcome. I'm glad to see the extra time spent is helping others understand our position.
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Nope! Not incorrectly labeled. I submitted this photograph probably 5 or 6 years ago. This is an original rosebush from my Jackson & Perkin's test rose bush from the early 80's before it was ever named a Milestone. It is grown in Florida where perhaps our sandy soil and harsh summers with humidity cause the color to be not quite like what others are used to. Rest assured though it is a Milestone and one sniff of the blooms on this bush and you'd know for certain!
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Thank you for taking the time to comfirm this photo is correct.
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Hope you don't mind my input on this but do you have other photos of this particular "Milestone"? I have to admit the photo in question looks far more like "Headliner" which was a JP rose also introduced in the '80s. Milestone had a rounder shape to its petal configuration and was red/coral in color while headliner had more reflexed pointed petals and was cream shading to magenta/purple (as the rose in the photo also does). It is possible to have a mislabeled plant or even a sport. On the other hand, as you say, a lot depends on factors such as climate, location, and time of year.
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