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8 JUN 22 by
Lesky
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I was surprised by how much I like this rose. It is a happy thing, bursting with soft pink blooms that open flat like an old fashioned rose, but with almost continuous bloom, even in only half day sun (where I have it). The foliage is a perfect foil for the blooms, and while not completely thornless, the prickles are small and rather benign. Very well-behaved as a smaller rose and has some fragrance when cut and placed indoors. If you have some space for a smaller rose that isn't very demanding, you might find it's worth a try.
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6 JUN 21 by
Lesky
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I'm in US 5b/6a, and have a five-year-old plant of Zephirine Drouhin that has always consistently bloomed with the typical intense cerise color--major spring bloom with spotty rebloom through the summer. This spring I have been amazed at what has happened with my plant. It is sporting all over the place, not just with the candy pink 'Kathleen Harrop' looking sport, but with the much lighter 'Martha' looking sport, some mottled blooms, and some blooms that are darker than KH but lighter than ZD. And there are numerous sports all over the plant! I can't find any information on whether this is typical of ZD when she sends out sports, or if it is unusual for there to be so many at one time? Does anyone have an idea about that?
I'm including a couple photos-one when the blooms were budding, and one since they have opened.
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A mottled sport of ZD sounds very interesting indeed. I live in a 5b location nd always supposed I couldn't grow ZD, though I love her dearly, and KH as well.
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28 MAY 21 by
Lesky
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Rose Petals Nursery is currently carrying this rose. I bought one from them in 2019 but it appears to be a mislabeled plant of Madame Plantier.
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Those wondrous Lacharme hybrids from an extinct Damask perpetual named 'Sappho' and a Bourbon (or Noisette, as some would have it) are, alas, almost all out of commerce now in North America.
I am fascinated to learn that you can grow BdN in zone 5b; would you mind telling us something about its' site, and how much winter protection it needs?
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30 MAY 21 by
Lesky
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I am updating my response. After making a comparison to my 'Boule de Neige' to a plant I have of Madame Plantier, which is 2 years old and just blooming this year, I realize the two appear to be one and the same--I believe my BdN was mislabeled and, as I had no previous experience with it or MP, didn't question it until now. I very much like the rose, but I apologize for misleading anyone that it was an noteworthy and successful Boule de Neige!
I did previously mention that Hummingbird Roses in northern Michigan has BdN on her list-it so happened that I was able to physically visit her and verified that her parent plant of BdN is definitely more like the descriptions and character that I had read, with shiny, larger, darker green coloring in the foliage and a less lanky habit than what I have growing. In doublechecking, I saw a photo here from May of 2013 of a plant that was labeled BdN but questioned by knowledgeable rosarians, one of whom suggested it was an Alba. Sure enough, my plant looks like that one, and since I could make a direct comparison to Mme. Plantier, I feel confident they are the same.
All to say that, what I was crowing about is not BdN, but Mme. Plantier or another Alba. (I'm removing my photo of it from this rose commentary and may post it under MP.) I'm also going to keep trying to get a Boule de Neige!
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28 MAY 21 by
Lesky
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I am in Zone 6. My plant is 2 years old and from Antique Rose Emporium, and if it has any prickles I haven't seen or felt them. I do love the foliage and form so far. I took the chance on planting it right in the ground when I first received it and it did surprisingly well in full sun in a rather hot summer. It quickly repeated bloom and was untroubled by pests and disease. It weathered our winter very well. Although it is far from mature, it looks great again this spring and I have high hopes for another beautiful and low maintenance season.
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