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I remember reading somewhere that "Dortmund" self-seeds very easily, but that most of the seedlings resemble the mother plant. This certainly was the case for me - The "Dortmund" I grew long ago has died, but I found a seedling next to it, which I gave to a friend. (NO, it was NOT a sucker.)
At least a decade later, that seedling is growing over her rose arbor and is HUGE. I don't see any difference between what I call "Dortmund's Daughter" and her mom. I'lll have to check it more closely!
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Available from - Roses Unlimited https://rosesunlimitedsc.com
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I just saw that Stardance is listed by Roses Unlimited as part of their Ben Williams collection! I don't know where they found their stock, but I'm happy they did. I haven't ordered from RU in years, but I remember always being satisfied with their roses.
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This thing is a black spot nightmare here in Florida zone 9b. It’s always defoliated at this point. I’m about to try the suggestion of NCbeach and try revitalize. I’ve been spraying with the usual copper fungicide and a few others in rotation, but it’s not helped much. The blooms smell heavenly and are beautiful, but don’t last long at all. At this point, it’s likely on the chopping block unless the revitalize works.
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My experience with Heirloom, from many years ago (Chicago area), mimics that you have experienced, it is very prone to Blackspot. I don't have a HT of that color/fragrance that doesn't blackspot.
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I wonder whether this might be the original 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam'. The foliage, flowers and plentiful hips seem to be a match. Or maybe one of her closer descendants?
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yesterday by
Lee H.
That’s an exciting proposition. LMF is such an important rose, and deserves a better fate than extinction. If I had access to both, I’d want to cross her with ‘Dr. Grill’, and see if something approximating ‘Antoine Rivoire’ would result. Because science, you know? :-)
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Contributions from members on the average height of “Bishop’s Lodge Mary Mathews” might help. The original ‘Lady Mary Fitzwilliam’ was low.
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From memory, the plant at Renmark was less than 1.2m high.
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