Posting continued from "Bishop's Lodge Riverina Sunset" window:
Did you see the pic of my first bloom on BL Ah Mow, what a beauty! - Cree.

I have now. "Bishop's Lodge Ah Mow" is indeed a beauty. And so similar to the many roses around Australia under different study names, one of which is "Pippie's Pottery Pink". Have a look at those pictures. It may be the same. "Pippie's" sets no hips. Keep an eye on "Ah Mow' and don't deadhead a certain branch to double check. I did get cuttings of "Ah Mow" in 2004 and while it lived for a bit, it hated the climate and gave up the ghost. - Patricia

“BISHOP’S LODGE AH MOW”
Cream, pink in sun. Tea.

1992 March. Brenda Weir (dec’d). Roses in the Hidden Garden [of Bishop’s Lodge]
This article reprinted in the
2003 Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. 7th National Conference, Hay, NSW Proceedings,
Page 46 “B.L. Ah Mow”. (Rose 2) – A Tea Rose which was almost overtaken by its Rosa Indica Major understock. This is a very recurrent flowerer. In shade the blooms are creamy even when full blown but now that the budded stock is expressed to sunlight blooms have a strong pink tinge. When buds begin to uncurl they are pointed and delicate and give no indication of the tightly packed and quilled full bloom to follow. The bush has a habit of growth much like Sofrano [sic], an 1869 Tea Rose.

1996 Journal of Heritage Roses in Australia Vol 18 No 4 Summer
Page 18. David Ruston. Bishop’s Lodge, Hay and Its Roses. Tea. “[Bishop’s Lodge] Ah Mow”.
Named after the Chinese gardener. A Tea rose which was almost overtaken by its rootstock – a very recurrent flowerer. In shade the blooms are creamy even when full blown, but in the sun they can have a strong pink tinge. When the buds begin to unfurl they are pointed and give no indication of the tightly packed and quilled full bloom to follow. The bush has a habit of growth much like Safrano (1869), one of our best loved Tea roses, on a wonderful spreading bush.

1999. Dianne Ackland “The Australian Rose Directory” 3rd Edition 1999
p6. Ah Mow. Unknown. Found at The Bishop’s Lodge, Hay. Tea. Cream/pink. (available at) Melville [Nurseries, W.A.]

1999-2000 Melville Nurseries Pty. Ltd. Handbook of Roses.
P56. Tea roses available next season upon request only: Ah Mow .....
[Note – not listed in their 2005-2006 catalogue]

2003. Nov. Patricia’s notes at the Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. 7th National Conference, Hay, NSW
“Bishop’s Lodge Ah Mow” Tea. Very pink in warm weather, creamy when cool.

2003. Ruston’s Roses – Rose Collection 2003-2004
p87. Ah Mow. Tea. Cream & Pink. Ex Bishop’s Lodge, Hay.

2006 Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. journal. Vol 28, No. 3
p42. Coleen Houston. Pruning in July at Bishops Lodge was a busy and fun filled day. We were very light with our clipping of chinas and some teas. “BL Ah Mow” resents being pruned and shows its disapproval.

2007 Australian Rose Annual
p82. Colleen Houston. Hay, NSW. “Bishop’s Lodge Ah Mow” is definitely an old tea. It was another unknown rose found at Hay’s Bishop’s Lodge, NSW. It has healthy, pointed, light to dark green foliage and sends branches out every which way in any direction. The buds are longish, creamy with pink touches. As it unfurls petals twist in different directions, still holding together and is pointed in the centre. Then it levels out to a very full, muddled to quartered blooms, very pink in warm weather, creamy when cool. There are yellow tones present also. It resents being pruned. It was named for the Chinese gardener at the lodge, Ah Mow.