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'Red Simplicity ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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This was probably the best of the series. Pink was basically the ugliest Queen Elizabeth possible. Yellow was forgettable. White was even more forgettable. And the mauve and purples ones were.... defoliated from head to do by June.
if I recall, these were huge sellers for J/P. They were forerunners, not in health or aesthetics, but in concept, to roses like Bonica and Knock Out. In other words, they were more easily produced roses that could be sold in large quantities for profit and color. Iceberg, which the Simplicity series was based off of, is now sometimes sold in this mass fashion. The irony is that the common stock out paced the glory of the market it bred. That is because Iceberg truly is a reliable, consistent rose in many places. The Simplicity series usually was not.
With all that said, this one was actually pretty nice.
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23 FEB 19 by
 goncmg
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I love your comments, Michael. I find it tough to believe the Father here was Sunflare. Do you have any thoughts about that/the parentage?
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It's odd. While one can get a true red if one's parents are both heavily influenced reds, yellow is diametrically and quantitatively in opposition. Even so, my biggest leap of faith would be that they would chose Sunflare over Sunsprite. The latter appreciably stronger in landscape purposes.
First, the patent misspells Warriner's name. Then, it says the other parent is indeed red.
I am guessing the other parent parent of Pink Simplicity is a red. Maybe the same one. It's possible that Simplicity's parent is either a descendent of Siren or its directly from Viva. I don't believe the parent of either is unknown (seriously a tired trick, where only a small portion have truly unknown or unknown to public parents).
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28 SEP 04 by
Anonymous-797
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Red Simplicity shrub roses are no longer being sold by Jackson and Perkins.
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Thanks for the update !
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8 FEB 06 by
Anonymous-3519
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Do you know why they stopped selling it?
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They sell it again.
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I bought this rose from Jackson and Perkins awhile ago. Now it is no longer offered. But, they do
have it in Pink, Yellow and White.
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18 DEC 06 by
Unregistered Guest
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Here in Silicon Valley, RED SIMPLICITY is still blooming in December! SummerWinds Nursery planted this floribunda along with WHITE SIMPLICITY in the frontyard of its store about 6 years ago. It truly is a rugged rose, about 3.5 feet high, and still putting out rosebuds, despite the cold weather dropping to 30* at night and the 40's during the days! I have been seraching the Bay Area for this rose . . . Does anyone know which nursery is selling it ? It's just a shame, that such a beautiful rose is no longer available!
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