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'Lijiang Rose' Reviews & Comments
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Bob Cherry brought a form of this rose from China to Australia in 1992. He says he removed his plant when it reached 18m (60').
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19 APR 19 by
Seamus
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On Lijiang road on an Autumn day.
I met her first and knew.
That her dark hair would weave a snare.
That I might one day rue.
I saw the danger, yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said let grief be a falling leaf.
At the dawning of the day
Cuttings of Lijiang rd available here in June. Patricia gave me budwood of this one two years ago.
To say its a vigorous grower is a understatement .
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Aah, my very favourite Irish nurseryman at Mostly Roses.
As someone said to me recently - very well sung - and beautifully thanked.
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#2 of 2 posted
20 APR 19 by
Seamus
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"Lijiang Road Climber" reminds me of a big brother to 'Comtesse de Labarthe' but with larger blooms and less petals. The pink stamens are delightful. Co-incidentally I have planted 'Comtesse de Labarthe Cl.' within a few metres of it in this new long garden bed but it will take a few years to make a picture. At the moment "Lijiang Road Climber" is just a faint pink blob beyond the white posts at about 4 o'clock.
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Where did you get yours, Patricia? The nursery listing doesn't mention any Australian sources.
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My photos list the provenance. It was apparently the form collected by Neil Mitchell and Bob Cherry.
Want some? It is a biggun.
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It tries to eat passers-by on tractors in the HRIAI Collection in Renmark. Strikes readily from cuttings. You need to check your state's quarantine laws - some will let cuttings from Patricia in, because she's more than 50km from Perth and the dreaded green snails. If they won't, cuttings can be organised from SA.
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"It tries to eat passers-by on tractors..."
Well, roses are heavy feeders. You can't blame it for trying. The poor thing just wants a few snacks.
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Not sure I want some at the moment. Was mostly just curious. Looks good though.
(New bod from Canada was asking about peach-scented roses. This one popped up in a search.)
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There seem to be two oddities in the 2011 reference.
I think "elubescens" should possibly be "erubescens" - and should Rosa odorata var. erubescens be added as a synonym to "Lijiang Road Climber"?
The diameter of 12 inches also seems most odd and I suspect it should be 12 feet.
I have temporarily emboldened these two items.
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#1 of 3 posted
17 OCT 14 by
Jane Z
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perhaps the 'elubescens' error was from a phoenetic 'translation' - L's & R's, depending on their placement within a word are like tongue twisters for some Asian language speakers. (Many years ago, a Korean room-mate used to buy a 'lose for our loom' every week :). my efforts to help her to pronounce "r" were as abysmal as hers to help me master basic Korean pronunciation too ...
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#2 of 3 posted
18 OCT 14 by
 jedmar
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The references do not equate "Lijiang Road Climber" with Rosa odorata var. erubescens. I have added the latter rose as a distinct item with the corresponding references. However, the descriptions vary so greatly that it seems possible that the authors are speaking about different roses under the same name. The original texts of Focke and Yu & Ku may bring light into this matter.
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Thank you Jedmar. In the article by Wang Guoliang, the captioned photo on p7 and the paragraph on p8 from Roger Phillips "I wanted to be photographed finding this rose.." (also used in 'The Quest for the Rose', p49) mislead me. "Lijiang Road Climber" and Rosa odorata var. erubescens are going to puzzle me for a good while, I think.
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