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'Ripdor' rose Reviews & Comments
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I was really excited to get this little rose, but it wasn't so excited to live with me. In spite of being potted up and taken into the garage during the coldest spells, it just faded away and died during our chilly, damp Pacific Northwest winter. Perhaps if it had been planted first thing in the spring and was a little more mature it might have fared better. Really disappointing, because I love the look of it.
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Lucretia, sorry to hear of your loss. I think you might have better luck letting this one Winter out of doors. It should be fairly hardy.
There is another grower in the Portland area growing it in the ground. He reports it did just fine over the Winter.
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#2 of 3 posted
28 MAR 11 by
Lucretia
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It did spend most of the winter out. We had a couple of nasty cold snaps when the temperatures suddenly dropped into single digits--it came inside for those. Weird weather--some of my supposedly hardier plants got nailed by the sudden changes in temperature (Ghislaine de Féligonde is dead to the ground, and it's supposed to be good to 5b--and it's not the only one.) Probably my worst year yet for cane dieback. So if it's hardy in Portland, it might be worth another shot.
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Michael Garhart has it in Portland. He posts here. Perhaps you can ask him about it.
Last time he mentioned it he said it looked good but burned back a bit where it was touching some rocks he had placed around to protect it from being stepped upon.
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Robert, I forgot to tell you that this is the favorite in the garden for my 6 pseudo nieces and 1 pseudo nephew (best friend's family). They were all drawn to it immensely. It'd make a great rose for hospital gardens, children's parks. I never did check for prickles but I do not recall it being dangerous to kid hands. The color is very smooth and soothing, imo, which makes it a great substitute for annuals in public greenspaces since it doesnt really bloom in specific flushes. Also, zero blackspot.
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Available from - Burlington Rose Nursery
24865 Road 164 Visalia, California 93292
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I am very fond of minis and this one looks delightful !!!--Any chance it will be available for sale somewhere in the near future?
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There will be one available for bidding on in the upcoming Ventura County Rose Soceity Rose Auction in January, 2009. If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the link to the catalog which will be posted on our website .c Christmas and how to bid online.
Jim Delahanty, VCRS Rose Auction Chair
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Jim,
You are welcome to use the "Events and Promotions" feature for your society listing. You can include instructions there if you like.
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Thank you. I was intending to do that after I finished writing the catalog so I could direct people to it online. In this instance, I was just responding to the inquiry because I was researching the rose.
Jim
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Let us know how we can help to make the event a success.
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Jim,
FYI, the HMF event listing includes an interactive google map. Feel free to send them here for directions. HMF members can even get exact google driving directions in addition to the local map.
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Thank you. I will do that. Jim
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#6 of 14 posted
24 NOV 08 by
Auntie_S
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Thankyou! I would love to have that info! Micro-minis are a favorite of mine, and it is hard to find much variety. This one looks lovely.
Sally Love
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If you like micro-minis, you might take a look at 'Baby Jane Clare,' a late mini from Ralph Moore; the blooms are smaller than a dime, fullyl double and medium pink. It is a sport of a seedling of 'Sequoia Ruby.' I won the naming rights a couple of years ago and named it for my BW. JimD
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25 NOV 08 by
 HMF Admin
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Jim, what's the exact date for your auction ?
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January 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park, CA.
Jim
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Just as a reminder: Petite Perle d'Or is offered in the 2009 VCRS Rose Auction Catalog posted on the VCRS website: www.venturarose.org.
JimD
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'Petite Perle d'or' was sent to Greenheart Farms for testing last year. They have so much going on at the moment I don't know if they will ever get to it.
Pat at Roses Unlimited loves 'Petite Perle d'or' and would like to offer it but because it is a micro mini, it would take too long to get to a salable size in a one gallon container.
Apparently disease resistance is pretty good. It enjoys humidity in the SE.
This is one that really needs to be offered in a 2 1/4" or 4" pot. It's best in a container. The original seedling is about 12" tall by 18" wide.
Robert
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24 NOV 08 by
Auntie_S
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Thanks for the info--the small size is part of what makes the micro minis appealing--they do very well in pots for me and just bloom their little hearts out. I only have 3, and the really tiny ones seem to be hard to come by. Petite Perle looks wonderful. I appreciate you taking time to respond to my question.
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Thanks for your interest Sally. It is a very cute little rose. It's not that much larger than, 'Si'. Robert
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