'Willits Hybrid Sempervirens' rose reviews and comments

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'Willits Hybrid Sempervirens' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 70-911 most recent 17 JAN 23 SHOW ALL

Initial post 6 APR 13 by HMF supporting member

Reply #1 of 4 posted 7 APR 13 by HMF supporting member

Reading this description of 'Ayez' as a hybrid china, I wonder whether the synonym to 'Spectabilis' as claimed by Rivers in 1837 is not erroneous ("sans s'élever beacoup")	REPLY

Reply #2 of 4 posted 17 APR 13 by HMF supporting member

(Sorry about the sloppy typing in the note to which you responded.) Very confusing. Not helped by the fact that Fratelli Tagliabue (1840) list 'Ayez' as a Damask, in that it comes under 'omnium Kalendarum', while the Fromont Institute catalogue (1829 p.279) classifies it as "hybride de Bengale". This latter catalogue fortunately gives a detailed description of it.	REPLY

Reply #3 of 4 posted 17 JAN 23 by HMF supporting member

Sorry to have waited nearly ten years to reply, Jedmar. Anyway, I'm sure you're right and that Rivers had made a mistake. The 1832 edition of Annales de l'Institute Royal Horticole de Fromont (fourth volume) gives both 'Ayez' and 'Spectabilis'. The former is listed as you might expect under "Rosiers Hybrides" (p. 220) and the latter as a Noissette (p. 218).	REPLY

Reply #4 of 4 posted 17 JAN 23 by HMF supporting member

I am glad you agree, we will demerge the two listings. The error might have happened because there was an earlier hybrid china named 'Spectabilis', too.	REPLY

Discussion id : 105-281 most recent 3 SEP 17 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 3 SEP 17 by Andrew from Dolton

How tall will this rose grow?	REPLY

Reply #1 of 2 posted 3 SEP 17 by HMF supporting member

3-5 meters	REPLY

Reply #2 of 2 posted 3 SEP 17 by Andrew from Dolton

Thanks, it will be on my list to buy this autumn.	REPLY