'Clotilde Soupert, Cl. ' comments & questions

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Clotilde Soupert, Cl. rose photo courtesy of member bungalow1056

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Discussion id : 70-377 most recent 10 MAR 13 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 10 MAR 13 by Annabeth

Beautiful pic, Bungalow. What is the very pretty mauve one in the background? OK, after looking at your other pics, that is probably your "Natchitoches Noisette", right? As a native southerner, how do you pronounce "Natchitoches"?	REPLY

Reply #1 of 1 posted 10 MAR 13 by bungalow1056

Hi Annabeth. Thanks for your comment. You are correct- the larger mauve rose behind Clotilde Soupert in the photo is Natchitoches Noisette. I found out a few years ago that I had been mispronouncing "Natchitoches" by stressing it phonetically. Now days I call it "Nakadish" like the Louisiana locals :) She's one of my favorite specimens.

Sadly, I had to remove and destroy my Clotilde Soupert last fall after she starting showing signs of RRD. I lost about 10% of my roses to an infestation of it. I'm really hoping that I got rid of all the infected plants. It was hearbreaking and I don't want to go through it again!