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bruce bowser
Oct 9, 2022, 12:40:44 PM10/9/22
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On Saturday, March 15, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Carol Castaldi wrote:
> The green rose is Viridiflora and you can find a
> picture of it (p 104) in Phillips and Rix, "The Quest for
> the Rose." Truly a botanic oddity, as someone here said.
> Last December we stopped at Heirloom Old Garden Roses in
> Oregon and picked up several dormant own root roses, including
> Viridiflora. Due to snow and stuff, they sat on our back
> porch until mid January when I planted the Viridiflora at the
> drip line of a blue-green Eucalyptus. It took off immediately
> and appears to be very hardy as we have had several ice storms
> and small snow storms since it was planted and it just keeps
> on growing.
> Carol Castaldi
> cm...@halcyon.com in Seattle
I wonder if those are edible.
> The green rose is Viridiflora and you can find a
> picture of it (p 104) in Phillips and Rix, "The Quest for
> the Rose." Truly a botanic oddity, as someone here said.
> Last December we stopped at Heirloom Old Garden Roses in
> Oregon and picked up several dormant own root roses, including
> Viridiflora. Due to snow and stuff, they sat on our back
> porch until mid January when I planted the Viridiflora at the
> drip line of a blue-green Eucalyptus. It took off immediately
> and appears to be very hardy as we have had several ice storms
> and small snow storms since it was planted and it just keeps
> on growing.
> Carol Castaldi
> cm...@halcyon.com in Seattle
I wonder if those are edible.
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Oct 10, 2022, 12:30:54 PM10/10/22
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