I Called It Sergeant Cuff

13 years ago

Many seedlings have come up on their own in my garden. Most of them look like ployanthas, Hybrid Musks, or Ramblers. I'm excited because for the first time a seedling Moss has appeared. I'm certain that it is a seedling and not a sucker or a pruning that rooted. It is quite different from my other Mosses. I decided to name it Sergeant Cuff. If you've read The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins you'll know that he was a rosarian as well as a detective, who had a special interest in Mosses.

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floridarosez9 Morgan
13 years ago
That's very pretty. How large is the bush? Is it still small?
melissa_thefarm
13 years ago
Oh, that's a privilege: congratulations!
Melissa
P.S. Good name.
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User
13 years ago
I agree, great name, wonderful seedling -- and a moss!
sidos_house
13 years ago
That's a super name, Mendocino Rose. I loved that book. It's funny how those small rose details that arise during your pleasure reading stay with you. I've thought about Sergeant Cuff from time to time when I'm out weeding and wondered what his retirement rose garden was like. What a great character he was and what a pretty seedling you have.
jerijen
13 years ago
SWOON-MAKING! A beautiful bloom, and a beautiful color.

Jeri
eahamel
13 years ago
That's beautiful! A real keeper, for sure. How is the scent? Of course, being this young, it might not have a lot of scent yet.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
13 years ago
Seargent Cuff is an absolute winner. The color is stunning and I like the swirly middle part. This has to be a fragrant rose, I'm sure I can smell it!

Ingrid
harborrose_pnw
13 years ago
Congratulations, Pam! That is a beautiful rose; and a moss! A seedling, hmmm.... truly off the cuff!

Gean
Krista_5NY
13 years ago
Very beautiful bloom! It will be wonderful to see how it grows.
mendocino_rose
Original Author
13 years ago
It's five feet tall right now. I guess it could get bigger. I'll have to carefully check out the scent. I'm so excited about it.
jo_pyeweed (z9 SF Bay Area)
13 years ago
Ooh, it's lovely! Do you have it trained/tied to a tauteur or something?

And what a great name. I went through one summer vacation in college reading as many Wilkie Collins and Ryder Haggard books as I could get hold of. The Moonstone was a favorite.

Cheers,
Jo
zjw727
13 years ago
Sergeant Cuff, how clever!And how exciting!!!
bluegirl_gw
13 years ago
That is so neat! Beautiful rose!
fogrose
13 years ago
Really lovely. What a treat for it to appear. Any idea who the parents might be, Pam?

Diane
mendocino_rose
Original Author
13 years ago
It came up right next to a leg of a gazebo so I've left it there. Most of my mosses are in the bed above there, also things like Paul Ricault, Souv. de President Lincoln, and "Flagpole". Nearby there are a couple of HTs with that color. I don't understand hybrizing well so it could be hard to guess the parentage.
mmmgonzo
13 years ago
This rose is beautiful. I love the color and the petal placement (I am a sucker for many petaled roses)

What a lovely rose to have in your garden :)

Marleah
lori_elf z6b MD
13 years ago
It's a beauty!