rustle finds

10 years ago

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got back from a rustle in pleasent valley past the wells fargo station i got sevral cuttings of this deep purple ( think pulich childrens color) rambler that was growing along side a creek that i ended up having to slosh through to get back. it is VERY fragrant and it wafts pardon the blur and washed out color took the pics in the car as it was loosing its petals

the second which i neglected to take a picture of was a variety r.californica the mother plant was a good 5'tby4'-5'w i took some cuttings as well as got two small plants about 2x2 and 3x3 that were runners from the mother plant and after seeing one about 8ft tall on the way back growing on a sign and another on a fencei will be trying train one against a wall and put the other in a open spot to grow naturally. i had seen a red china similiar to elizebeths or malespina along the road infront of a def. 1800's house but being as there was a house there i didnt want to mess with it. the neighboring house also had an apricot colored tea growing along side it. i plan soon to go to cherokee as well as peoria,n.sanjaun and some other cemetaries. im going to keep my eyes peeled for forgotten/discreet cemeterys as i had a relative try to take back roads up past nevada city to avoid traffick and endup deadending at an cemetery off the beaten path.

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jacqueline9CA

10 years ago

Could it be 'de la Grifferaie'? Here is a pic of mine. It was used as rootstock around here, and has come up in several old gardens (mine included) even though not planted. VERY fragrant.

Jackie

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mudpie7
10 years ago
Good Job Garden nut ! Thats what has saved great roses from extinction is dedicated rustlers, be careful out there.
If you can't figure out what they are, do you give your found roses names ?
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jerijen
10 years ago
Yup. De la Grifferaie does turn up. We also found it on Mare Island -- where I suppose it had been rootstock.

Garden Nut -- Note that the Pine Grove cemetery up there has been partially re-planted.
jerijen
10 years ago
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Do be aware that North San Juan now has someone caring for the roses there. And the probable Archduke Charles ?seedling?/?sport? on Orange Smith's grave is growing well in the Sacramento City Cemetery.

The other roses there are a nice Hermosa, and several plants of "The Rose Of Many Names" (also in the Sacramento City Cemetery). There may still be an Odorata -- but I think they've killed that.
garden nut z9b
Original Author
10 years ago
good to know about the cemeteries i will be sure to ask on some of them if theyre mantained , its been a while since i was up that way and yes it is dlg looking at it now.
jerijen
10 years ago
The late Col. Mel Hulse, of the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, was used to say that 'De la Grifferaie' would be one of the most popular roses in the world, were it remontant.
I didn't even mind that it did not repeat -- but like most of its race, this is where it went to die.
garden nut z9b
Original Author
10 years ago
i definatly think it makes up for its lack of remonantancy in color and fragrance