Enjoying 'Le Pactole'

7 years ago

Here's a Tea Rose that's not talked about much.

'Le Pactole' -- (Tea, Miellez, before 1837) Named for the river in Asia Minor where Midas washed himself clean of the curse of the Golden Touch, turning the sands of the river bank to gold.

http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.3773

Breeding: Lamarque (noisette, Maréchal, 1830) × Parks' Yellow Tea-scented China

'Le Pactole' was lost from commerce, and I believe ruled extinct -- until Botanist Fred Boutin found it, and eventually identified it.

I had it, loved it, and lost it, and now I have it again. Here, it was disease-free, and a prolific bloomer.

This is my new plant ... ready now to go into the ground.

This was my old plant -- may it rest in peace. This shows the rich yellow tint.

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jerijen
Original Author

7 years ago

And just think of the WONDER -- of Fred finding it in a dirt parking lot, and collecting it, thinking it was a random Miniature!

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roseseek
7 years ago
Beautiful!
Rosefolly z5
7 years ago
I'm glad you have it back again, Jeri!
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Plumeria Girl (Florida ,9b)
7 years ago
I would love to get this tea rose and many others you been recommending. They are beautiful :)
jin
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
7 years ago
What a pretty rose! I just looked this up for some reason. Maybe Grace farms carried it.
jerijen
Original Author
7 years ago
Jin -- In FL, Angel Gardens offers it.

In CA, Burlington carries it, and that was the source of this plant.

Folly -- I'm really glad to have it again, too. I bought it from what we were offering last fall at the Heirloom Expo, in Santa Rosa. It was the only one, and I grabbed it. Now, it's quite well-grown in a 5-G, and NEEDS to go into the ground.
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
7 years ago
Wonderful it's available from a few sources. I just looked it up and Grace Rose Farm is also offering it.
Perma n’ Posies/9A FL
7 years ago
Because of Jeri’s beautiful photos of this one I ordered it, own-root, from Rose Petals. It just arrived yesterday—and looks fantastic. I’m so excited to get it started here! :-)
AquaEyes 7a NJ
7 years ago
I've had this on my list for a while, but now it's on my list for the cemetery. To those who grow it -- from what I've seen and read, this seems more like a shrubby version of something like 'Lamarque' than a "proper Tea". The bloom shape and size, and the number of blooms in clusters, make me think this could "function" like a larger 'White Cecile Brunner' in the garden. I've been thinking of something along the lines of a "theme" for a family plot -- 'Etoile de Mai' for a child, 'White Cecile Brunner' for a young-ish adult woman of child-bearing age, and 'Le Pactole' for a woman of advanced age. From pictures I've seen, the trio seem like a "small, medium, and large" of similar "garden effect". Thoughts?

:-)

~Christopher
jerijen
Original Author
7 years ago
Christopher, in CA, it grows precisely as a "regular Tea."
jerijen
Original Author
7 years ago
I should also say that while it does bloom in clusters, the blooms are approximately 3X the size of 'Mlle. Cecile Brunner' blooms.

It does have a good dose of Noisette fragrance (courtesy of 'Lamarque', no doubt) but to my mind -- other than bloom form -- it shows its closest relationship to "Jesse Hildreth."
Perma n’ Posies/9A FL
7 years ago
I love the way you plan your plantings Christopher! The stories that you’ll be telling through the roses are such a lovely way to honor these families. :-)