I've had this in this bed for 3 years and had for 2 years before that.It's on it's own roots.I just LOVE it's smell and it SMELLS AWESOME with lots of them open.I have 2 plants in this bed.Then have an arbor with some on each side(an attempt to grow as climber..I'm still undecided if it will do....)For being a double...it holds it's
flowers good till rains then they will bend
here is info on lineage.It's German bred.1949
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=153&tab=10Notice the 1st picture.I have stood some iron that came off someone's porch in Dallas.They we're THROWING it away.BIL thought he was gonna scrap it.
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see it painted with one coat?
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![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/njoynit/Roses/th_April242007alohabudonarbor2.jpg)
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My arbor looked better till Rita& I anchored it down with tent stakes.Lucky I didn't have the
rose attached to arbor.The arbor was blown over& one end in an apple tree.The other one blew over too,but the MG survived.
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I painted my 1st coat to wind-blow-dry yesterday.I'll do the 2nd coat and place them tomorrow when the rain moves out.I don't think will set as in picture before painted.Is a
rose cane I can train up another level& I just LOVE being scratched by
roses & had one stuck in hair yesterday(I was digging lilly bulbils for relocating ) The smell was so NICE while painting.
flower child,,,,this
rose grows well for us!