could not resist...

......when this one has been offered last week( bargain for only 13€ in a 5 l pot):

'red Leonardo da Vinci'

even more breeding stuff

cheers Bernhard

That Panasonic Lumix (DMC-FZ8 right?) does a great job of catching the red in LD Bemo! Great photo and lovely plant.

Simon wrote:That Panasonic Lumix (DMC-FZ8 right?) does a great job of catching the red in LD Bemo! ......

you are right Simon, it's the DMC-FZ8 . Indded you can great Pics with it, althoug this cam has a weakness regarding 'noise' producing when photographing with higher sensitivity ( > ISO 400). Anyhow....it was a good choice

It's a lovely one, Bemo. I've seen it overseas. Is it a Meilland? Hope its a good mother!

Ooooh! I have not heared of a red L da V. It looks absolutely lovely. Does it have all the same qualities of the pink version?
I love L da V for its continuous, and I mean continuous flowering. Also it is very easy to strike from cuttings. Also it is very healthy; not black spot or mildew ever on my bushes.
If the red has the same qualities thenI must have one.

Dave, you are right, it's a Meilland.

Dee, the qualities of this rose are even better than those of the pink one.
The red one has still the German 'ADR' Label (since 2005), what means it's testet at different places (11) for three years without any spraying, esp. regarding the resistance vs. PM abd BS.
The pink one has not this label.
I hope you will be able to get this rose in OZ.

cheers
Bernhard

Hi Bemo, can't seem to find this rose in Aus so please put me on your list to send self pollinated seed.

Ozeboy wrote:Hi Bemo, can't seem to find this rose in Aus so please put me on your list to send self pollinated seed.

so let us hope together that it will set one. The quartered Ladies are often a little bit shy

cheers
Bernhard

Does a self polinated seed have all the features of the parent?

I hope some nursery imports this rose into Oz very soon. Even then it will probably take a year or so to bulk up enough to market.
Does anyone know how they import a new rose? Do they buy a big lot of propogating buds?

Alee wrote:Does a self polinated seed have all the features of the parent?

Alee, do you look exactly like your mother or your father ?
without to become academic, the children will only have all genes of the parent plant and also all of the other ancestral. You can get the whole mix of all e.g. a dwarf ore climber. But there is a chance that the result has a small likeness with the mother plant regarding colour, shape, scent ore something else. There is also a chance that (for instance) the sensitivity to BS from grandpa becomes dominant

cheers
Bernhard

another newbie in our garden, it's not Inspector Columbo:

'Alfred C.'

cheers
Bernhard

Ok Bernhard, what is it's name and can I have one please as I it.

drool material that one, smell ?

Looks like Alfred Colomb from the pix and part name under.

Supposed to be the best of the best HP's, fragrant, long bush and vase life.

Has been sold as Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Wellington.

No!! I didn't have that sort of knowledge so sourced it from one of my rose books.