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NASHVILLE ROSE LEAF

Official Publication of The Nashville Rose Society Serving Rose Enthusiasts Throughout Middle Tennessee

NRS Annual Christmas Party!!!

December 3rd 6:15 PM Cheekwood Botanic Hall DECEMBER 2013 Volume 46, Issue 11

Nashville Rose Society Annual Christmas Party!

Next Tuesday, December 3rd is a great opportunity to come celebrate the Season an help deck Cheekwood’s Botanic Hall with your Christmas spirit!

Great food, lot’s of fun and good friends is always a winning combination for a wonderful time. The party begins at 6:00 PM with dinner served around 6:15 along with seasonal cheer from live piano music. Honey Baked ham will be provided so bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share.

Speaking of sharing, one of the highlights is the gift exchange, some folks call it Dirty Santa. It is totally voluntary, but in order the get a gift you have to give one.

The best part of simply sharing this special time of year with old friends and making new ones too.

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Beginner’s Workshops Back by popular demand, the Beginner’s Workshop is exactly what is sounds like. Led by consulting rosarian experts, a timely thirty minute topic on the basics of growing roses will be presented at 6:30 PM each month prior to the main program at 7:15 PM. Beginning with the February meeting, the first topic will be on how to select the right rose for your garden; just in time for spring!

Tenarky Winter Workshop February 21-22, 2014 Franklin, TN The Tenarky Winter Workshop will be held at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin, Tennessee on February 21st and 22nd. There will also be a consulting rosarian school on Sunday the 23rd.

Complete details will be in the February newsletter and on the district website - www.tenarky.org

NRS 2014 Rose Sale The Nashville Rose Society 2014 Fortunia rose sale is now in progress.

Make sure to get your order in early to get the varieties you want. For an order form either use the insert in the November newsletter or go to our website at www.nashvillerosesociety.com or email Charles Lott at crlott@bellsouth.net

2014 Nashville Rose Show - Thank you!

Rose shows don’t just happen and especially not without the generous support of donations from our NRS members and friends. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s rose show!

A special thank you to Lori Emery for once again leading for rose show donation effort!

Dan Andrews In Honor of Dr. Van Flat Lisa and Tom Beath Rowena Bennett In Memory of Crane Bennett Pat and George Bullard Gail Bursch In Memory of Bob & Sally Hatchett Anne Carpenter In Memory of Harry & Esther Painter Cynthia Cato In Memory of Aunt Ruby Moore Harriett Dunn Lori Emery Susie Garner In Memory of Peggy Garner Sara Jo Gill In Honor of Lori Emery Janie Lipps Hagan (Cont’d on Page 6)

President’s Column It is with a heavy heart and a lightened sense of responsibility that I submit my last president’s column. I consider the faith and trust that the Nashville Rose Society put in me to be a real honor. The past two years have been a rewarding experience.

Organizing and conducting meetings, seemingly a daunting task, proved to be fun and exciting. I recommend the experience to all of you. None of what I accomplished could have happened without help from a myriad of people.

Please bear with me as I thank those people.

Larry Baird set an example that I tried to emulate. He aided me whenever asked and without hesitation.

Connie Baird has stepped in to provide her expert knowledge to every rose show, especially in regards to arrangements. It has been said of Sam Jones, “that upon this rock, I will build my Society”. Sam and Nancy are involved in every aspect of our society, as well as the Tenarky District. Jim and Starla Harding have repeatedly produced an award winning newsletter that is the envy of most societies.

Jim has worked around my tardiness in getting information to him as well as dealing with late president’s columns.

I, once again, am predictably late. My VP, Gene Meyer has delivered many rose care presentations from the podium and is a frequent writer for the newsletter. Without Marty Reich, you wouldn’t be reading this now. She does so much behind the scenes that a full paragraph wouldn’t be enough to detail her tasks. Hayes Gibson smiles at you, from her table, at each meeting. She is our recording secretary.

Gary Spencer keeps our books in the black, hauls vases across town and mans a computer at our rose show.

Ever notice that Cindy Worch shows up first? She sets up the refreshment table before every meeting. Bob Bowen, with his extended reach, always pulls and puts back supplies from the top shelves for Cindy. Charles “Fortuniana” Lott is always where you need him. Ron Daniels, able to fill in or speak up front at a moment’s notice.

Diane and Dillard Lester, ARS Bronze 2

Medal winners, still going strong and mentoring Martha and Keith Garman on the Grand Prix Committee.

Ken and Linda Correll put the Lawn and Garden Show booth together every year. Sadly, we experienced the loss of our Society Historian, Bessie Ward, this year. We know she is in a better place. Jeff and Jennifer Harvey, Annie Owen, Millie Dollinger always available behind the scenes. And Ken Wood, Webmaster extraordinaire.

Thank you!!!

I could easily have listed our entire membership, I suppose. So many of you are regular attendees of our meetings. Participation in our social functions has been excellent. The willingness of all of our members to join in and help has been wonderful. I am forever in your debt. Y’all made my job so much easier.

Well, back to business. Our last meeting highlighted Winter Rose Care with Gene Meyer, VP presenting.

The presentation was followed by an open discussion during which everyone participated. Cecil Ward offered his knowledge of many tried and true techniques. Sam and Nancy’s presentation on their China trip had to be cut short due to time constraints. I hope we will see more later.

Our next meeting, December 3rd is our Christmas Party. We have invited Nate Donchez, the piano player back to entertain us. He will start playing around 6:15. A Honey-Baked Ham and Smoked Turkey slices will be provided. Please bring a covered dish. I will try to convince Larry Baird to play Dirty Santa once again. He is so good at it. Bring a gift if you would like to be involved. You must bring a gift to get a gift. No price barrier. Bring what you wish.

I look forward to next year’s events and will help in any way that I can.

May God bless us all during this Holiday Season and help us to prosper in the new year.

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- Tom Beath

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WINTERIZATION

By Marty Reich, Master Rosarian It is time to put the kids to bed. The last big rose chore before we get to put our feet up and enjoy the rose catalogs needs to be done by about the first week of December. A general rule is to wait until there have been two real (not just a couple of hours) freezes below 28degrees F. Protect too soon and the bush will not have time to gear up its internal winterization mechanism.

This involves making its own kind of “antifreeze” and will not be discussed in this article.

The biggest misconception the general public has about rose care is that roses should be pruned in the fall.

Since pruning encourages a bush to grow, and new growth will be killed by cold weather, obviously you do not want to fall prune. You may prune later on in the winter if the bushes have gone dormant although that seems to not be happening in Nashville in the last few years. An exception to the rule would be an unusually tall rose which might need to be pruned if a hard freeze with icy winds is expected.

Then it is acceptable to trim the long canes to waist-high, although staking or tying them together would also prevent their being rocked out of the frozen ground.

Roses on their own roots such as miniatures, shrubs and old garden roses generally need little protection. A shovel of compost is a good idea and should suffice. Roses grafted onto a root stock such as hybrid teas and floribundas are a different story. The knot (bud union) formed by the graft must be protected or the rose will likely die. Hybrid teas and floribundas on their own roots are supposed to require less protection, but I believe these varieties of roses are still more tender than, say, the minis, and still need protection.

One of the main purposes of winterization is to keep the area surrounding the rose at a consistent temperature.

Tennessee has many warm spells dur-

ing the winter months as well as some very cold times. Our poor roses are hopelessly confused as to whether to grow or not without some type of blanket.

However, as long as the bud union is

You can, of course, plant the bud unions of your roses a couple of inches below ground level, as some excellent rosarians do. This keeps you from having to do much for the winter. There are pros and cons on this. Most Tennessee rosarians go for ground level planting of the bud union as do I.

Other Methods-Many rosarians use collars around each rose filled with dirt, manure, compost, leaves, etc.

These collars are made of chicken wire, roofing felt or newspaper and are 12-18” tall.

Minimal Marty Method- My two rose beds are already covered with about 3-4” of pine needle mulch. Over the summer, some needles break down into a layer of more compact broken needles. To winterize, I first clean up any dead leaves from the beds and any obviously diseased leaves from the bushes. I then scrape some of the broken down layer of pine needles over the bud union and put a shovel full of composted horse manure (from The Compost Farm) over that. The whole bed is then covered with another 6” or so of pine needles. I take particular care to be sure that whites and yellows, and any other bush that I know is very winter tender, are well covered. I do not strip all the leaves off my bushes.

I believe that a leaf that has any life in it at all should stay on the bush until it is ready to fall off of its own accord. In a hard winter, that happens, and the wind blows them away by spring, saving me a lot of work.

The pine needles stay on very well thru the winter and I think that covering the whole bed serves to keep the temperature consistent. My beds are not raised, however, and raised beds would increase their vulnerability to the cold. This should be considered when you choose the method to use in your own garden.

But, you ask, what happens to the canes above the mulch? In a hard winter all growth above the mulch dies.

viable, new growth will start rapidly and soon catch up to that of roses more aggressively protected.

Hilling up is another tried and true method. Dirt is brought in and hilled up over each rose for 10-12”. Do not scoop up dirt that is already in the rose bed as that would expose the roots.

Styrofoam cones may be used, but care must be taken to open the tops on warm days so that the roses will not “cook”. Cones have also been associated with fungus problems, not to mention their cemetery look.

Fortuniana Roses-According to a June, 2004, article in the Rose Leaf

by Don Gill, he uses an 18” high tar or felt-paper collar around each bush filled with 18” of Royal Soil or Raised Bed Mix. His roses are tall but already staked so he never cuts them back.

The collars are removed in the warmer days of February and rain is allowed to wash the soil gently away. He puts the soil back if extreme weather is forecast. He also never strips his leaves.

Climbers-If grafted, protect grafts with mulch. Very little other care is needed. It is almost impossible to protect the canes. Believe me, I tried once!

Pots- Store them in a sheltered place covered with leaves or pine needles or bring them into an unheated garage.

I bury one potted hybrid tea and last year I also buried a few pots of minis in an empty rose bed space.

Tree Roses-They have two bud unionsone at the top and one at the bottom.

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Breeders’ panel world rose convention s. Africa 2012

By Marty Reich, Master Rosarian Last fall I wrote about the World Rose Convention we attended in Johannesburg. This article and a future one fell by the wayside, but the information has not changed so I hope you find my notes from the Breeders’ Panel as interesting as I did. This panel consisted of: Colin Dickson, sixth generation rose breeder from Northern Ireland; Michael Mariott, technical director of David Austin, with them since 1985; Alain Meilland, head of the great Meilland International Roses, the company which created Peace; Thomas Proll, head of the breeding department at Kordes Roses in Germany; and Doug Grant, New Zealand breeder and trained scientist.

The discussion was titled “ Environmental Impacts on Rose Breeding in the 21st Century” and the first question to the panel was if they were influenced by global warming and if they thought disease resistance and easy care were trends which would last. Below are some of my notes on their answers:

tant because no one wants to spray.

Alain-He did not answer any questions very directly, but did mention that they had a new rose,’Francis Meilland’, named after his father which does not have to be sprayed, is fragrant and grows on its own roots. (I bought this rose this spring. It is a very tall HT and won the 2013 AARS award, the first time a HT has won under no-spray conditions. It smells wonderful!)

Next question was what they looked for in the rose trials: Answers varied from just appearance to personal preference. It was difficult to compare Kordes roses due to their not being sprayed. Thomas said exhibiting is not big in Germany so they don’t mind if form is not perfect.

Thomas-Kordes stopped spraying for fungus 20 years ago and only rarely sprays insecticides due to German environmental awareness starting in the ‘80’s.

At about this point, Ludwig Tascher, the South African breeder whose huge rose nursery we toured, rose from the audience and quite forcefully told the panel they were not looking at disease resistance as being ABSOLUTELY the most important factor in the future of rose sales. He said that if blackspot is not overcome, then baby boomers will not buy roses. (Author’s note: I agree.)

Although blackspot is not a huge problem in Johannesburg, South Africa has many different climates (like the U.S.) and the European rose trials were useless to him. He has his own line of EcoChic™ disease resistant rose selections much like our Earthkind®.

Doug-Disease resistance is very impor-

Ludwig’s statement led to another

Colin-More roses were resistant but he thought all roses had a place.

Michael-Older David Austins were more susceptible to disease and future ones will be less so, but you have to compromise on some things.

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Thomas Proll

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question. Would they use genetic manipulation to acquire this resistance?

Doug gave the most scientific answer.

He does genetic work on pumpkins and onions as well as roses. He said not much progress has been made because you move one gene and then others are affected as well. It is a very difficult problem. Michael said Kordes is trying but woody plant genes are very hard to manipulate.

The panel was asked about own-root roses versus those on multiflora root stock: Michael-Some do better, others do not. At a Holland conference he heard about a new rootstock which may confer disease resistance and may be out in the next ten years. He did not give the name of this rootstock.

Thomas-He thinks the U.S. believes roses need own roots for hardiness.

They tested both ways and found some roses do and some do not. Large HTs usually don’t do as well on their own roots.

Alain-Meilland started doing own root 4 or 5 years ago. Some think own roots have short lives but that is not true. He wants to eventually grow all their roses in containers since that is what nurseries and consumers want.

Last question was about the future of HT roses: Not as many new ones are being introduced. Are they in a permanent decline?

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Doug Grant

Alain Meilland

BREEDERS’ PANEL

Winterization

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The general concensus about this was the same as what was said at the 2009 Vancouver conference. More F and Gr are being created to have more blooms on shorter stems to be suitable for growing in containers and have better disease resistance.

This seems to be the future of roses and Doug said that exhibition classes should be changed to reflect these differences. For those of us who adore the HT, this is sad news. Let’s hope that there will still be a place for them. Our divas have so much to offer in return for just a little extra care.

Editor’s Desk Dear Santa; I stopped believing in you the year my older sister, Tammy, sought revenge for my persistent tattling by delightfully informing me that you were not “real.” Given my belief at the time that you “saw everything” I defended you. I even called her a liar and took the time to add a few more items to my annual list just in case you decided to reward my loyalty. Nonetheless, you knew that I then began to harbor doubts and you were also very well-advised of my desire for a doll named “Lanie”. Obviously, you mistook the “Lanie Doll” for lame doll when you left me a doll whose right eye remained stuck in the shut position. After you then gave Traitor Tammy every gift she asked for that year, I accepted the sad reality of your non-reality.

But lately, I have been rethinking my position. The love of growing roses has somehow softened my heart and I’m beginning to believe that there is little harm in sending a few rose-related gift requests your way just in case you are willing to make up for that one-eyed doll fiasco.

They are almost impossible to protect unless they can be brought into a garage and even then perhaps wrapped in a blanket for really cold spells. They can also be turned on their sides and completely buried.

That covers most of the roses you might have in your garden. If you have time, a final fungicide and insecticide spraying is a great idea before you mulch for the winter. Don’t let the weather sneak up on you, watch for the two freezes and get those kids in bed on time!

*Note-Do Nothing Method-This has been the method of choice for many excellent rosarians for the last few years. They clean the beds and spray, but add no extra mulch. There is nothing wrong with this at all as long as you realize that you are gambling on fickle Tennessee weather. The spring of 2008 had a devastating April freeze which killed many roses, particularly the Fortunianas. If you mulch and keep the mulch nearby in April, there is a greater chance that you can protect your roses in case of a late freeze.

If not, you get to buy new roses!

This article was first printed in the November, 2008 Rose Leaf.

First of all, I would like a pair of rose gloves that are NOT WHITE. A color that doesn’t show dirt would be preferable. I would also like a pair of garden clogs that I can actually get wet without making that squish squish sound. You know the sound.... the one a toddler makes when walking with an abundant diaper? A cute new garden hat or some pruners with pretty pictures of roses would be nice.

But why stop there? If you are indeed the magical Santa of my childhood, why would I insult you by asking for gifts that lack imagination? Let’s try again.....

Santa... I want a remote-controlled wheel barrow. If not, I would like to request a new back. A self-propelled shovel would also be a wonderful gift, but if not a new back for my husband would do. How about a “smart sprayer” that is fashioned after that Roomba vacuum? While you’re at it, can you make a black spot spray that smells like roses? Why not just get rid of black spot altogether, Santa? It serves no useful purpose other than to provoke nice people into using naughty words. Or maybe a low-maintenance creature that eats aphids, spider mites and Japanese beetles? Make him look like a butterfly, okay?

I know! Bring me a concoction that will brainwash hubby into believing that women are too frail and delicate to help winterize roses. (Please also disregard hubby’s request for a new wife or a muzzle for the current one.) I also wouldn’t mind a reduction in the duration of football season and basketball season which directly impacts my husband’s participation in the garden. Speaking of hubby, I see that he has asked for a magic wand that, when waved, would automatically prune roses from the comfort of his hammock. I don’t know why I would need such a thing since I have him, Santa. Oh. I do have him, don’t I? Is there anything better I could wish for?

In fact, Santa, I think I have a Higher Authority to thank for that particular gift, as well as an often forgotten priceless little gift brought forth in the quiet of a manger.... someone that was not at all “make believe”. If you are not real, Santa, I finally forgive you... for by He who is real, I, too, am forgiven. It is also to Him that Jim and I remain grateful for our rose family at the Nashville Rose Society. To each of you we wish a merry, joyful and abundantly peaceful Christmas.

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Rose Show Donations

Consultar, The Rosarian & Patience Gene Meyer, Consulting Rosarian Consultar here, realizing he needs to chill and have more patience. On June 19th he told the Ramparts office building manager about her very bad Rogue Rosette problem. Finally five months later I notice the roses are gone. For five months Consultar has been driving by these roses two or three times a week stewing about them still being there. I now realize I am having success and I am making a difference, just not on my time frame. I will continue exposing Rogue Rosette whenever and wherever I see him and try to let go of my time frame.

Approximately thirty years ago I took some rose cuttings of some of my roses and they all were successfully rooted. Since that first success I have had a couple of failures. It was with great interest that I listened to Larry Baird at one of our meetings tell us how he roots roses. I now give Larry’s method Two Thumbs Up. I had an 80% success rate this fall with some of my OGR’s.

It is well known that some roses are harder than others to root so I consider eight out of ten a rousing success. I used the coco block growing medium as he suggested. Two bud eye above with leaves and two bud eye below. I scored the part going below ground and used rooting powder. I made mini greenhouses out of clear plastic containers that peppermints come in from Costco.

I misted the leaves in the morning and before dark. I kept the containers under my deck where they only got late afternoon sun. Don’t forget to repot them when the roots show at the bottom. I took new cutting on the two that failed to root. I’ll let you know how that turns out.

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In Memory of Bessie Belle Ward January 6, 1928 - October 26, 2013 Long time Nashville Rose Society member Bessie Belle Bush Ward, Age 85, of Brentwood, TN, passed away Saturday, October 26 after a long illness. She was born January 6, 1928 in Shelbyville, TN. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Cecil E. Ward, Jr. of Brentwood; children, Lisa M Ward-Smith and Scott Smith of Franklin, TN, grandson Hunter Ward Smith; brother-in-law Jack Ward of Tulsa, OK, sisters-in-law Shirley Ward Woodard of Mount Juliet, TN and Peggy Jane Bush of Shelbyville, TN, and many cousins, nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Bessie was artistically creative excelling in smocking, knitting, French lace, and crocheting. In 1993 she was awarded the Sweepstakes Trophy at the Tennessee State Fair in Children’s Clothes Sewing. She was also known for her Coconut and Caramel Cakes.

Many of you know her husband, Cecil, as past NRS President, and master consulting rosarian. Bessie had a green thumb for gardening as well. She was also a consulting rosarian and Historian of the Nashville Rose Society as well as a member of the American Rose Society. In 2012 the ARS presented her and Cecil with the Bronze Honor Medal for Outstanding Service. As a Master Gardener with the Davidson County Master Gardeners, she participated in many local programs. She was also a member of the Davidson County Perennial Society and Cheekwood Botancial Garden & Museum of Art.

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Evan Hammond Peggy Hays Pieter Hoondered Ethel Jones Nancy & Sam Jones C. Kwazu Dillard and Diane Lester Marion Liles John Malernee In Honor of Tessa [granddaughter] Jocelynee McCall Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Meyers Annie Owen In Memory of Bob and Glenda Whitater Marty Reich Virginia Russell In Honor of Bessie Ward Pamela Rutledge Dick Sittle Dan Smith Alyse Sprintz James Turner In Memory of Mitzi Turner Brenda White

A Rose Lover’s Calendar

NRS, Tenarky, & ARS Coming Events

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DECEMBER

NRS Annual Christmas Party at Cheekwood 6:30 PM with Dinner at 7 PM

JANUARY

No Monthly Meeting

FEBRUARY 4

NRS Meeting at Cheekwood 6:30 PM Refreshments & Beginners Workshop, 7:15 PM Program

MARCH 4

NRS Vendor Night 6:30 PM Refreshments & Beginner’s Workshop

ARS Consulting Rosarians

Details & other event news available at www.nashvillerosesociety.com Nashville Rose Leaf is printed by: The Print Authority, Brentwood, Tennessee

Contributions

Nashville Rose Society is a 501c-3 organization and all contributions to the society are tax-deductible. Contributions may be made as memorials or to honor some person, group or occasion. Checks for contributions should be made payable to Nashville Rose Society and mailed to: MILLIE DOLINGER 59 Vaughn’s Gap Rd. Nashville, TN 37205 (615)352-3927

millieg713@yahoo.com

Nashville Rose Leaf

The Nashville Rose Leaf is published eleven times annually by the Nashville Rose Society, Nashville, TN Editors: Jim & Starla Harding, Sam Jones & Leann Barron Editorial Advisory Committee: Marty Reich

Merry Christmas!

Nashville Rose Society 2013 Officers President Tom Beath.........(615) 481.3589 Vice-Pres Gene Meyer........(615) 373-0303 Treasurer Gary Spencer......(615) 662-3819 Rec. S’ty Hayes Gibson .......(615) 794-1708 Cor. S’ty Millie Dolinger.....(901) 628-7137

Nashville Rose Society Membership

We are a non-profit organization serving the middle Tennessee area to educate persons on growing and exhibiting roses. Membership is open to everyone who supports the objectives of the organization. Annual dues of $20.00 per household include a subscription to The Nashville Rose Leaf, the official newsletter of the society. To join, send a check payable to Nashville Rose Society to: Marty Reich, 5020 Dovecote Dr., Nashville, TN 37220-1614 Phone: (615) 833-0791; E-mail: marty615@bellsouth.net

Disclaimer: While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publication, neither the authors nor the editor(s) accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The Nashville Rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with respect to the material contained herein.

South Nashville Leann Barron Marty Reich*

(615) 269-0240 (615) 833-0791

West Nashville Tom Beath (615) 481.3589 Keith Garman (615) 352-6219 Sam* & Nancy Jones (615) 646-4138 Brentwood Area Cecil* Ward Gene Meyer

(615)373-2245 (615) 373-0303

Franklin Area Anne Owen* (615) 794-0138 Logan* & Joan Shillinglaw(615) 790-7346 Robbie*&Marsha Tucker(615) 595-9187 Hendersonville Area Ron Daniels (615) 330-7083 Jack Wedekind (615) 824-8696 Murfreesboro Area Dillard & Diane Lester(615) 896-0203 Columbia Area Lyle Worsham*

(931) 388-4547

Lebanon-Watertown Area Jeff Harvey (615) 268-7089 Jennifer Harvey (615) 268-7032 Denise Thorne (615) 237-9757 Duck River-Centerville Area Larry* & Connie Baird(931) 729-5259 Manchester Area Cindy Worch

(931) 723-2142

*Indicates ARS Master Rosarian

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‘My Sunshine’, ‘Peggy T’ And ‘Winsome’ Elected To Miniature And Miniflora Rose Hall Of Fame

By Jim Hering Since its creation in 1999, the Miniature and Miniflora Rose Hall of Fame has honored those miniatures and mini-floras that have stood the test of time in commerce for at least 20 years, recognizing excellence and longevity. Each year a “Call for Nominations” is printed in American Rose, posted on the ARS website and distributed to bulletin editors. This year 256 nominations were received from 62 rosarians, and 60 different varieties were nominated. The ARS Miniature/Miniflora Rose Committee determines the honoree(s) from the nominations submitted. Since 1998 there have been 34 miniature and miniflora roses inducted into the Hall of Fame.

At the 15th ARS National Miniature Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on September 22nd three 2013 Miniature and Miniflora Rose Hall of Fame honorees will be announced. They are ‘My Sunshine’, hybridized by Dee Bennett, ‘Peggy “T”’ by Gene King and ‘Winsome’ by Harm Saville.

My Sunshine and Peggy “T” join Grace Seward as the only singlepetaled roses in the Hall of Fame.

Reprinted from ARS Miniature and Miniflora Bulletin 42 Second Quarter 2013

‘My Sunshine’ (‘TINshine’) is a medium yellow single-petaled miniature with bright yellow stamens which ages to soft orange. The blooms are flat and are borne singly and in small clusters.

It has moderate fragrance and me-dium size medium green semi-glossy foliage.

My Sunshine‘s parentage is (Sunsprite x Fool’s Gold), and it was introduced by Tiny Petals Nursery in 1986. This is Dee

‘Peggy “T”’ (‘KINtee’) is a medium red single-petaled miniature with petals that are medium red with a white circular base and a white reverse, suggesting a red blend color class. Its foliage is medium green, matte. Peggy “T”‘s parentage is ( Poker Chip x Rise ’n’ Shine), and it was introduced by AGM Miniature Roses in 1988. This is Gene King’s third Hall of Fame honoree.

Winsome (‘SAVawin’) is a mauve miniature with a red tinge on the edge of its petals. It has high centered blooms with 30 to 35 petals which are borne singly and in sprays. The foliage is medium size, dark green and semi-glossy. Winsome was introduced in 1984 by Nor’East Miniature Roses and was a 1985 Award of Excellence (AOE) winner. Its parentage is (Party Girl x Shocking Blue). Although Winsome has exhibition form, it is better known for its breeding potential than for its rose show prowess. This is Harm Saville’s fifth introduction to enter the Hall of Fame.