Tell me more, Alan. When did the problem with your order happen? I used to go there all the time, but the last few times I went, I got the impression he might be dying. He was wasting away visibly. The last time I went, the gate was closed and the sign said customers could only enter the place by appointment. I never bothered making one.
He was one of the Weeks boys -- Rick Weeks, I think. That could narrow down the search for the name of this rose. He understandably sold mainly Weeks roses. I think I bought it at the same time that I bought Berries 'n' Cream, which was brand new then, so it must have been in 1997 or 1998, so the mystery rose can't be newer than that.
