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Sep 20, 2015 2:01 PM CST
Name: Lyn
Weaverville, California (Zone 8a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Level 1
Margie.......

Ralph Moore, the breeder, never thought the 'Dalia Rose' was a strong rose, so he kept off putting it into commerce until just a few years before he closed his nursery. So many people visiting his nursery fell in love with the bloom and begged him to introduce the rose, so he finally gave in and put it on the market.

You might want to take a look at 'Pink Poodle' ... Rose (Rosa 'Pink Poodle')

This rose, too, has dropped out of commerce, but I know a friend who is propagating it to spread it around so that it doesn't get lost and I can get in contact with her, if you are interested.

It's so sad about how many good roses disappear and are lost after a breeder dies. I am seeing fewer of Ralph's roses being offered.

For me, the plant habit is tall and narrow and very upright. I planted three of them close together to get a more "bushy" look.
I'd rather weed than dust ... the weeds stay gone longer.

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