The first bloom of ANTIQUE ROSE in central Oklahoma, as far as I know, happened in the garden of a woman and on the day of the local club garden tour. She was so excited I was afraid we hadn't brought smelling salts with us.
Performed well in our zone 7 garden. Very attractive bloom.
Apropos of nothing in particular, Sarah Sikes, the hybridizer, was awarded the Bertrand Farr Silver Medal for hybridizing, after having won the Stout Medal for NEAL BERREY and the Lenington All-American Award for DESIGNER JEANS. In a banner year, she received all three awards on the same evening at the Awards Banquet in Denver, Colorado.
Thought you might like to know.
Charley
