I was in a state of awe when I saw this tiny little plant.
The rose is a test rose that I was growing for a breeder located in Palm Springs. It handles the heat in his area just fine, but the blooms fried quickly in my garden. It has beautiful foliage, gorgeous sepals, it is a strong plant and quite drought tolerant for a rose. It has been disease free in my garden.
This rose is only being used for breeding, for now, and is being tested for introduction to commerce. The rose has not been registered.
Last year, Hortico listed the rose in their inventory, but it wasn't this rose ...
I noticed that it is no longer in their inventory.
For now, I am going to move the rocks away from the plant so that it doesn't get fried by reflected heat and when the heat wave expected this week passes, I'll transplant it to where it can get some afternoon shade. It has worked so hard to survive, I just have to site it where I think it will be happier.
Smiles,
Lyn
