tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post8553670097043683888..comments2024-02-26T20:57:00.587-05:00Comments on FlowerLady's Musings: Dainty BessFlowerLady Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-8786572246483525752009-04-20T07:09:00.000-04:002009-04-20T07:09:00.000-04:00Hi Sue ~ I wasn't a rose grower when I started out...Hi Sue ~ I wasn't a rose grower when I started out either. Do a Google search in your area to see what roses will grow for you. Also check out the antique rose forum in GW and ask there.<br /><br />Sweetbay ~ Dainty Bess is an older hybrid tea. I think, without checking, that she's my only HT. ~ I did a quick search this morning and found the following at http://www.rosegathering.com/dainty.html<br /><br />class: Hybrid Tea Rose<br />breeding: Archer, 1923<br /><br /><br />'Dainty Bess' is an exquisitely beautiful rose from the 1920's. The rose has charming single blooms and an elegant stature. The silky pink petals are sensitive to light, opening and closing over the stamens, in a way that is reminiscent of a prayer plant. They used to advertise this rose as The Artistic Rose. 'Dainty Bess' can bloom in clusters or singly. Harkness stated that their light pink petals are the, "backdrop for dusty heads and purple legs of its chorus of stamens". The rose displays the height of old Hybrid Tea refinement, the bush is full and somewhat Tea-like. <br /><br />I just found this at<br />http://www.marthastewart.com/plant/rosa-dainty-bess<br /><br />Bred in England and introduced in 1925, 'Dainty Bess' is one of the few single roses considered to be a hybrid tea rose. Although its delicate pink blossoms look more like a wild rose's, they are carried on a hybrid-tea-type bush. Some rosarians consider it the best single-flowered rose because of its easy habit, prolific all-season bloom, and beautiful flowers. It is also available as a climber.<br /><br />***<br /><br />I think she would make a lovely addition to your absolutely beautiful gardens. I visited your blog yesterday and wrote a comment in your Garden Bloggers Bloom Day thread, but don't see it there. Maybe I forgot to send it. Anyway, I thought your flowers and colors stunning, soothing, and beautiful. I wanted to walk around for hours taking it all in.<br /><br />R. palustris (swamp rose) is a beauty and I'm sure you enjoy it. It is fun and exciting when cuttings take root, grow and bloom.<br /><br />Happy Gardening to all ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-89647242303347941732009-04-19T21:24:00.000-04:002009-04-19T21:24:00.000-04:00I have considered getting this rose many times, it...I have considered getting this rose many times, it's so lovely. I think the only thing holding me back is that it's a Hybrid Tea. The stamens really add to the beauty of Dainty Bess and I find the single rose form to be as appealing as a very full rose.<br /><br />That's wonderful she rooted for you. I also grow roses from cuttings, or try to. The only ones I've had overwintering success with are ARE's R. palustris and some of my climbers. It's always fun when it works!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-19136702784116802342009-04-19T20:33:00.000-04:002009-04-19T20:33:00.000-04:00I am not a rose grower, but would like to try an o...I am not a rose grower, but would like to try an old kind that doesn't need chemicals to grow, maybe a climber. This one sure is pretty!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-55002453207043612032009-04-19T06:55:00.000-04:002009-04-19T06:55:00.000-04:00Good morning Nell ~ Bet your gardens are looking m...Good morning Nell ~ Bet your gardens are looking more wonderful by the day. You have such a peaceful setting with space to work with, filled with lovely, blooming plants.<br /><br />It is always a treat when a cutting roots. Speaking of cuttings, I need to make some more of different things that I'd like to spread around in my gardens.<br /><br />Catherine ~ Being able to expand your gardens with cuttings that you've taken and they rooted is really nice and exciting. Not to mention it keeps the expense of gardening down. ;-)<br /><br />Have a nice Sunday ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-45002525651267707582009-04-18T21:12:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:12:00.000-04:00That is a pretty and unusual one. I can see why y...That is a pretty and unusual one. I can see why you'd want to have more of her, how nice that the cutting grew!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353873250655389819.post-56672837669741089202009-04-18T18:06:00.000-04:002009-04-18T18:06:00.000-04:00So delicate and pretty. It's always a treat to hav...So delicate and pretty. It's always a treat to have a piece root so you have two. <br /><br />Funny what you said about going to work to rest -- my sister ran a dairy, had five children in school and and an invalid husband. She said teaching third grade was the only time she ever got to sit down.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com