This one was given to me by Rose Society member Kacie Johnson. She bought it in Oregon, but has no idea what it could be because pack rats ate the labels off all her pots. It has been tentatively identified as Shailer's Provence, which is truly exciting because SP has a wonderful history -- it was one of the roses that Thomas Jefferson grew in his garden at Monticello.This vigorous rose has a strong, damask-like fragrance and suckers freely. It only blooms in the springtime.
This delicate rose came from my friend Abbie's 100-year-old ranch house in Patagonia, AZ. I have given it the study name of "Abbie's Mystery." It suckers like mad and produces tiny magenta flowers with a white eye. It is not fragrant. Abbie leaves during the summer for long periods of time and this rose has survived without watering!
This rose also came to me from a Rose Society member. She propagated it from a rose that grew at her mother's house. Ive had it for 4 years and this is only the second year it has bloomed. As you can see it definitely has old rose form. The growth habit is like a Bourbon rose -- long and leggy (though you don't see that here). It's very fragrant. Study name: "RST Mystery."
And finally, "Goodwin Creek Mystery Rose." This picture comes from the source plant which we found along a creek near the old gold mining camp called "Goodwin" in the Bradshaw Mountains. There was also mint growing wild nearby so I like to think that both were escapees from a miner's garden. This rose has not bloomed for me yet. It does not seem to be Rosa woodsii.
