Help me choose a medium, flavorful pink

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Aubergine

my new favorite rose is Savignac, also called Dufresne.
I also grew Eva's Purple Ball and Rose de Berne, for me, Savignac tastes the best.

And yes, we also know it here in the US b/c it originated in Canada:

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Dufresne

I don't think Tania has entered all the sources for this variety b'c I think I remember it also being listed at Sandhill Preservation b'c Raymont Tratt of Canada sent him lots of Canadian varieties. No, just checked and not there but Jeff Casey in Canada might list it b'c he was the source of seeds to Tania or someone else at that page.

And pretty soon I'm going to do a small thread in the General Disuccions area about the names of several varieties.

I don't know who first started calling it Eva's Purple Ball but the originator of that variety, Joe Bratka, and myself first co-listed in I think in the 1992 SSE YEarbook with the name he gave it which was Eva Purple Ball.

And then there's Flame which someone somewhere started calling Hillbilly, which is not correct.

Ah well, I'll do that sparate thread sometime soon, so please just put up with me right now b'c I'm nervous about losing power and phone b'c of hurricane Irene and I am sorry for going a bit off topic.

[Aubergine]

my Savignac seeds I got from Sébastien Berthier in France.

And thank you for Eva Purple Ball, i did not know that "Eva's" is not correct

[Fred Hempel]

I second the Momotaro suggestion.