[Sca-cooks] Roses to grow and cook with

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- David Walddon <david at vastrepast.com> wrote:

> 
> I am looking for a rose that will grow in the Pacific Northwest and  
> will approximate a culinary rose from the Renaissance.
> Everything in the backyard is an edible and I need some flowers!
> Any ideas?
> Eduardo

I don't live in the PNW, but I do know that there is a huge rose garden in Portland, OR, which is
also a test garden for all the big modern rose companies.  You might want to call them to get
their advice.  Here is their website:

http://www.rosegardenstore.org/

There is also a rose hybridist in England called David Austin.  His roses are all hybridized from
very old English rose types.  I have been told that his roses, while from old rose types, have
been hybridized to resist some of the big problems that roses have, like mold, mildew, rust, and
black spot.  To my mind, his roses would be close to what is period without the diseases/problems
that roses can have problems with.  He does have distributors of his roses here in the US.  Here
is his website:

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/

and here is his page on old roses which are still available as is:

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/Advanced.asp?PageId=1997

Huette


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