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Initial post 2 JAN 24 by Diana B
I see Jackson & Perkins is reintroducing 'La Di Da' this season, which prompted me to look at your entry for this rose, since I'm one of Tom Carruth's minions at the Huntington Library's Rose Garden. He was quite surprised at its re-entry into the market. Anyway, I notice the HMF entry on this rose asks that we contact you if anything more is known about the parentage. I asked Tom about it and he says it's 'Wild Blue Yonder' x unnamed seedling from Colin Pearce in the UK.

Hope that helps!
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 22 JUL by Bug_girl
Excellent info! Thank you! Hopefully the HMF Admins will be able to update. Unfortunately, mine is dying and I'm not sure why. Just seems like a failure to thrive.
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 26 FEB by Michael Garhart
Or JP screwing up their storage and logistics. That was my experience last year, but they replaced all that had happened to.
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most recent 18 MAY 20 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 18 MAY 20 by Diana B
Available from - For Love of Roses
https://forloveofroses.com/shop/new-intros/db-19-anom/
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Initial post 14 OCT 19 by Diana B
I don't believe this photo is of Marriotta, which is known for its chrysanthemum-like blooms.
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most recent 29 MAY 19 SHOW ALL
 
Initial post 10 NOV 16 by Diana B
Does anyone happen to know who Elise Sauvage was, that she should have such a lovely rose named for her? Thanks!
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 21 MAY 19 by Ms.Lefty
Rose-biblio durchsuchen says that in the great rose-growing Vibert family there was at the time of breeding this rose an Eliza Vibert, b. Sauvage. This information came from Annales de Flore et de Pomone, Journal of jardins et des champs, 1841, page 15.
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 21 MAY 19 by Diana B
Thank you so much!
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Reply #3 of 5 posted 21 MAY 19 by jedmar
I wonder. The reference in the Annales relates to the rose 'Éliza Sauvage'. The information on an Eliza Sauvage married to a Jean Vibert comes from a Vibert family tree of Guernsey, which is a different one than our Jean-Pierre Vibert. The Eliza Sauvage mentioned and pictured married a Jean Vibert who was born in 1828. This means that she was at best around 10 years old when Miellez introduced the rose. We must still find an older Eliza Sauvage from the right region (Lille).
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 29 MAY 19 by Ms.Lefty
Jedmar - I checked the reference again, and you're correct - wrong Vibert family! Is it possible that "Sauvage" wasn't the lady's surname, but was used as an adjective, i.e., "Wilde Elise?" But why would one give a name like that to such a refined rose?
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Reply #5 of 5 posted 29 MAY 19 by jedmar
No, I think it was a family name. The name Sauvage (also Sauvageau, Sauvageot, Sauvageon) is well-spread especially in Northern France, but also as Savage in England. A statistic I found says that there are 26'750 Savages in the UK! There are living Elise or Eliza Sauvages today.
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