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'Souvenir d'un Ami' rose Reviews & Comments
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Gentlemen:
Of all of the images you show of Souvenir d'un Ami, the one that I can confirm as absolutely correct is the one from Nestel's "Rosengarten". I bought the book 10 years ago, and when I took it outside to compare with my plant, the structure, canes and flowers of my plant were almost identical with the picture from Nestel. It was as though the artist had painted MY plant! The colouring was "spot on"! My plant came from John
McGregor, former curator of roses at the Huntington, who was quite certain that it WAS the true "Souvenir", although at that time he was unable to verify it. Consider it verified!
Bob Edberg
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Hi Bob
How does this rose compare with yours?
The actual colour is slightly more salmon than this photo suggests.
Billy
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#3 of 6 posted
23 MAY 09 by
 jedmar
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There are so many incorrect SdA's in commerce. It would be a great help if you could post a couple of photos of your plant!
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I have a 'Souvenir d'un Ami'-I don't know which rose it really is.
It very much resembles the one in the "Nestel's Rosengarten" plate
and also the pic posted here by Billy.
Mine has light pink upper petals and darker petal backs
When it is sorted out I will post my pics in the correct place (hopefully) LOL!
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Unfortunately, my original plant is still in California. I sent cuttings of it to Paul Zimmerman, at Ashdown Roses, before I left, and got a plant of Souvenir d un'Ami back from him when I moved to South Carolina. But, as we all know, soil, climate conditions, care, etc., greatly affect every rose variety differently. Here, in South Carolina, ALL roses are much darker than in southern California, probably because of colder weather and very acid soil. And, photo quality differs, as well as the reproduction OF those photos. The original plate of Souvenir in Nestel is a bit different from the reproduction we see in HelpMeFind.
Bob Edberg
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#6 of 6 posted
24 MAY 09 by
jedmar
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Would Cass' photos of SdA from Ashdown then be identical to your plant?
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