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Introduction date should be changed to 1882: Bonnet himself is advertising 24 "strikings" of the rose in question as being available (see Gardeners’ Chronicle, vol. 18, 1882, p. 801).
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Breeding year modified, thank you! We have also added several references stating that this rose is 'Zéphirine Drouhin', re-introduced under a new name. What is your opinion on this?
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The first thing that occurs to me is that ZD has growth to 10' and more, while 'Charles Bonnet' was stated to be of low or medium growth.
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This photo is of the Kordes climber Quick Silver, not the Jack Christensen hybrid tea Quicksilvee. Admin, please move these two photos to the correct listing.
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This photo is of the Kordes climbing rose Quick Silver (two words), not the Jack Christensen hybrid tea Quicksilver (one word).. This photo should be moved to the correct listing.
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From Global Times:
Chinese researchers have discovered Rosa lucidissima, a critically endangered species of Rosa chinensis, commonly known as China rose, in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
A joint expedition team from the Foding Mountain nature reserve administration and the College of Forestry of Guizhou University first discovered the species at a national-level reserve in Shiqian County.
"In a field survey in April, we located four plants of Rosa lucidissima at about 700 meters above sea level. The roses swirled up the trees, with eye-catching red flowers hanging from the branches," said Wu Xu, a team member from the College of Forestry of Guizhou University.
As an endemic Chinese species, Rosa lucidissima is sporadically distributed in southern and central China and its wild population is extremely rare. It is on China's red list of biodiversity as a critically endangered species.
Botanists believe that the national second-class protected wild plant species is the primitive form of China rose. Further study on it would offer an insight into the origin and evolution of the rose plants, which could provide an important reference for rose genetics breeding and ecological protection.
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