Unfortunately, disease resistance with the rose Bloomfield Dainty is not very good, so this rose is for those in climates not favorable to blackspot, unless you intend to spray…which is too much effort for me personally. Barrie’s rule: If I have to spray or stake, the offending plant is keeping me from riding a motorcycle or drinking tequila or having a carnal experience of some sordid type…or the best of all worlds: driving a motorcycle while licking tequila from between the freshly limed thighs of a willing and open-minded lass. Oh, the reverend. Well, Hybrid Musks, of which Bloomfield Dainty belongs, were developed by a man of the cloth, the Reverend Joseph Pemberton.
You might want to read up on yellow roses and blackspot.
Hybrid Musk rose Bloomfield Dainty bears golden-yellow blooms which mature to a creamy lemon or white. Yellow stamens provide an excellent foil for the petals. There is a heavy spring bloom, followed by light, rather sporadic flowering throughout the rest of the season. Bloomfield Dainty may be grown as a climber or pillar; however, the canes will stiffen as they age, so be sure to train them while still young and flexible.
As alluded to in the introduction, Hybrid Musks were developed by the Reverend Joseph Pemberton. After retiring from the Priesthood, Reverend Pemberton devoted his remaining years to breeding roses. The Hybrid Musks that you will find today were primarily developed by the triad of Pemberton, Bentall, and Thomas. Hybrid Musks, despite their name, are not closely related to the Musk Rose, Rosa moschata. Hybrid Musks are primarily a mix of Teas, Chinas, and Hybrid Teas. Hardy in Zones 6-9.
Hybrid Musks are normally single and fragrant (although ‘Bloomfield Dainty’ does not boast excellent fragrance). Generally tolerant of light shade and poor soils, Hybrid Musks also repeat well when grown in full sun (although ‘Bloomfield Dainty’ is not known for profuse re-bloom).
Introduced: 1924, Thomas, USA
Class: Hybrid Musk
Zones: 6-9
Parentage: ‘Danaë’ x ‘Mme Edouard Herriot’
Flowers: Golden-yellow fading to pale cream; single, 3 inches.
Size: 5 - 8 feet
Fragrance: Slight
Of note: Golden yellow blooms, each with five petals. Can be trained as a pillar.
The Faux Whore
Hybrid Musk Rose Penelope
Sue Woo, the B-52’s, and Elvis.
Yellow Roses and Blackspot
Eureka Rose
Hardiness Zone: 4
Hey, I’m all for low-maintenance flowers, but your free-time activities sound WAY more inviting than mine! Gotta work on that!
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[…] Hybrid Musk Rose Penelope By barrie There is an awkward grace to the rose Penelope that warms the heart. Plus, I was a bit cheeky in my last post on a Pemberton rose (Bloomfield Dainty, the Reverend, Well-Limed Thighs, and my Sordid World), that I thought I’d try to make amends. Hybrid Musk rose Penelope bears flowers of no particular distinction; her habit is chunky and open. Yet, I love her still. It’s as if the sum of all the awkward parts blends into a whole which is beautiful and graceful, similar to the gawky beauty of a newborn foal. To see a cluster of Penelope’s golden-cream blooms warmed by late afternoon sun is unforgettable. […]
Hardiness Zone: 7a
Barrie,
I just want to know how you ride a motorcycle and lick tequila from her thighs simultaneously. Do tell!
V
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Oh V, like you don’t already know…
Barrie
Hardiness Zone: zone 5b
“freshly limed thighs”
I have to say that my first impression upon reading this was rather far away from citrus fruits and rather closer to thoughts of the morgue.
Lime, of course, being what you scatter over a dead body to accelerate decomposition and reduce odor.
Erm. Far, far away from motorcycles and damsels. Glad you clarified that for me!
*grins*
Hardiness Zone: 7a
Hi Jenn,
Great comment. It surely gave me pause. I think it’s high time we had a post on agave. That will clear the ghastly mental imagery for sure. I’ve always wanted to use the word ghastly, but there was always the worry that I’d sound like Vincent Price or one of those old school British actors (Peter Lorre in Casablanca, perhaps, although he was born in what is now Slovakia and probably didn’t even have a British accent). Hmmm…
I know, Sir John Gielgud: “Hear, hear, Jenn, that thought is perfectly ghaaaastly.”
Gotta digress somehow to keep me from rocking in a corner there, saying Rosebud…Rosebud…Rosebud, forever tarnished by the imagery conjured by your words.
Best,
Barrie
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[…] Anyways, I was tellin’ Elvis this story over some margarita’s (we had some lime and tequilla left over from the debaucherous period of my life (a period that continues I might add), and he just shook his head in wonder, and said in that Memphis drawl, ‘Barrie, y’all gotta meet this woman’. And I’m all like, I know, I know, but Elvis, I googled her. He looks at me, and (of course) asks, “What’s a google”. Elvis still has those three televisions from the mid-1970’s stuck in his living room and he thinks that’s the height of technology. […]
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[…] The Faux Whore By barrie So I was sitting around planning my latest bit of debauchery - I can’t go into too much detail but I can say that it involves scarecrows and snorkels and no bunny rabbits this time. Anyways, I stumbled, yes stumbled across the shiny depravity of the Faux Whore, Magdelyne Swallows. And I’m all like ‘what the hell?’ Sometimes in life we have to pay tribute to the audacity, the boldness, the courage that we find around us. […]