Help with a Rosa Dorothy.

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    My wife has spoken to me several times over the last year or so about a rose that is special to her.

    It was a rose she bought for her mum who has since passed away. It was called Rosa Dorothy and the wife's mum was called Dorothy which is why the rose was bought for her in the first place..
    So I'm looking to find and purchase a rose for the garden for my wife. The Dorothy one would be spot on if I can find one !
    Looking in the Net I see "Rosa Dorothy" but they seem to be climbers or large bush types.

    The one I have in mind so its as close to the one my wife bought for her mum was a pot type size. Sorry I'm struggling here ! It had a large flower which was white with yellow.

    Any help greatly appreciated !

    Charlie.
     
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      Good afternoon Charlie I have been through my database and all I can really come up with is this one,there are over 150 Roses that all start with Dorothy ect but this is the only one that Is just "Dorothy":smile:

      There is also one named "Dorothe" but that is a mild yellow:smile:

      I will keep looking for you:smile:

      Dorothy (floribunda, Cocker, 2001)

      Floribunda / Cluster Flowered. Apricot, lighter reverse. None to mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. through Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Anne G. Cocker (2001).

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      A lovely Floribunda Rose with beautiful coppery apricot petals and good flower form. The growth is bushy and upright with the plants well furnished with medium green, very glossy foliage.

      Parentage: Gingernut x Seedling

      Available bare root from November 2014.
       
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        Thank you Wise owl ! The one I'm looking for has white leaves with a yellow centre. I realise its like looking for a needle in the proverbial but even though this has been mentioned here at home a couple of times this last year its been going on for years ! Time to get my finger out then !
         
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          Good evening Charlie is there any chance you can remember the year of purchase,or when you say a pot type size do you mean Patio or miniature Rose:smile:
           
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          Mmmm it would be a good 15 years ago... Its just the subject came up again the other day and it set me on a mission to find a rose called Dorothy.. It was ... Well Errrrr a sort of rose .. I cant remember to be honest but I can recall it was white leaves with a yellow centre and it went in the ground (don't laugh !) Cant remember it being big and it was not a climber ..
           
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          if you don't find that one, would you go for a rose call Dorothy or a rose with a different name that looks like the one you describe (yellow and white)?
           
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          Hi Charlie I have looked at all the Roses that are either named Dorothy (1998)USA (1) Dorothe(1) and the ones with Dorothy (surnames +Christian names)175) Just let me know if anything else comes up my friend:smile:

          Orange blend Miniature.
          Registration name: JONdorose
          Exhibition name: Dorothy Rose
          Bred by Steve Jones (United States, 1998).
          Miniature.
          Orange blend, stripes. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season


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            That looks like A Japanese Anemone to me Java.
             
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              Good morning all,yes I would agree with Sheal:sofa:

              Possibly Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

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