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Anna
Gone to seed
Hamilton, New Zealand
27 Apr '07 8:54 am
I may have to look on rose sites. I've tried various 'image searches' for climbing roller coaster rose, rosa climbing roller coaster, miniature climbing roller coaster rose etc, etc... and I'm getting , you guessed it... roller coasters! Hurrah!
This should come in handy if I want to plant, er... construct, a roller coaster in my garden. 
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Roller Coaster27 Apr '07 12:51 pm
I just checked the label again and it says, "Grown in Canada", which may account for why you can't find it. Unfortunately, it doesn't give the name of the grower, so I guess that's not much help, is it?
Good luck!! 
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
Ok, who's looking for 'Roller Coaster'?29 Apr '07 6:31 pm
I found it in Botanica's ROSES. It says it was popular in Australia where it first appeared as 'Minnie Mouse'. It was developed by McGredy of New Zealand in 1987. It looks like one of those marbled color roses, described here as "a beautiful random mixture of red, creamy yellow and white; no two flowers are identical". They describe it as semi double, w'/ 6-14 petals. It's a cluster bloomer, vigorous grower and recommended for containers, against a wall or in a raised bed where it can spill over.
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Well done , MarK!29 Apr '07 6:57 pm
That should make you happy,Anna!
And I do think you should get one, Christopher - as a prize for being the Amazing Creator of Virtual Reality Roller Coasters  |
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Wow!30 Apr '07 12:00 pm
Good work, Mark!! I'm sure glad that someone found it. I didn't know that it originated in New Zealand, so, you see, we DO learn something new every day!!
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Originating in NZ30 Apr '07 12:18 pm
DUH !
I don't think NZers know it originated in NZ either .
Dixie |
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moosey
head gardener
Roller Coaster rose30 Apr '07 1:09 pm
I have been giggling just imagining your garden, Anna, with swirls and loops and zooming curves of a miniature roller coaster going in and out of the greenery. And Mark - Sam McGredy is one of my latest heroes. Did you know there are/were three or four Sam McGredys? Father and grandfather also were both (I think) rose breeders, in Ireland.
1987 puts the Roller Coaster rose in New Zealand, by Sam junior! I've made this joke before, but Sexy Rexy is a also famous Sam McGredy rose. Anna, I giggled over your google search for the roller coaster rose. No lady gardener would ever dare google search for Sexy Rexy rose - would they? Anna - don't do it!!!!!!!!! |
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
That's funny30 Apr '07 2:17 pm
I've been meaning to tell Anna how much I enjoyed her "gobsmacked" remark to Jack. I'm not sure if I've ever been gobsmacked, but then I'm not completely sure what it means. I sure do like the way it rolls off the tongue. Can anyone give me pointers in using it properly? Is it okay in polite company? Can I use it in class?
Moosey, I did not know that the McGredys were a dynasty. Are descendants of the Irish well represented in New Zealand?
Moosey please don't put Anna up to looking up Sexy Rexy on line. As much as I like Anna's sense of humor I have to tell you -as the founder of the site and the one most responsible for upholding family values here- that she has made me a proposition. She has tried to lure me to New Zealand with the promise of opportunities for handyman work. Lol! (I may have been gobsmacked! Anyone know for sure?) |
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moosey
head gardener
30 Apr '07 3:42 pm
Mark, I think you should definitely be exhibiting signs of having been well and truly gobsmacked. Though you should know there is an anti-gobsmacking bill currently being debated by the kiddies in the New Zealand parliament. Well, anti-smacking anyway. Wonder if it includes gobsmacking? hee hee |
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
G O B30 Apr '07 4:39 pm
G O B simply means Girls Or Boys ,or 'Gor Blimey' or Go Broke (no it doesn't-only joking)
As well as 'smacker 'it is very useful in that it can also go with 'stopper' which is usually red and white striped. It can be said with a rude scowl such as "shutyer",but none of us would say that .There is a local cafe which is called'Gobl'n go'.Hope I've been of help .
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