WONDERFUL ROSE SITE

11 Oct '06 1:40 am

In trying to identify 'Mothertjie' , the rose I mention in my thread 'Did I perhaps breed this rose?' I came across the following site which I have only just started to explore - amazing!! and a wonderful webmaster called Lyn. If anythink can help me find the origin of this rose, I believe this site will - I urge all serious rose lovers to explore it!

http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/

Jack

11 Oct '06 4:05 am

I absolutely agree , Jack! I discovered it more than a year ago, while I had serious questions concerning my Graham Thomas;I discovered it the same day I discovered Moosey's website! I have been a registered member ever since. The Sexy Rexy's Rose photo I sent in your Mothertjie search post, comes from this site! They also have an excellent department especially for Clematis lovers, where I have sent photos of some of my Clematis plants. I have never visited (it is actually many months ago...) to see if they included my photos in their collection, though.. Here is their Clematis site: http://www.helpmefind.com/clematis/index.php

11 Oct '06 6:15 am

I'll check it out.

Christopher

11 Oct '06 9:18 pm

I'd forgotten about this wonderful site but there it was amongst my bookmarked ones.
This is the ONLY site that had info about Princesse de Lamballe a wonderful heritage rose that I used to own... and I've only ever found her in one book too. She unfortunately didn't like the move to Castlemaine in the summer!! and is no more :[
Still a truly wonderful site for all of us rose lovers/
btw is there a proper name for rose lovers as in something-phile? does anyone know?
cheers
Susan
OZtralia

12 Oct '06 1:30 am

Hello Susan,

I just wanted to pop in with the name I have heard used for Rose growers (and I assume lovers). I'm not sure of the correct spelling so I offer both choices - Rosarian/Rosarien. Sometimes Rose lovers are not necessarily Rose growers, however. I love Roses, but do not have the patience for hybred teas that take much tender care (and spraying of chemicals). Instead I must settle for shrub roses, etc. that can pretty much take care of themselves. They may not produce the knockout single rose blossoms, but a bush overflowing with smaller blossoms can be just as lovely I think.

Faith

12 Oct '06 1:45 am

Well. "-phile-" ,like philo-sophy(loving wisdom), phil-anthropist (loving the humanity/humans), pedo-phile (loving??? children...), comes from the ancient Greek verb "filo/philo", meaning I love/respect. In modern Greek filo/philo means " I give a kiss".

Now. If we addapt this ...style/approach to Rose Love/Lovers...Hm...Let me think...In Greek this is "Fili(phili) ton Rhodon"( :those who love the Roses --"Rhodon" here is plural), meaning, Friends of the Roses.

So. It could be only one approach, by using only Greek words in Latin Alphabet, as it always happens in the current Science: Rhodo+phili/los =Rhodophili/los ,meaning , Friend/s of the Roses = He/She/Those who love/s the Roses!

12 Oct '06 3:15 am

Liza ,does the name 'Rhoda 'mean 'Rose' ? I did not know this . I had a dear old friend named Rhoda ,who passed away a few years ago aged 93 ....She was too busy to ever have TV . I remember calling in to see her one day ,and asking "How are you today ,Rhoda ?" and she replied "I've got a bit of a sore back today ,I've been helping an old lady prune her roses ." ( ! ! ! )
Dixie

12 Oct '06 4:28 am

Well.Rhodon means "A Rose" (Singular form). Rhoda means "some Roses"(Plural form)). So, your dear lady friend was called ...Roses!

In modern Greek, though, Rose is Triandaphyllon ( :triadafilon), meaning , "having 30 leaves".

By the way, Dixie : does the word Rhododendron come to your mind? Cause it means, Rhodo+dendron= A tree full of Roses!

13 Oct '06 12:26 am

What an interesting conversation - I like the term - perhaps anglisised to Rhodophile(s). And what's more the rest of the world can then be dismissed as Rhodophilistines!

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13 Oct '06 11:03 pm

Rhodophile...yes I can cope with that I think :]
and Jack I just luurrve the comment about rhodophillistines...round here that would be the ' only natives in the garden' squad.
cheers
Susan
OZtralia

WONDERFUL ROSE SITE

WONDERFUL ROSE SITE

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Thanks Jack

Name for Rose lovers

Greek, Susan?? I think, Rhodophili, and Rhodophilos

My friend ,Rhoda

Lady .....Roses

Rhodophili

okay I'm happy with that