I am really trying to find a Felicia rose. Does anyone know where I can find a reasonably priced one? (My name is also Felicia and I would really love to add a "namesake rose" to my garden"
So you've found them but thought they were too expensive? If similar kinds were priced the same then maybe your idea of "reasonable" will not be met easily. Here good quality potted roses at garden centers are typically at least 15 dollars - on sale.
"Felicia" is an old rose, a hybrid musk hybridised by Rev Joseph Pemberton (1928). It should be easily available. It is not covered by plant patent and you should be able to start one from cuttings if you can find someone locally that grows it. (I can't help you there - no plant material is ever going to go across the Canada-US border without a lot of prep.) The name apart, it is a beautiful rose - check out Helpmefind.com.
Not actually an old rose, correctly those are all from the first half of the 19th century or earlier. But in ordinary usage the term is applied to various classes to distinguish them from hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras etc.
I meant an "old rose", like 80 years old - not an "Old Garden Rose", like pre-La France, 1867. It's a description of it's years in cultivation, not meant as a statement of its class.
Hi there, you will find the beautiful rose, Felicia, at the Antique Rose Emporium in San Antonio, Texas. They have it for sale every year so you should not have any problem finding it there. There website is: AntiqueRoseEmporium.com. The ARE has other locations in Georgia and Brenham, Texas, and they ship by mail. 'Felicia' is a most beautiful rose; you will love it. Also, this is a great time to order it online and get it planted before winter. Enjoy!! Farm Girl & Antique Rose Lover.
